Culture & Society
Cannabis in global culture, lifestyle, music, art, and its impact on social movements
“These initiatives represent the first-ever large-scale coordinated attack on adult-use markets… This is not a drill. It is the moment to come together to defeat the prohibitionists.” By Adam Smith, Marijuana Policy Project 2025 felt like a year of waiting in cannabis, but 2026 may be something else entirely. Get ready for a major pushback…
Legal Marijuana Access Faces An Existential Threat In 2026, And Read More »
In case anyone still doubted that hip-hop is one of cannabis’ most powerful cultural platforms, a new academic study has finally put hard numbers behind what the culture has been saying for decades. According to research published in the journal Substance Use & Misuse, more than 37% of hip-hop and rap music videos produced in…
37% of U.S. Hip-Hop and Rap Videos Show Weed, Study Read More »
The Self-Sufficient Stoner’s Guide: Growing Your Year-Round Supply Let’s talk about self-sufficiency. Not in the libertarian “off-grid compound” sense (though if that’s your thing, cool), but in the practical “I’d like to stop spending hundreds of dollars a month at dispensaries and grow my own goddamn medicine” sense. With hemp bans looming, state repeals being…
Never Having to Buy Weed, Again : The Self-Sufficient Stoner’s Read More »
As Indiana lawmakers again look to reform state marijuana policy in the 2026 session, a new poll finds that nearly three in five residents back legalizing cannabis for medical and recreational use. The annual Hosier Survey from the Bowen Center at Ball State University (BSU) asked 600 Indianans about a variety of policy issues, from…
3 In 5 Indiana Residents Support Marijuana Legalization, New Poll Read More »
ME anti-marijuana campaign accused of “lying” to voters; New states could legalize in 2026; Study on rap music videos and 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 possible… Hold…
Congress moves to keep blocking cannabis sales in DC (Newsletter: Read More »
A Republican congressman has introduced a bill that would give the hemp industry two more years before a federal ban on THC products would take effect, which stakeholders hope will better position them to negotiate a broader compromise with lawmakers. After President Donald Trump signed a spending bill last year with provisions that would wipe…
GOP Congressman Files Bill To Delay Federal Hemp Ban For Read More »
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“We really encourage citizens to think about what you’re signing, why you’re signing it, and what it means.” By Emma Davis, Maine Morning Star In downtown Portland, as hundreds of Mainers gathered for an anti-ICE protest Saturday, others were there to gather signatures for a petition to repeal recreational marijuana in Maine. Though, they didn’t present it as such. It’s…
Maine Secretary Of State Notes Complaints About Anti-Marijuana Ballot Petitioners’ Read More »
Trump admin ditches alcohol limit guidance as marijuana stays illegal; FL legalization bill; KY medical cannabis launch; MA sales total; TX hemp rules 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…
DOJ won’t delay cannabis rescheduling, GOP congressman says (Newsletter: January Read More »
At the start of another new year, advocates and lawmakers are again eyeing recreational and medical marijuana legalization opportunities in states across the country. This time, however, the momentum for cannabis reform at the local level comes amid a pending federal rescheduling process. Nearly half of states in the U.S. have enacted adult-use legalization, and…
Which States Are Most Likely To Legalize Marijuana In 2026? Read More »
