Outlet profile

Marijuana Moment

U.S. pro-cannabis reform, lean left

Owned byIndependently owned and operated by Tom Angell, its founder, publisher, and editor

FundingReader donations via Patreon and digital advertising; no corporate parent or institutional investor

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Background

Marijuana Moment was founded in 2017 by Tom Angell, a veteran cannabis reform advocate who had previously worked for Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), and who founded the nonprofit Marijuana Majority. Angell launched the outlet as a daily email newsletter aggregating cannabis policy news, and it grew into a full news and commentary website covering legislation, court cases, regulatory actions, and political developments at the state and federal level. The publication has always been a solo operation, with Angell serving as both publisher and editor; at various points it has had contributing reporters, including a Sacramento-based managing editor. Funding comes from reader pledges on Patreon — which remove ads for supporters — and digital advertising, with no venture capital, corporate ownership, or state funding. Angell has disclosed holding a minority stake in cannabis technology company MassRoots from prior employment, a potential conflict of interest the outlet has acknowledged. AllSides and Ground News both rate Marijuana Moment as leaning left, reflecting its consistent editorial support for drug policy liberalization. The outlet does not claim neutrality; it explicitly frames its mission as advancing cannabis reform. Its coverage of the Trump administration's second term has been factual but filtered through a pro-legalization lens — praising the December 2025 rescheduling executive order as a historic step while criticizing the administration's simultaneous rollback of federal marijuana prosecution guidance.

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Profile compiled 2026-08-09; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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