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Marijuana Blunt Smoking Has ‘Increased Significantly’ In The U

The number of Americans who have ever smoked a marijuana blunt has risen by more than a fifth over a recent eight-year period, a new study shows. Examining data from the federally funded National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), researchers found that “blunt smoking increased substantially from 2015 to 2022,” with the largest…

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AYR Wellness Launches Flower From its 1st Indoor Cultivation Facility

[PRESS RELEASE] – MIAMI, Oct. 14, 2025 – AYR Wellness Inc., a leading vertically integrated U.S. multistate cannabis operator, announced the opening of its first indoor cultivation facility in Florida, marking a major milestone for the company and its customers in the Sunshine State.The new 97,580-square-foot facility features nearly 50,000 square feet of grow canopy.…

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GOP Senator Says It’s Time To Create A Federal ‘Regulatory

A GOP senator says the time has come to create a federal “regulatory construct” for marijuana, while allowing states to decide to enact their own cannabis legalization laws. In one of his latest comments on the issue, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) told Marijuana Moment in an interview that “we’ve got to get out of this…

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GOP senators talk cannabis consumers’ gun rights (Newsletter: October 14,

FL gov: Marijuana legalization is popular; CA gov signs cannabis & psychedelics research bill; Joe Rogan on Kamala Harris’s cannabis comments 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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Stanford University’s Cannabis Warnings for Seniors: Separating Facts from Pharma-Friendly

When I saw Stanford Medicine’s article about cannabis use in older adults, I expected balanced, evidence-based health guidance. What I got instead was a mixture of legitimate medical advice wrapped in misleading statistics, historical revisionism, and barely disguised pharmaceutical industry talking points. Don’t get me wrong – warnings about cannabis use for seniors aren’t inherently…

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DeSantis Admits Marijuana Legalization Is Popular With Florida Voters Even

The Republican governor of Florida is conceding that “more people probably agreed” with a marijuana legalization ballot initiative he helped defeat last year than sided with his prohibitionist viewpoint—but he argued that it was the “morally right” choice for him to intervene to prevent the sale of “dangerous stuff” in his state. At an event…

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Farewell, Diane Keaton: Hollywood’s Most Stylish ‘Stoner’ (Who Never Smoked)

Among cinema’s best ‘stoner’ archetypes, past or present, Diane Keaton brought to life some of the most memorable film moments where cannabis appeared naturally, without drama or moralizing. A calm, witty, and impossibly chic on-camera weed enthusiast.Annie Hall: the first stoner girlBut did Diane Keaton smoke weed? Keaton left this world on October 11, leaving…

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Joe Rogan Pushes Back Against Kamala Harris’s Claim He ‘Lied’

Joe Rogan is disputing claims from former Vice President Kamala Harris that he “lied” when he claimed she refused to talk about marijuana with him ahead of the 2024 election. In her book “107 Days,” the title of which is a reference to the limited time she had to campaign for the presidency after former…

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California Governor Signs Bill To Expedite Marijuana And Psychedelics Research

California’s governor has signed a bill aimed at streamlining research on marijuana and psychedelics. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday gave final approval to the measure that empowers the Research Advisory Panel of California (RAPC) to expedite reviews of study proposals on Schedule I and Schedule II controlled substances, through January 2028. The newly enacted…

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From Misfit to Medical to Meme: My Cannabis Crisis of

When I moved to Spain in 2002, I didn’t come for the easy attitude to cannabis, but it quickly became a reason to stay. I remember Friday afternoon in the port of Marbella, summer sunshine, rows of pristine white yachts rocking on the calm water under a blue sky, spacious bar terraces full of potted…

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