A perennial question around legalizing cannabis for adults is whether it leads to more young people trying the drug. According to a new study by Michigan State University researchers, the answer so far is no—although the policy change does seem to lift the number of adults picking up marijuana... Read more

As frustration mounts over unfulfilled promises to reform federal marijuana laws, a recent, controversial report has emerged about President Joe Biden’s daughter-in-law allegedly receiving U.S. Secret Service protection as she shopped at a cannabis dispensary in California. The Daily Mail reported late last month that Melissa Cohen, who is... Read more

The nation’s largest union representing federal employees recently adopted a resolution in support of marijuana legalization and calling for an end to policies that penalize federal workers who use cannabis responsibly while they’re off the clock in states where it is legal. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE),... Read more

More than one-fourth of the U.S. Senate has signed onto a new bill that would increase criminal penalties for a wide range of offenses, including manufacturing or selling Schedule I drugs like marijuana in the form of candy or beverages if there is “reasonable cause to believe” they will... Read more

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) says that he’s “open to compromises” on marijuana reform, including the possibility that the Senate pass modest cannabis banking legislation with social equity components before advancing a wide-ranging legalization bill that he introduced last month. In an interview published by NJ Spotlight News on Friday,... Read more

A group of federal health agencies is reaffirming its interest in supporting research that explores the therapeutic potential of “minor cannabinoids” and terpenes in marijuana. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and eight of its component agencies posted a notice of special interest (NOSI) last week, titled “Promoting Mechanistic... Read more

A California bill to create a safe drug consumption site pilot program is heading to the governor’s desk following a Senate vote on Monday. The legislation from Sen. Scott Wiener (D) previously moved through the chamber before being amended and passed in the Assembly in June. Now the Senate... Read more

There might be a lack of consensus among Americans over broadly decriminalizing psychedelics, according to a new poll—but when it comes to studying substances like psilocybin and MDMA as mental health treatment options for military service members, the majority of the public is on board. And while Congress has... Read more