The major marijuana company Trulieve contributed $750,000 to President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee following his election last November, Federal Election Commission (FEC) records show. Combined with the $250,000 that another cannabis company, Curaleaf, donated to the inauguration via U.S. Cannabis Council (USCC), Trump’s team took in at least $1... Read more

A Texas appellate court has sided with the state in its lawsuit challenging the city of San Marcus over the implementation of a local marijuana decriminalization law approved by voters. On Thursday, the state Fifteenth Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling that denied a temporary injunction to... Read more

Colorado lawmakers have introduced a bill that would empower the governor to grant pardons to people who’ve been convicted of psychedelics-related offenses, while revising rules for the state’s psychedelics legalization law. Sen. Matt Ball (D) and Rep. Lisa Feret (D) filed the legislation on Tuesday, proposing reforms to authorize... Read more

Even as more states and some congressional lawmakers pursued bans on consumable hemp products, the industry saw significant growth in 2024, according to a newly released survey from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The National Hemp Report, which USDA conducts annually to assess the economic health of the... Read more

A new research article sheds light on the apparent connection between psychedelic drug use and creativity, helping to reinforce anecdotal associations between entheogenic substances and creative inspiration. Findings from a survey of 326 participants, published in the journal PLOS One this month, indicate that people who use psychedelics showed... Read more