A South Carolina House committee will hold a hearing on a Senate-passed medical marijuana legalization bill this week—raising expectations that lawmakers may finally enact the GOP-led measure in the final days of the 2024 session after months of delay. And a Republican congresswoman from the state is urging supporters... Read more

Nearly three in five Americans consider alcohol or tobacco to be “more harmful” to a person’s health than marijuana, according to a new poll. The YouGov survey that was released on Thursday asked respondents about a variety of cannabis use trends. One of the more telling findings is that... Read more

A federal traffic safety agency has published an overdue report to Congress identifying barriers to marijuana research toward developing impaired driving detection technology—pointing out that rescheduling “may ease researcher access to products” for studies even though they will continue to be prohibited from accessing cannabis from state-licensed dispensaries. The... Read more

A new survey of Americans’ habits, opinions and expectations around cannabis finds that nearly 6 in 10 adults are “surprised marijuana hasn’t been legalized across the United States yet.” The new Harris Poll report, released on Thursday, further found that 4 in 10 U.S. adults are current cannabis consumers,... Read more