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Never before in human history have we been exposed to so many sensory stimuli at once, and never, ever, have we felt so little. We live perpetually overloaded with screens, multitasking, demands for constant performance, and hyperproductivity. Thus, the mind remains permanently switched on, without the possibility of taking restorative breaks. And from so much noise and so little substance, a kind of permanent mental chatter arises that pushes us toward a progressive disconnection from our most basic emotions. Current culture encourages and demands speed, performance, a violent “gimme now, gimme more.” But feeling, on the other hand, implies time,…

A Field Manual for the True Believer. An inversion in the spirit of Dr. Strangelove: confronting hard truths head-on by following bad logic to its inevitable conclusion. Every year, the same parade of boardroom lifers, policy priests, donor-approved experts, and cannabis industry elites shuffle onto stages across California like it’s a loyalty program they can’t quit. And they all deliver the same breathless speech for the umpteenth time: What can we do to save the cannabis industry? Save it? Brother, have you looked around? This thing is coughing up dust. It’s limping through the desert with a knife in its…

NY gov signs marijuana biz zoning fix; VA cannabis consumers’ parental rights; FL medical marijuana expansion; CO cannabis revenue outpaces alcohol 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… Before you dig into today’s cannabis news, I wanted you to know you can keep this resource free and published daily by subscribing to Marijuana Moment on Patreon. We’re a small independent publication diving deep into the cannabis world and rely on readers like you to…

“The scourge of all Soviet Russia is cocaine,” Tatiana Kuranina, a Russian noblewoman, wrote sometime after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. “Although Russia is reduced to a state of complete impoverishment and needs decisively everything – there is cocaine, and there is enough for everyone…” Many in the West today imagine the Soviet Union as it’s portrayed in Call of Duty games: a land of prisons and labor camps, where every citizen marched to the tune of the Party and its all-seeing security state. In truth, there were many aspects of Soviet life that the Soviet government failed to control,…

VA legal marijuana sales & resentencing; VA & WA cannabis in hospitals; SD anti-marijuana bills defeated; HI legalization stalls; WI decrim 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 KNOWA federal judge dismissed marijuana businesses’ lawsuit…

The new ESTUDES 2025 report from the National Plan on Drugs has been released, based on a survey of over 35,000 students across Spain between February and June 2025. On one hand, the data show a decline in alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use among teenagers. However, certain problematic behaviors tied to gambling and digital environments are on the rise. The survey collects data backed by the Ministry of Health and the Spanish Observatory on Drugs and Addictions, covering substances, gambling (online and in person), problematic internet and social media use, possible addiction to video games, and use of pornography. Decreases,…

Congressional 280E marijuana tax penalty report; VA cannabis penalty pushback; MD psychedelics hearing; AI & psychedelics 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… 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 KNOWCongressional Cannabis Caucus Co-chair Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) told Marijuana Moment…

Isaac Brock is holed up in his Portland studio, Ice Cream Party, which is essentially a multi-level playground for musicians. Surrounded by a collection of guitars, an array of colorful pedals and a treasure trove of Modest Mouse ephemera, Brock cracks a Guinness, a beer he says he only drinks during interviews. Before he finishes the first sip, he’s interrogated about when the next Modest Mouse album will be released: “Well, it’s gonna be about an hour behind because of this interview, but it’s coming along well.” His quick wit, typically sprinkled with a tinge of irreverence, is what makes…

PA gov on legalization; OH gov: Marijuana advocates should stop “whining”; OK Senate prez differs with gov on medical cannabis; AK psychedelics report 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…

Tegridy Farms turned South Park’s most unpredictable character into a one-note caricature, mirroring how cannabis capitalism hollowed out something that once felt alive. There’s a popular Toy Story meme on the internet where Andy, in a moment of self-improvement, drops Woody because he’s done, he’s served his purpose, and, because that’s life, he makes room for what’s next—maybe, just maybe, something better (Buzz Lightyear?). That meme perfectly captures what South Park did to Randy Marsh: he was a cool supporting character, he became the butt of all the gags, he was given the spotlight, and now that things have changed,…