Cannabis News

A new study from UCLA Health has found that one in six primary care patients regularly use marijuana, with many saying they use it for medicinal purposes. However, more than a third of the patients surveyed who used marijuana had a moderate to high risk of a cannabis use disorder, based on their frequency of […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — More than 175,000 marijuana convictions will be pardoned in Maryland under an executive order signed by Gov. Wes Moore on Monday, ABC News reported. Calling it the most sweeping state-level pardon in the nation’s history, Moore said the action would affect tens of thousands of people in Maryland who were convicted of […]

A provision in an essential bill moving through Congress would end marijuana testing for military recruits and those who apply for officer training. According to news reports, the current version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) contains language that would eliminate the practice of testing military recruits for past marijuana use. The NDAA is […]

MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MA – Concerns of a summer shortage of marijuana on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket islands have been put to rest following an administrative order last Thursday, the Associated Press reported. The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) issued the order allowing marijuana to be shipped to the islands of Cape Cod for the first […]

A marijuana rolling paper company says it is recruiting volunteers to “smoke pre-rolls for science”. In a press release posted on Globe NewsWire, DaySavers announced it is partnering with the Cannabis Research Coalition and The Network of Applied Pharmacognosy (NAP) on a first-of-its-kind study called The Science of Smokeability (SOS). The research will examine how […]

The Drug Enforcement Agency recently announced it was moving forward with reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I illegal substance to a less dangerous Schedule III controlled substance. The move comes after a reclassification recommendation from the U.S. Health and Human Services Department and pressure from Democratic lawmakers and the Biden Administration. Although the DEA is […]

ALBANY, NY – Marijuana farmers markets would be revived and made permanent in the state of New York under a bill approved by lawmakers, Marijuana Moment reports. Sponsored by Sen. Michelle Hinchey (D) and Assemblymember Donna Lupardo (D), the bill passed in the State Senate and Assembly last week and now goes to the desk […]

For decades, there has been a prevailing stereotype that suggests pot smokers are lethargic, lazy, and unmotivated. Look no further than movies like Fast Times at Ridgemont High to find lackluster high school burnouts smoking pot with no further aspirations than where can they score some tasty munchies and how high are the waves today? […]

COLUMBUS, OH – The next phase of marijuana legalization in Ohio got underway on Friday as the state began accepting applications for medical marijuana dispensaries to sell recreational weed. According to a report by WCMH, the process is being overseen by the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) that was created after adult-use cannabis was […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A measure making it easier for military veterans to take part in state medical marijuana programs has won approval in the House of Representatives. In a news release, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) said that he and his House colleagues Brian Mast (R-FL), Dave Joyce (R-OH), and Barbara Lee (D-CA) had successfully passed […]