Politics
Celebrating Legal Cannabis Today is the grand opening of Nicklz, a state-licensed cannabis dispensary located on 8th Avenue near 48th Street, close to Times Square. Only state-approved and certified cannabis…
For years, a few crumbs of cannabis played an outsized role in shaping Shiloh Jordan’s life. At 32, he reflects on his past encounters with the law, hopeful that recent…
Texas House Candidate Leads Effort to Decriminalize Cannabis, Proposing Another Local Ballot Measure
Desiree Venable, a Democratic candidate for the state House in Texas, is making waves by collecting signatures to put a local marijuana decriminalization initiative on the ballot in Bastrop this…
Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), a prohibitionist group, represented by a law firm founded by former Attorney General William Barr, is urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to extend the…
Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) has introduced an amendment to a large-scale spending bill that would prevent U.S. border patrol agents from using federal funds to seize marijuana from state-licensed businesses.…
The Vermont General Assembly failed to gather enough votes to overturn the governor’s veto of a safe consumption site (SCS) pilot, ending the push to authorize SCS for now. After…
The hemp community in Florida is breathing a collective sigh of relief following Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) veto of a bill that they say, if signed, would have presented an…
Leaders of a prohibitionist group publicly criticized the government’s planned rescheduling of marijuana to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, calling it a politically motivated move unsupported by scientific…
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a large-scale defense bill that includes a section to prevent military branches from testing recruits for marijuana as a condition of enlistment. Despite…
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) recently reached out to supporters, asking for their input on where marijuana decriminalization should stand among Democratic priorities as the November elections near. Surveying…
In recent years, a quiet revolution has been unfolding within the realm of treatment for combat-related injuries: psychedelic therapies. Substances like MDMA, psilocybin, and ibogaine are now at the forefront…
Two federal lawsuits concerning access to therapeutic psilocybin are progressing through the courts, each addressing different facets of regulatory challenges. Ninth Circuit Oral Arguments Scheduled The U.S. Circuit Court of…