Medical Marijuana

A slightly misleading article was posted on NORML that states how many cannabis-related studies have been published in 2025 compared to the years before. The author begins by stating that more than 4,000 scientific papers were published in 2025, which...

For years, cannabis operators, investors and ancillary businesses have operated under the expectation that major federal reform was “just around the corner.” At MJBizCon 2025 in Las Vegas, that familiar anticipation finally felt different. A seismic shift had already...

What is scromiting? It’s a pretty scary sounding side effect of having too much THC in your system. A mashup of screaming and vomiting, the official title is Cannabinioid Hyperemesis Syndrome, or CHS for short. CHS is back in the...

As 2025 winds down, MJBizCon has once again transformed the Las Vegas Convention Center into the global epicenter of the cannabis industry. Tens of thousands of entrepreneurs, cultivators, investors, retailers, and policymakers from around the world streamed through its...

A newly enacted federal hemp ban tucked into a sprawling government spending bill signed by President Donald Trump last week is sparking alarm among veterinarians, manufacturers and pet owners—many of whom say the policy could unintentionally jeopardize access to...

A new controlled laboratory study suggests that smoking cannabis may significantly reduce how much alcohol people consume—at least in the short term—adding rare experimental evidence to the debate over whether “California sober” habits hold up under scientific scrutiny. Published Wednesday...

A federal appeals court has thrown out a firearms conviction after ruling that the underlying charge—possessing a gun as a marijuana user—is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, escalating a national legal clash over cannabis and gun rights. In a decision...

A growing number of women—especially those in their 40s and 50s—are trading their nightly glass of wine for THC-infused beverages, reshaping both the cannabis and alcohol landscapes. Economists and industry leaders say the shift reflects a broader cultural movement...

The Trump administration appears poised to take a harder stance on low-level cannabis enforcement, with at least one U.S. attorney saying federal prosecutors have been instructed to once again pursue simple possession cases—particularly on federal property. Darin Smith, the U.S....

A little-noticed provision tucked into the government funding bill that ended the record 43-day shutdown is now sparking one of the most intense lobbying fights of the year. The measure seeks to rewrite the federal definition of hemp and...