A President’s Plea: Why Colombia’s Petro Is Right About Legalizing Everything When the Victim Tells You to Stop Shooting Colombian President Gustavo Petro did something remarkable last week: he publicly told Donald Trump to legalize marijuana and end the War on Drugs. Not as an academic exercise or a progressive policy proposal, but as an…
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When renowned US film director Paul Thomas Anderson and his Argentine producer Florencia Martin visited the Sisters of the Valley farm in California’s Central Valley, they were stunned. They were scouting locations and finding inspiration for their new film, and that work, the lush greenery, those open landscapes, those distant mountains… all that timeless mystique…
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The head of a national marijuana reform advocacy organization says pushing back against recent efforts to undermine state-level legalization laws must be a “priority for the entire industry,” urging supporters to take action to resist prohibitionists or else risk jeopardizing years of progress. Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) Executive Director Adam Smith authored a blog post…
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[PRESS RELEASE] – CHICAGO, Nov. 4, 2025 – Verano Holdings Corp., a leading multistate cannabis company, announced the completion of its previously announced plan to redomicile Verano Holdings Corp. from British Columbia, Canada, to the state of Nevada.The company’s shareholders approved the redomicile at the special meeting of shareholders held on Oct. 27, 2025. The British…
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Top White House staffers under the Biden administration have shed new light on the mass marijuana pardon and cannabis rescheduling process they helped facilitate, revealing the extent to which they were involved in broader clemency actions that are now under scrutiny by GOP leaders. As part of a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigation…
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The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a request from the Trump administration to extend the deadline to submit briefs in a case concerning the constitutionality of a federal ban on gun ownership by people who use marijuana and other drugs. After justices agreed to take the case, U.S. v. Hemani, late last month, DOJ told the court…
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MN AG clarifies hemp letter; MA marijuana user employment protections; Seth Rogen on THC drinks; NE tribe claims punishment for pushing legal cannabis 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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[PRESS RELEASE] – NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2025 – Exclusive data from a new survey, commissioned by Sweed, provides cannabis retailers with critical information about shopper behaviors heading into the heart of the critical Q4 season. The findings show that AI-powered digital conveniences paired with expert budtender recommendations lead to more profitable and loyal customer experiences.The…
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison argued that his goal was to protect the state’s hemp THC industry when he spearheaded a letter on Oct. 24 asking Congress to criminalize products containing synthetic hemp derivatives.The letter, signed by 39 state and territorial attorneys general, asked U.S. congressional leaders to clarify the federal definition of hemp in…
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[PRESS RELEASE] – LAS VEGAS, Nov. 3, 2025 – Planet 13 Holdings Inc., a leading vertically integrated multistate cannabis company, announced the divestiture of its noncore Orange County, Calif., retail store and the closure of its cultivation facility in Coalinga, Calif..These actions mark another step in Planet 13’s strategy to focus resources on its highest-performing…
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