Past-year marijuana use held roughly steady nationally between 2022 and 2023, according to a new federal report published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Cannabis consumption among minors, meanwhile—defined as people 12 to 20 years of age—has fallen slightly, according to the new data. And... Read more

“Harris’s trajectory from marijuana legalization skeptic to proponent mirrors that of many Americans.” By Paul Armentano, NORML Like most Americans, Vice President Kamala Harris has evolved on marijuana. In 2010, when she was San Francisco’s district attorney, Harris urged voters to reject a proposed ballot initiative to legalize the... Read more

Federal laws prohibiting marijuana “hinder our ability to fully understand” the therapeutic potential of cannabis, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says in a new report. Scientific researchers, for example, should be able to access and study marijuana from state-legal dispensaries but are not able to... Read more

Ohio’s adult-use marijuana market is set to launch next week, with state regulators confirming that they’re prepared to clear select businesses to open shop following inspections ensuring compliance with the state’s legalization law. The Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) told Marijuana Moment on Friday that officials “intend to issue... Read more

Top Democratic senators, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), are pushing the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to”promptly finalize” a rule to reschedule marijuana. In a letter sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on Friday, Schumer and Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ron Wyden (D-OR)... Read more

Massachusetts lawmakers have sent a military veterans-focused bill to the governor’s desk that includes provisions to create a psychedelics working group to study and make recommendations about the potential therapeutic benefits of substances like psilocybin and MDMA. Gov. Maura Healey (D) initially introduced the proposal—titled the Honoring, Empowering and... Read more