How speculative finance and distorted incentives hollowed out American weed. On a sunny afternoon in Santa Monica in the spring of 2018, I sat on a hotel patio with the owners of two up-and-coming cannabis businesses: one a popular low-cost brand and the other a NorCal farming co-op. I had an all-cash offer from investors…
President Donald Trump’s executive order directing the attorney general to finalize the marijuana rescheduling process is overwhelmingly popular among cannabis consumers, according to a new poll. The survey from the cannabis telehealth platform NuggMD asked people who use marijuana to share their perspective on the order, which was signed in December but has yet to…
Marijuana Consumers Overwhelmingly Back Trump’s Rescheduling Order, Poll Shows As Read More »
In about nine months, federal hemp laws are scheduled to significantly change in a way that industry stakeholders say would effectively upend the market by re-criminalizing most consumable cannabinoid products. But in the interim, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is facing a deadline next week to help inform future hemp policy. As part of…
FDA Faces Deadline To Publish Cannabinoid Lists And Define Hemp Read More »
DEA 4/20 PSA contest; CO gov on cannabis & guns; KY medical marijuana gummies; FL & MS cannabis bills approved; Anti-legalization group’s conference 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…
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The Mississippi House of Representatives has approved a bill to allow terminally ill patients to access medical marijuana in hospitals, nursing facilities and hospice centers. About a week after advancing out of the House Public Health and Human Services Committee, the full chamber passed the legislation from Rep. Kevin Felsher (R) in a 117-1 vote…
Mississippi House Approves Bill To To Allow Medical Marijuana Use Read More »
Now 71, Chicago-born Jim Belushi is having a moment with roles in two current films – Kristen Stewart’s The Chronology of Water, in which he plays counterculture legend Ken Kesey, and the pop musical, Song Sung Blue, co-starring Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman. Before Belushi moved to Oregon and launched his cannabis company Belushi’s Farm…
Jim Belushi on Weed, His Latest Movies and the Mess Read More »
The governor of Colorado says his state should not have joined a lawsuit supporting the federal ban on gun ownership by people who use marijuana that’s now before the U.S. Supreme Court—and he personally opposes the state attorney general’s “legal position on this.” It took some by surprise when Colorado’s top prosecutor, as well as…
Colorado Governor Is ‘Pushing Back’ Against His Own State’s Position Read More »
Stoners Died Less from Covid According to Report When the world screeched to a halt in early 2020, many of us found ourselves locked down, stressed out, and reaching for comfort wherever we could find it. For a growing number of people, that comfort came in the form of a joint, bong, or edible. As…
Why Did Cannabis Users Do So Well During COVID Compared Read More »
Kentucky’s governor is calling on lawmakers to let more patients legally access medical marijuana, and he’s announcing that cannabis gummies are now available for purchase in the state’s licensed dispensaries. Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said at a briefing on Thursday that his administration sent a letter urging legislative leadership to pass a bill adding ALS,…
Kentucky Governor Announces Medical Marijuana Gummies Are Now Available, While Read More »
The prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) is facing criticism over its decision to deny multiple drug policy reform experts entry to a summit it is hosting in Washington, D.C. this week where the organization will lay out its 2026 priorities and agenda. Despite billing the 2026 SAM Good Drug Policy Summit as an…
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