Day: December 30, 2025

CLAY COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) – An Indianapolis man is arrested after a state trooper found marijuana while assisting an Interstate driver.It happened Sunday morning around 8:30 a.m. in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near mile marker 28.Indiana State Police said the driver, Anthony R. Brown, 42, of Indianapolis, was […]

December 29, 2025To date, marijuana, also known as weed, is a Schedule I drug along with heroin, LSD, and ecstasy. Given the changes that occurred at the state levels in favor of marijuana, there is a chance the drug will become rescheduled to a lower level or legalized, with President […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to move marijuana to a Schedule III drug. Dispensaries around the country are viewing this as a win. Pure Dakota Health dispensary officials say that now that marijuana has been federally recognized for its medicinal use, […]

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The federal government is changing how it defines cannabis and hemp, a move with ramifications for New Jersey.President Donald Trump signed an executive order in December directing cannabis to be classified as a less dangerous — though still federally illegal — plant. Some in the cannabis industry view it as […]

An Ohio group of cannabis and hemp advocates submitted their initial petition signatures Monday in an effort to overturn the recent law that overhauls the state’s recreational marijuana program.A spokesperson for Ohioans for Cannabis Choice, a political action committee, wrote over email it sent both the Ohio Secretary of State […]

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A coalition aiming to launch a referendum campaign on Senate Bill 56 took the first step in the process Monday to block the sweeping marijuana and hemp regulations from taking effect. Ohioans for Cannabis Choice announced Monday that the group submitted initial petition signatures in their effort […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The ongoing battle to regulate state cannabis policy, including reining in the intoxicating hemp industry, was one of the biggest policy stories in Ohio for 2025. The battle seemingly came to a close Dec. 19 when Gov. Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 56 into law, effectively banning […]