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The Heart Scare: When Propaganda Meets Cardiology (Spoiler: Science Wins)

If you’ve been paying attention to cannabis headlines over the past few months, you might think that smoking a joint is basically the same as playing Russian roulette with your cardiovascular system. “Cannabis linked to heart problems!” “Marijuana users face increased cardiac risk!” “Your heart is in danger from weed!” It’s been a coordinated drumbeat…

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True or False, Insurance Companies Will Soon Cover the Cost

It’s High Time That Insurance Companies Cover The Cost of Marijuana   With cannabis legal in 40 states, including the District of Columbia alongside several territories, millions of Americans – and growing – are relying on the plant to treat numerous ailments.   Cannabis is used for treating several conditions, such as chronic pain, epilepsy,…

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Finding Peace in the Schedule 3 Cannabis Chaos: A Letter

Look, I’m not going to sugarcoat it—we’re living in some truly bizarre times. And I don’t mean “ha ha, isn’t it quirky how weird things are” bizarre. I mean “what the actual fuck is happening and when did reality become a fever dream” bizarre. The polarization is off the charts. Half the country thinks the…

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Trip Your Way to Better Health? Researchers See Medical Potential

The PhilaDelic Fall Forum laid out a roadmap for wider use of ibogaine and mushrooms to treat addiction and depression as stigma fades. Leading chemists, psychiatrists, treatment professionals, academics and activists gathered to expand the medical use of psychedelic drugs. After spending the day with therapists, scientists and patients at the PhilaDelic Fall Forum, it…

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Finding Calm in Cannabis Content: A Conversation With Ally Train

I’ve spent years watching cannabis content evolve, and most of it follows the same rhythm. Fast edits. Trending sounds. Quick hits. Then I came across Cough Creative, and something felt different before I could even explain why. The pacing was calm. The visuals felt familiar. It didn’t rush you. It invited you in. Ally Train…

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Congressional dispute over Biden’s cannabis pardons (Newsletter: January 2, 2026)

Poll: Marijuana consumers don’t support hemp ban; USDA rule limits loans over cannabis services; Medical marijuana patients’ needs 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… BREAKING: Journalism is…

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This is the Only Real Benefit of Cannabis Being Moved

The Only Real Benefit of Schedule III Let’s cut through the BS, folks. For decades, “we need more research” has been the prohibitionist’s favorite shield—a convenient catchphrase they deploy to delay progress while pretending to care about science. But here’s the thing: we haven’t lacked research because cannabis is some mysterious, unknowable alien substance. We’ve…

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New Jersey Medical Marijuana Program Sees Steep Drop In Registered

Most other states allow people to grow their own marijuana at home, particularly medical marijuana users, while New Jersey still fully bans it. By Sophie Nieto-Muñoz, New Jersey Monitor New Jersey’s steep decline in medical marijuana patients continued with another 20 percent drop since the beginning of 2025. Between January and December, roughly 14,000 people…

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The Year in Weed: 2025’s Biggest Moments

With over 55 million cannabis fans in America, 2025 was a year of big wins and stinging losses. From headway in the hash world and LA’s indoor farms to High Times’ resurgence and landmark findings in the scientific world, the ganja news came like a firehose in 2025, and here’s a distillation of the top…

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It’s 4:20. Watch ‘Don’t Be A Clown,’ High Times’ Weed-Themed

High Times just dropped “Don’t Be A Clown,” a lean cannabis satire written, directed and produced by Dan Levy Dagerman (High Concept Entertainment), in partnership with High Times Magazine and Official Cannabis Seed Company. It stars Luke Jones, Eric Ochoa, Gata, Lynette Shaw, Charley Rossman and Brooke Burgstahler. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkbKvry72vM It cold-opens like a preview: Arty…

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