Medical Marijuana

Views: 6 Marc Fogel, an American history teacher detained in Russia since August 2021 for carrying medically prescribed marijuana, has been freed and is on his way back to the United States, the White House announced last Tuesday. Fogel, 63,...

Views: 4 It’s common practice these days to say whatever is needed in order to get confirmed by the Senate, and RFK Jr. is falling into line. Just after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed to be the secretary of...

Views: 3 Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has unveiled a plan to use tax revenue from the state’s medical marijuana sales to provide free breakfast and lunch to all public school students. The announcement came during her State of...

Views: 5 Michigan’s adult-use cannabis market hit new heights in 2024, recording $3.27 billion in sales, surpassing the $3 billion mark for the first time, according to the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA). This marks a 9.9% increase over...

Views: 4 This was seeming more and more likely as the weeks into the new year continued. After Village Farms International and Hemp for Victory had asked for the DEA to be removed from the proponent side of the...

Views: 9 On Wednesday, a groundbreaking California law permitting cannabis cafes officially took effect, allowing local governments to authorize Amsterdam-style lounges where marijuana consumption can be paired with non-cannabis food, non-alcoholic beverages, and live entertainment. The law, signed by...

Views: 6 Looks like Doordash is seeing some potential in the weed market. On Thursday, Doordash announced it would start delivering CBD and THC products to your doorstep including gummies, beverages, chocolates, mints, and even honey sticks. “With the growing demand...

Views: 6 A cannabis company set to be a part of the hearings later this month to support the rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III has accused the DEA of using debunked studies and ignoring the...

Views: 6 New research that was just published in the Social Science Research Network found a “consistent” correlation with legalization and a reduction of fatal overdoses. The effects were greatest in states that had legalized earliest. “Our findings suggest that...

Views: 6 Marijuana is embraced and enforced in very different ways across the globe, and that was exemplified in the news this week coming from Japan and Canada. Japan, for instance, has gotten even harsher with its enforcement of the...