A major alcohol industry association is officially backing federal marijuana legalization, sending a letter to congressional leadership on Wednesday that implores lawmakers to “regulate adult-use cannabis at the federal level.” The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) said that “the current conflict between state and federal law is... Read more

New York’s governor is introducing legislation to increase enforcement authority to crack down on illicit marijuana retailers as the state struggles to stand up the regulated adult-use market. The action comes on the same day that Assembly Republicans sent a letter to the administration, requesting an audit of the... Read more

A California Senate committee has approved a bill to legalize possession of certain psychedelics and facilitated use of the substances. The legislation from Sen. Scott Wiener (D), which was refiled in December after a more expansive version was derailed last session, cleared the Senate Public Safety Committee in a... Read more

A Washington State House committee advanced legislation on Tuesday that would protect job applicants in the state from being discriminated against for using marijuana. The bill, which already passed the full Senate last month, would forbid most employers from rejecting applicants simply for testing positive for cannabis on pre-employment... Read more

New York lawmakers have approved a bill that would require public health insurance providers in the state to include medical marijuana as a covered prescription drug and authorize private insurers to do the same. The Assembly Health Committee passed the legislation from Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D) in an... Read more

A strong majority of Americans support legalizing and regulating psychedelics therapy, and most back federally decriminalizing substances like MDMA and psilocybin, according to a new poll. The survey from Breakthrough Bulletin comes amid a wave of psychedelics reform efforts taking place in legislatures across the country. What they found... Read more

“The Kentucky hemp program is a staple for our agricultural community, but the selling and usage of unregulated THC is a danger to every Kentuckian who may use it.” By Melissa Patrick, Kentucky Health News In response to a court decision that deemed products containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol to be... Read more

A Minnesota House committee on Thursday took up a bill to establish a task force to study and advise on the potential legalization of psychedelics like psilocybin, MDMA and ibogaine. As lawmakers in the state continue to advance a measure to legalize marijuana, the House Health Finance and Policy... Read more