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Tom Angell is the editor of Marijuana Moment. A 25-year veteran in the cannabis and drug law reform movement, he covers the policy and politics of marijuana, psychedelics and other substances. He previously reported for Forbes, Marijuana.com and MassRoots, and was given the Hunter S. Thompson Media Award by NORML and has been named Journalist of the Year by Americans for Safe Access. As an activist, Tom founded the nonprofit Marijuana Majority and handled media relations, campaigns and lobbying for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and Students for Sensible Drug Policy.

And 8th Iron is already teed up. Golf has always been a slow-burn sport. Long walks. Long pauses. Long conversations stretching from the first tee to the final putt. It’s a game built on rhythm and temperament, where one bad swing can hijack the next five holes if you let your head spiral. That’s exactly why cannabis has been quietly riding shotgun in carts for years, even when plenty of clubs still treat it like a dirty secret. Not everyone is chasing a party round. A lot of golfers are chasing calm: looser shoulders, fewer swing thoughts, more patience when…

Former White House drug czar bashes rescheduling; OK GOP divided on medical marijuana; MD psychedelics vote; MA cannabis sales milestone Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Free to read (but not free to produce)! We’re proud of our newsletter and the reporting we publish at Marijuana Moment, and we’re happy to provide it for free. But it takes a lot of work and resources to make this happen. If you value Marijuana Moment,…

This article originally appeared on the High Adam newsletter. Subscribe here. After the plant’s inclusion in the 234-year-old publication’s planting and gardening guide caused a bit of a buzz last month, editor-in-chief Carol Connare helped put it in perspective. The Old Farmer’s Almanac garnered some serious attention on canna-centric social media last month when it was noticed that the devil’s lettuce had been added to the OFA’s online Planting and Gardening Guide for the first time — listed right there between candytuft and cantaloupes. “That quiet inclusion,” wrote Beard Bros Media, “marks a cultural milestone — and one that reflects…

The percentage of young people consuming cannabis products has decreased dramatically over the better part of the past two decades, according to an analysis of youth survey data published in the journal Addictive Behaviors. Researchers affiliated with the University of Connecticut assessed data from the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey. They analyzed over 254,000 high-school students’ responses during the years 1991 to 2023. Consistent with other studies, they identified long-term declines in the prevalence of marijuana use by teens. “Overall results show that rates of lifetime cannabis use rose from 1991, peaked in 1999 (47.3 percent), and subsequently decreased, with…

VA marijuana sales legalization votes; NH psilocybin bill passes; Congressional candidates take cannabis pledge; PA marijuana tax op-ed Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Hold on, just one second before you read today’s news. Have you thought about giving some financial support to Marijuana Moment? If so, today would be a great day to contribute. We’re planning our reporting for the coming months and it would really help to know what kind of…

From dialed-in flower to standout vapes, edibles, and drinks, this year’s Cannabis Cup results highlight the operators setting the pace for New York quality. Best Sativa Flower: Doobie Labs, White Widow Doobie Labs brought their flower to market in 2024 after a relentless pursuit to perfect their product. And clearly, it’s paying off. For a newcomer to take home Best Sativa Flower is a serious statement. White Widow is a legendary ’90s strain. This high-potency, sativa-dominant hybrid delivers peppery pine and citrus notes with a balanced, flavorful smoke and the kind of uplifting effects that made it a classic in…

Trump pardons NFL star for marijuana; New Farm Bill hemp provisions; VA cannabis sales legalization; MD psychedelics; CO medical marijuana access Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… BREAKING: Journalism is often consumed for free, but costs money to produce! While this newsletter is proudly sent without cost to you, our ability to send it each day depends on the financial support of readers who can afford to give it. So if you’ve got…

This article by Hirsh Jain originally appeared in the Cannabis Confidential newsletter. You can subscribe here. Last week, the New York Times Editorial Board published an Op Ed titled “It’s Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem,” urging a regulatory crackdown on legal cannabis. The piece claims to be motivated by the belief that “a society should be willing to examine the real-world impact of any major policy change” and to “respond to new facts.” But the Op-Ed does precisely the opposite. It is built on factual errors, selective omissions, and unsupported assertions that misrepresent the…

The cannabis wellness conversation is hyper-focused on cannabinoids, when it should focus on how weed is grown. As science further enters the world of weed politics, THC, the cannabinoid that contains the psychoactive properties in cannabis, has become the villain. At the beginning of the War on Drugs, cannabis as a whole was the menace, a scourge that could divide America, a racist tool used to target immigrants and Black and brown communities. But in today’s charged political climate, it’s not cannabis as a whole that’s the perceived danger; it’s THC. And, when it comes to the wellness conversation around…