When I hit U.S. soil after playing soldier in Germany and tasting Baghdad’s dust in 2005, I came back with souvenirs: two ticking time bombs called pharmaceuticals and alcohol. They were courteous at first—pills like little government pamphlets suggesting calm, booze like a smiling grenade—and then suddenly you’re forgetting how to breathe between doctor appointments.…
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Medical marijuana legalization is “associated with significant reductions in opioid prescribing,” yet another new study has found. Researchers at the University of Georgia and University of Colorado analyzed prescription claims for 15 to 20 million insured Americans annually from 2007-2020, comparing the prevalence of opioid prescriptions in states with and without medical cannabis programs in…
Legalizing Medical Marijuana Leads To ‘Significant Reductions’ In Opioid Prescriptions, Read More »
Oklahoma activists are in the “home stretch” to collect enough signatures to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the state’s 2026 ballot, with just under three weeks left to go before a critical deadline. Key to the campaign’s signature gathering operation are partnerships with retailers across the state—from existing medical cannabis dispensaries to tattoo parlors—that…
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SCOTUS acts on marijuana & guns case; CA gov vetoes cannabis shipping bill; NC psychedelics; Study: Blunt smoking on the rise; OH hemp THC product ban 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…
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[PRESS RELEASE] – NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2025 – Tilray Medical, a division of Tilray Brands Inc. and a global leader in medicinal cannabis, empowering the therapeutic alliance between patients and health care practitioners to make informed, individualized health decisions, transforming health care, has announced plans to expand its medical cannabis operations into Panama.In connection…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Oct. 11 that had aimed to expand patient access to medical cannabis in the nation’s oldest legalized marketplace.The legislation, Assembly Bill 1332, would have allowed licensed microbusinesses to ship medical cannabis directly to patients in California using a common courier, such as UPS or FedEx, under limited…
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The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowed its list of pending cases concerning the federal ban on gun ownership by people who use marijuana, with justices declining to take up one of about a half dozen—with the others now set to be discussed by the justices at a closed-door meeting on Friday. On Tuesday, the court…
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The governor of California has vetoed a bill that would have allowed certain marijuana microbusinesses to ship medical cannabis products directly to patients via common carriers like FedEx and UPS, stating that the proposal “would be burdensome and overly complex to administer.” After advancing through the legislature last month, the measure from Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens…
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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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“Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world…” Cannabis isn’t just a plant: it’s a passport. A language without borders. A seed that connects continents, cultures, and generations. It’s the smell on your clothes after a night in a dive bar in Amsterdam. It’s the sticky hash a Moroccan farmer…
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