Culture & Society
Cannabis in global culture, lifestyle, music, art, and its impact on social movements
The versatility of soup can be such a beautiful thing. It can be made with four ingredients or 40, completed in 15 minutes or simmered over several hours. In summertime soups are served deliciously chilled, like a supremely refreshing gazpacho — but most of the time they are steaming hot and soul satisfying, like this…
Vegetable Soup with Medicated Garlic Croutons Read More »
The Democratic governor of Kentucky says the hemp industry is an “important” part of the economy that deserves to be regulated at the state level—rather than federally prohibited, as Congress has moved to do under a spending bill President Donald Trump signed on Wednesday. During a press briefing on Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) was…
Kentucky Governor Says Hemp Is An ‘Important Industry’ That Should Read More »
A Democratic senator says GOP leadership’s decision to omit from a key spending bill a provision that would have increased military veterans’ access to medical marijuana in legal states is “just plain cruel.” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) filed an amendment to let U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issue medical cannabis recommendations to their patients…
GOP Leaders’ Move To Block Medical Marijuana Access For Veterans Read More »
New DOJ marijuana guidance actions; CO & FL govs debate cannabis; PA legalization path forward; Veterans group pushes Congress on hemp; MI tax lawsuit 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…
Cannabis rescheduling review still “ongoing,” White House says (Newsletter: November Read More »
A U.S. attorney’s office says it will now begin “rigorously” prosecuting people over simple possession or use of marijuana on federal lands after the Trump administration rescinded Biden-era guidance that advised against taking such legal actions. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming said in a press release on Thursday that the Justice…
US Attorney Will Begin ‘Rigorously’ Prosecuting People For Marijuana On Read More »
If there’s one ancient thing in this world, it’s the fear of death. Hundreds of practices (more or less grounded in reality) have developed throughout all civilizations to delay our final breath, countless myths and legends from around the world describe heroes cheating the Grim Reaper, not to mention the hypotheses about what comes after,…
The Tech Mogul Who Never Wants to Die Is Now Read More »
The first “Bug Bounty” in cannabis.A New Kind of Security TestBorrowing From Big Tech Earlier this year, a breach known as The Great Cannabis Hack exposed the personal data of more than 380,000 cannabis consumers across North America. The attack, first reported by Forbes cybersecurity writer Davey Winder, targeted several third-party software vendors that power…
A Huge Cannabis Hack Exposed 380k People — Now This Read More »
A leading veterans organization is warning congressional leaders that a newly approved blanket ban on consumable hemp products could inadvertently “slam the door shut” on critical research In a letter sent to House and Senate leaders on Wednesday, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) executives stressed the importance of “supporting solid scientific…
Top Veterans Group Warns Congress That Hemp Ban Could ‘Slam Read More »
Marijuana legalization did not make it into the Pennsylvania legislature’s final budget deal, despite the governor’s push for the reform. But several House and Senate lawmakers tell Marijuana Moment that they see a path forward to end criminalization in the fast-approaching 2026 session. While Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said in August that he wouldn’t “concede”…
There’s A Path Forward For Marijuana Legalization In Pennsylvania Even Read More »
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) went on a bit of a social media tirade on Wednesday, taking aim at a campaign working to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the state’s 2026 ballot and dismissing the idea that the reform could generate significant tax revenue by pointing to Colorado’s experience with cannabis. The Democratic governor…
Colorado Governor Hits Back At DeSantis Over Claims Marijuana Legalization Read More »
