Politics

A bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general from 37 states and two U.S. territories is urging Congress to rein in what they call a dangerous and unregulated industry of “intoxicating” hemp-derived THC products. In a letter sent October 24 to...

Circle K is preparing a major move into the cannabis beverage market, announcing plans to sell hemp-derived THC drinks in up to 3,000 of its U.S. convenience stores starting in 2026. The rollout will begin late next year in North...

President Trump is in a bit of a squabble with Colombia President Gustavo Petro recently, calling him an “illegal drug dealer” and halting aid to the country. As a response, Petro resisted trading barbs and instead gave some solutions to...

An Oxfordshire mother is urging parents to be vigilant after her 17-year-old son was hospitalised from consuming a full packet of cannabis-infused gummies disguised as Starburst sweets. The teenager reportedly ate all six sweets after feeling no immediate effects from...

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist assembly member from Queens who championed marijuana legalization in New York State, is now on track to become the city’s next mayor — and he’s never shied away from his personal connection to cannabis. Mamdani,...

An Ohio judge has temporarily halted Gov. Mike DeWine’s attempt to impose a short-term statewide ban on “intoxicating” hemp products, ruling that the governor overstepped his authority by effectively rewriting state law. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Carl Aveni on...

The U.S. Supreme Court has trimmed its growing docket of cases dealing with the federal ban on firearm possession by people who use marijuana, rejecting one petition on Tuesday but leaving several others in play that could soon determine...

Targets in Minnesota are quietly getting into the marijuana business. In 10 stores within the state (which is where Target is headquartered), some drinks infused with THC are going to appear on shelves. This is a huge step towards the...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is acknowledging that “more people probably agreed” with last year’s marijuana legalization initiative than with his opposition to it—but insists he was “morally right” to intervene and prevent what he called the spread of...

An American basketball player could face the death penalty or a lengthy prison sentence in Indonesia after being arrested for possessing marijuana gummies that he says were used to treat his Crohn’s disease. Jarred Shaw, a 35-year-old Texan who helped...