Big pharmaceutical companies and drug distributors are largely to blame for fueling the opioid epidemic in the US, killing more people than most major wars—which is why they were served one of the largest packages of class action lawsuits in history. Three of the largest pharmaceutical wholesalers and Johnson... Read more
A Utah-based company that sought a license to operate as a cultivator in Utah’s medical marijuana industry has filed a lawsuit against the state, claiming that operators from out-of-state were given an unfair advantage in the licensing process. The legal action filed in U.S. District Court by the plaintiff... Read more
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) has recently taken a forceful position against passing a marijuana banking bill in the near future—but it’s not necessarily because he opposes the bipartisan proposal itself, he clarified on Wednesday. Instead, the senator said that he feels that holding off on voting on the banking... Read more
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) has recently taken a forceful position against passing a marijuana banking bill in the near future—but it’s not necessarily because he opposes the bipartisan proposal itself, he clarified on Wednesday. Instead, the senator said that he feels that holding off on voting on the banking... Read more
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) has recently taken a forceful position against passing a marijuana banking bill in the near future—but it’s not necessarily because he opposes the bipartisan proposal itself, he clarified on Wednesday. Instead, the senator said that he feels that holding off on voting on the banking... Read more
Republican lawmakers are asking President Joe Biden to keep his promise and reschedule cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act. Yes, you read the lede right. Republicans are asking Biden, a Democrat, to reschedule weed once and for all. Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Don Young (R-AK) both serve as co-chairs... Read more
During the lockdown months, actor and Criminal Minds star Adam Rodriguez has lost track of time. His newborn baby is sleeping on top of him, so staying at home is something he’d be doing anyway regardless of the current health climate. “We have other kids, and when a new... Read more
Yesterday, the Washington State Department of Health sounded the alarm over fentanyl overdoses in a news release—and immediately started blaming dispensaries, because cannabis could theoretically be laced with the deadly drug. But journalists and researchers are wondering if these so-called fentanyl-laced weed overdoses actually even exist, or if the... Read more
