Culture & Society
Cannabis in global culture, lifestyle, music, art, and its impact on social movements
GOP Senator Thom Tillis recently voiced his opposition to Trump’s Schedule III rescheduling order, dusting off that old faithful propaganda chestnut: marijuana is a gateway drug. You know, the theory that smoking a joint inevitably leads to shooting heroin in a back alley while your life crumbles around you. It’s 2025, folks. We have literally…
The Gateway Drug Theory: The Lie That Won’t Die (Because Read More »
Massachusetts reached a marijuana sales milestone in 2025, with $1.65 billion in adult-use sales for the year—bringing the state’s total legal cannabis purchases to over $10 billion since the recreational market launched, officials announced on Thursday. A top regulator also said that the forthcoming addition of social consumption lounges could give the industry a further…
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Stigma Is Fading: New Poll Shows Cannabis Legalization Has Majority Support Public opinion is one of the most powerful forces when it comes to drug policy. Once the majority has reached a consensus, we start seeing voters from various political affiliations coming together on issues and making real changes in the world. Cannabis…
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The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a spending bill that would continue protecting state medical marijuana programs from federal intervention—while excluding a provision that previously advanced to block the Justice Department from rescheduling cannabis. Following bicameral negotiations on the appropriations package, the House advanced it in a 397-28 vote on Thursday, sending it to…
US House Passes Bill Protecting State Medical Marijuana Laws And Read More »
In today’s fast and furious cannabis industry, making a reliably available product that’s consistently of the highest quality is a crucial component to finding success in the industry. With a multitude of elements like shifting legal economies and breakthroughs in research constantly in play, being bogged down by inefficiencies can be the difference between becoming…
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Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-intoxicating compound in marijuana, “holds substantial promise as an anti-tumor agent” in addition to its other anti-inflammatory properties, a new scientific review Scientists explored CBD’s effect on many types of cancer—including some of the most aggressive ones, such as glioblastoma, which affects the brain. They also noted it can help suppressing the…
CBD Has ‘Substantial Promise’ To Combat Tumors From Cancer, Scientific Read More »
Massachusetts election officials have scheduled a hearing to investigate a complaint challenging the signature gathering process for a proposed ballot initiative to roll back the state’s marijuana law. This comes about two weeks after the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Elections Division confirmed that the anti-cannabis campaign collected enough valid signatures to send the measure to…
If federal officials follow through on President Donald Trump’s recent executive order directing the reclassification of marijuana, it could free up Washington, D.C. to finally legalize recreational cannabis sales after a years-long congressional blockade. Moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) would not federally legalize marijuana, but it…
Trump’s Marijuana Rescheduling Order Could Let Washington, D Read More »
Retailers sold more than $836 million in recreational cannabis products last year, while medical marijuana sales exceeded $233 million. By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal Ohio’s recreational marijuana sales surpassed more than $836 million in 2025, the first full year recreational sales were legal. Recreational sales started in August 2024 and the state’s total recreational…
Ohio Dispensaries Sold More Than $1 Billion Worth Of Legal Read More »
NH marijuana legalization bill passes; HI proposal for cannabis on ballot; FL medical marijuana patients’ parental rights; New Year’s resolution poll 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…
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