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Advocates accuse Drug Enforcement Administration of blocking the reclassification of cannabis as a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act Pro-cannabis businesses have accused the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration of "an unalterably closed mind" toward lowering marijuana to a less

TALLAHASSEE — In what could be a first-of-its-kind ruling in Florida, an appeals court Tuesday said a drug-sniffing dog's alert did not justify police searching a car because the dog could not differentiate between medical marijuana and illegal pot. The ruling by a three-judge panel of the 5th

The study found that individuals with a history of cannabis use exhibited differences in brain structure and function compared to non-users, particularly in measures of white matter integrity and brain network connectivity. However, advanced genetic analyses indicated these differences are unlikely

The judge’s rule favored the paramedic who allegedly faced unlawful discrimination. According to the case, the discrimination concerned his off-duty use of medical marijuana. In this case, the plaintiff filed a lawsuit against Hillsborough County after taking a forced administrative leave in 2019

WASHINGTON — The nation’s marijuana industry is optimistic that President-elect Donald Trump will take steps to legalize pot on the national level, but some who hope to develop the industry in Minnesota say that could severely hamper their efforts. Why? Because the state’s nascent marijuana industry

Ohio’s newly launched recreational marijuana market is already turning heads nationwide, with experts calling it one of the most successful rollouts in U.S. history. Ben Burstein, a national marijuana sales analyst with LeafLink, said Ohio’s approach to launching its recreational cannabis market has

Profits from sales of recreational marijuana are in the tens of millions, the Division of Cannabis Control reports. As of Dec. 30, sales of recreational marijuana were reported to have exceeded $242 million of the more than $2.2 billion in total product sales, including medical marijuana. More than

The U.S. Justice Department took significant steps toward changing the legal status of cannabis in May by beginning the process to move the substance from schedule 1 to schedule 3, a less-restrictive category under federal drug laws. This shift is noteworthy because it reflects the recommendations

2024 was a primarily lean and flat year for the U.S. cannabis industry. The state-legal cannabis industry has been volatile from its inception, and 2024 represented a year of winnowing with many cannabis businesses failing. 2025 has some light on the horizon, though, with the prospect of the Drug

A recently published study measured the habits of cannabis and alcohol use in adults over time. The study replicated and expanded on an article published earlier this year, which had found that for adults 18 and older, daily cannabis use was more prevalent than daily alcohol use in 2022. This new

Gov. Kathy Hochul said last week that New York state’s cannabis industry has reached more than $1 billion in retail sales. “This achievement reflects the dedication of entrepreneurs, consumers, and communities who have embraced the legal market and helped to establish New York as a national leader

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The number of kids needing medical attention after consuming marijuana edibles has spiked both in the Valley and nationwide in recent years. “It is a big issue. You never want to have a kid come into the emergency room unnecessarily, especially when it comes with something like

After a 2018 amnesty, the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines is now backing Rastafarian growers’ efforts to promote the benefits of marijuana On Golba Hill on the Caribbean island of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), just below a cluster of colourfully decorated homes, there are rows and

In more than a decade since Colorado voters legalized recreational marijuana for adults, state officials have come up with a ton of ideas for delivering cannabis-cautious public health messages to the public. They tried stoner humor. They tried high-concept art installations. They tried … hoedown

A new bill filed by Florida Representative Mitch Rosenwald (D-Oakland Park) seeks to safeguard government employees and job applicants in Florida who legally use medical marijuana. The legislation, titled HB 83, was introduced on Friday and is set to be considered during the legislative session

Today the Illinois Healthy Alternatives Association (ILHAA) along with hemp businesses and consumers sent a letter to the members of the Illinois General Assembly urging them not to act on HB 4293 because it would devastate local farms, small businesses, and consumers in Illinois. Letter in

Law enforcement will be out in force this holiday season, with saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints on the lookout for impaired drivers. Professional research assistants Paige Xiaoying Phillips (left) and Gray MacDonald pose for a photo inside the mobile pharmacology lab, a.k.a. the Cannavan

California cannabis regulators and industry defenders argue that despite the proliferation of pesticides found in legal weed, licensed products are still safer and purer than those sold on the underground market. That isn’t always true, according to an analysis of tests conducted by The Times. Of 16

Last year young women outpaced men when it came to cannabis use, but what’s behind this historic shift in consumption trends? According to data from the latest Monitoring the Future study, in 2023, women aged 19-30 years reported consuming more cannabis than men for the first time since records

Two leaders of the Marijuana Policy Project said there are reasons to be hopeful heading into a second Trump presidency. There’s reason to be hopeful that federal marijuana rescheduling will be completed under the incoming Trump administration – possibly even passage of a new SAFE Banking bill and a