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In a chandelier-lit ballroom at Berlin’s Hotel Adlon Kempinski, a quiet revolution is unfolding. Dozens of investors lean in as founders from Zurich, Barcelona, Lisbon and Warsaw pitch a room full of international cannabis investors and the CEOs of the EU’s next cannabis giants. This is a Talman House event, and it’s where European cannabis…
Europe’s Cannabis Market Is (Finally) Growing Up Read More »
Those who consume cannabis-infused beverages are more likely to reduce their alcohol intake, according to data published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. Researchers affiliated with SUNY (State University of New York) Buffalo assessed trends in alcohol consumption among a cohort of individuals age 18 or older who acknowledged having used cannabis products during the…
Cannabis Beverages Associated With Reduced Alcohol Use Read More »
Does THC Lower Motivation, Or Is That An Outdated Myth? It’s Time Reefer Madness Stereotypes Are Put To Sleep THC has unfairly been stereotyped as a drug that causes laziness and lack of motivation. Stoners were unnecessarily referred to as couch potatoes, disengaged, and unproductive. Unfortunately, this stigma is still around despite revolutionary…
Does THC Make You Fat and Lazy, or is That Read More »
New Jersey’s Senate president has filed a bill that would allow marijuana companies to engage in interstate commerce. Under the proposal from Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D), the governor would be empowered to “enter into an agreement with another state or states authorizing medicinal or personal-use commercial cannabis activity, or both, between entities licensed under the…
New Jersey Marijuana Businesses Could Engage In Interstate Commerce Under Read More »
A teenager in California died from an overdose after spending months asking ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot, about drug use and so-called “safe” dosages. He had friends. He studied psychology. He liked video games. According to his mother, the clearest signs of anxiety and depression didn’t show up in his social life, but they appeared…
Teen Dies After Seeking AI Drug Advice: The Risks of Read More »
New Hampshire lawmakers on Wednesday took up a pair of bipartisan bills to legalize the regulated use of psilocybin for medical purposes. At a hearing before the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee, members heard public testimony on the proposals: HB 1809 from Rep. Buzz Scherr (D) and HB 1796 from Rep. Michael…
New Hampshire Lawmakers Take Up Bipartisan Bills To Legalize Psilocybin Read More »
It is in your food. It’s in your body. It’s in almost everything you live with, and everything you interact with, and well, it’s just not healthy. Plastic. It’s the thing that’s become so ubiquitous that most people don’t even think about it, even though it’s estimated that we are ingesting about 250 grams of…
Grandma Jazz: Inside the World’s First Plastic-Free Dispensary Read More »
Fed official: Teen marijuana access down as more states legalize; NJ psilocybin bill to gov; IN legalization poll; Cannabis existential threat op-ed 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……
Federal hemp THC ban would be delayed for two years Read More »
A bipartisan bill would push the federal hemp THC ban to 2028, buying time for farmers, brewers, and lawmakers to replace prohibition with regulation. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is moving to slow down the federal hemp THC ban that Congress quietly enacted during last year’s government shutdown, giving the industry more time to adjust…
Hemp’s Death Sentence Gets a Stay of Execution Read More »
Joe Rogan seemed stunned to hear Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) tell him on a new episode of his podcast that certain marijuana businesses joined hands with the alcohol industry to lobby in favor of a federal ban on most hemp THC products. During a wide-ranging interview on the Joe Rogan Experience that aired on Tuesday,…
Joe Rogan Surprised After GOP Senator Says Marijuana And Alcohol Read More »
