Culture & Society
Cannabis in global culture, lifestyle, music, art, and its impact on social movements
Original publication: October of 1979. THE UNTOLD, REAL,TRUE, INSIDE STORY OF THE BEATLES’ SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND “Changing the lifestyle and the appearance of youth throughout the world didn’t just happen-we set out to do it; we knew what we were doing.” -John Lennon, (1972) Between November 1966 and March 1967 the Beatles…
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[PRESS RELEASE] – AUSTIN, Texas, July 28, 2025 – The Texas Hemp Business Council (THBC) issued the following statement:”As S.B. 5 heads to the Senate floor during the special session of the 89th Texas Legislature, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Senators Charles Perry and Roland Gutierrez are actively looking to gift-wrap the entire cannabis market to a few select state-licensed…
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Members of the United States Senate today confirmed Terrance Cole to serve as Director of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Cole, who was nominated for the role in February by President Trump, was approved by a vote of 50 to 47. Cole previously spent over 20 years in leadership roles at the DEA, including tenures as…
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Asked about the widespread availability of intoxicating cannabinoid products, such as delta-8 THC, the head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned on Tuesday that the use of cannabinoids can lead to cardiac problems and psychosis. “I personally, in my writings, in my statements—and also the Department of Health and Human Services—have expressed…
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Original publication: March 1983. THE SUPER GROW ROOM They’re the wave of the future— cost effective, secure and efficient. American marijuana cultivators are the most sophisticated, scientific farmers in the world. In just a few years they have mastered the techniques of breeding, hybridization, sinsemilla cultivation and curing. They have doubled and redoubled the yield…
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Czech Republic marijuana & psilocybin bill passes; VA secretary: Psychedelics are “phenomenal” in treating veterans; Study on cannabis and sex 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… Free to…
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During a Council of Ministers meeting at the Casa de Nariño, Colombian President Gustavo Petro reignited a heated global debate by comparing cocaine to whisky and questioning its criminalization. “Cocaine is illegal because it’s made in Latin America, not because it’s more harmful than whisky.” His statement, broadcast live, immediately sparked divided reactions. Supporters see…
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A district judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s ban on gun ownership by state-legal medical marijuana patients, ruling that the prohibition is constitutional and that patients can avoid legal jeopardy “by simply choosing an alternative treatment.” “Plaintiffs have no constitutional right to use marijuana—medical or otherwise, and there are no…
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Jesce Horton is the kind of entrepreneur that builds the blueprint while others are still sketching. An engineer by training and a cultivator by trade, Horton has spent the last decade navigating cannabis from nearly every angle: nonprofit advocate, policy contributor, licensed grower, educator, and now brand builder. His fingerprints are on some of the…
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The inhalation of cannabis flower containing THC and CBD provides superior migraine relief compared to a placebo, according to clinical trial data presented at the annual meeting of the American Headache Society. “This is the first placebo-controlled study in this space. It’s the first real — to me — compelling evidence for the anti-migraine effects…
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