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A fossilized leaf imprint found near Eisleben, Germany, may be 56 million years old, doubling the previously accepted timeline for the Cannabis genus and raising new questions about where the plant actually came from. Researchers say further investigation is underway. The implications are enormous either way. It had been sitting in a museum drawer for nearly 140 years. First described in 1883 by the scientist Paul Friedrich as Cannabis oligocaenica, a fossilized leaf imprint in the collection of Berlin’s Museum für Naturkunde had not been analyzed in detail until now. When researchers recently took a closer look, they realized they…

There was a moment—not long ago—when industrial hemp stood for something real: a second chance for American farmers, a new industrial base, and a pathway to rebuild rural economies. When Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill—containing the Hemp Farming Act championed by KY Senator Mitch McConnell—the intent was clear: restore a legitimate agricultural commodity and let its component parts compete. That promise is not lost—but it is at risk. Let’s start with what’s working. Across the country, hemp farming is growing—and it’s working for farmers. The latest data shows strong double-digit expansion, with growth rates exceeding 30% year-over-year. That…

Sri Lankan authorities arrested 22 individuals after uncovering a sophisticated cannabis trafficking operation involving Buddhist monks carrying over 220 pounds of weed hidden under their robes. The case raises questions about recruitment tactics, deception, and the exploitation of religious trust in organized drug networks. Buddhist monks with pounds and pounds of weed, carefully distributed under their long orange robes, attempted to pass through Colombo airport in Sri Lanka.  No, it’s not the opening scene of a work of fiction. It’s a real-life incident that ended with 22 arrests, more than 220 pounds of cannabis seized, and a shipment valued at…

The Trump administration’s rescheduling order moved FDA-approved marijuana drug products and certain state-regulated medical marijuana products from Schedule I to Schedule III. But for Americans who grow their own at home, the most basic question, did anything actually change for me?, depends entirely on which cannabis attorney you ask. We asked four. They disagree. On April 23, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order rescheduling two specific categories of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III: FDA-approved drug products containing marijuana, and marijuana products regulated under qualifying state medical marijuana licenses. It was the biggest federal cannabis shift in…

Federal marijuana industry tax guidance; White House weighs in on hemp legislation; FDA psychedelics moves; Congress wants state cannabis law study 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…

On April 23, 2026, the Trump administration moved medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III — the biggest federal cannabis policy shift in decades. It was historic. It was also incomplete. Tens of thousands of Americans remain incarcerated for cannabis offenses that are now legal in most of the country. Advocates say rescheduling without clemency and full descheduling is a half measure. Within hours of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signing the rescheduling order, criminal justice and cannabis policy organizations made the same point: the move does nothing for people already behind bars. For the Last Prisoner Project, a…

From tip fatigue to tip theft, the humble dispensary tip jar has become a window into some of the cannabis industry’s biggest unresolved labor questions. It’s just a jar on a counter, but the tip jar at the dispensary has a way of making things complicated. Some consumers happily toss a few dollars in appreciation of product knowledge and recommendations from the employee. Others feel that budtenders should be paid a living wage, and with multiple added taxes to each purchase, asking for even more dollars out of the wallet is just too much. Generally, the idea is that a…

Twenty years after Harold & Kumar, the actor talks to High Times about meeting Cheech for the first time, the strain deal he never got and what a Jimmy John’s sandwich campaign says about where cannabis culture actually is right now. Nobody offers Anthony Hopkins free meat. “People aren’t like, ‘Oh, I saw Silence of the Lambs, here’s free meat,’” Kal Penn says. “We’re the ones who get our version of that.” He means weed. Everywhere. Every city, every country, every situation where a stranger recognizes him and decides this is the moment. A friend once asked him, after watching…

Marijuana gun rights case not impacted by rescheduling, DOJ says; Federal hemp amendments; Senate psychedelics hearing; TN medical cannabis push 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… Your good deed for the day: donate to an independent publisher like Marijuana Moment and ensure that as many voters as possible have access to the most in-depth cannabis reporting out there.Support our work at https://www.patreon.com/marijuanamoment/ TOP THINGS TO KNOWActing Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that the…

Fat Nugs Magazine’s Kids and Cannabis issue tackled a tough but necessary conversation. A partner dispensary refused to carry it. What does that say about the industry’s willingness to advance the cannabis conversation? This article is published in partnership with Fat Nugs Magazine. The views expressed are those of the author. Cannabis has long been a fringe topic, considered loaded and not for polite company. But through the decades of prohibition and propaganda, head shops stood by the plant’s side, offering a space for uncensored conversation and cannabis media. You could always count on your local glass store to have…