“Consumers may not listen to CDOT, but you are seen as a highly trusted source of information. It’s time for the industry to speak for itself to help keep its customers safe.” By Sam Cole, Colorado Department of Transportation Many cannabis consumers still don’t believe driving high is dangerous,... Read more

“This bill will make it impossible to grow hemp as an alternative crop to be profitable.” By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune Andrew Hill, who studied and farmed hemp in California before it was legal in Texas, was a keynote speaker at the state’s first-ever agricultural hemp expo in... Read more

“A prosecutor described MPD’s explanations as sometimes ‘cringey,’ and gave the example of an officer claiming to have smelled marijuana in a car that was going 60 miles per hour.” By Marc Perrusquia and Micaela Watts, The Institute for Public Service Reporting Memphis Memphis simmered in the July heat... Read more

“Kentuckians should have confidence that state offices operate with transparency and integrity, and my office is committed to ensuring those standards.” By Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Auditor Allison Ball (R) plans to investigate how the state’s Office of Medical Cannabis (OMC) processed license applications, she announced Thursday. Ball’s... Read more

“More studies demonstrated an association between drug-related law enforcement activities and increased violence than decreased violence.” By Mattha Busby, Filter Drug-related law enforcement is more likely to increase violence than reduce it, indicates a report commissioned by the government of the United Kingdom. Whether the government will revise its... Read more

“Giving up has never been an option. Being silenced has never been an option.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner A legislative committee failed to advance a bill Thursday meant to help implement and regulate medical cannabis in Nebraska, leaving the sponsor and advocates on the hunt for a new... Read more