For Psychedelics, The Pharmaceutical And Natural Medicine Pathways Are Both Legitimate—And Compatible (Op-Ed)
Ohio Marijuana And Hemp Referendum Campaign Failed To Pay For Some Signatures As Promised, Petitioners Say
New Jersey Police Fired For Off-Duty Marijuana Use Still Haven’t Been Reinstated Despite Court Ruling In Their Favor
Texas’s On-Again, Off-Again Hemp Product Ban Causes Confusion For Businesses And Consumers
The Launch Of Alabama Medical Marijuana Sales Is Just ‘Days Away,’ With First Dispensary Preparing To Open Its Doors
CBD Holds Potential As An ‘Anticancer Agent’ For Dogs, New Scientific Review Concludes
Medical Marijuana Helps Pain Patients Reduce Use Of Opioids, New Study Shows
More Older Adults Are Using Marijuana As An Alternative To Pharmaceuticals, Federally Funded Study From American Medical Association Shows
A Single Dose Of Psilocybin Appears To Safely Treat Cocaine Addiction, New Study Published By American Medical Association Study Shows
Medical Marijuana Can Be A ‘Profoundly Helpful Tool’ For Seniors Dealing With Pain And Other Maladies (Op-Ed)
Politicians And Major Brands Celebrate Cannabis Culture On 4/20
Woody Harrelson And Bill Maher Complain That Marijuana Taxes Are Too High While Smoking Joints At The Dispensary They Own Together
WNBA Offers To End Marijuana Testing For Women’s Basketball Players As Part Of Reported Deal With Union
DEA Promotes Anti-Marijuana PSA Contest Inviting Students To Warn Peers About THC Dangers On 4/20
Largest Entertainment Arena In US Partners With Cannabis Businesses To Sell THC Drinks At Concerts And Live Events
Target Is Launching Hemp THC Drink Sales In Three Of The U.S.’s Most Populous States
Target Expands Involvement In Hemp THC Drinks Market With 72 New Licenses In Minnesota
Marijuana Sales Are Rising And Alcohol Is On The Decline As Consumer Preferences Evolve, Government Data In Canada Shows
Feds Deny Snoop Dogg Request To Trademark ‘Smoke Weed Everyday’ Because Marijuana Is Illegal And Song Lyric Is Too Popular
Marijuana Kiosks For Seniors Are Coming To Independent Living Communities Across Arizona
Marijuana & alcohol industries oppose hemp bill, congressman says (Newsletter: May 18, 2026)
Amendment to let military vets get medical cannabis approved at VA passes (Newsletter: May 15, 2026)
Lawmakers push cannabis reform on Capitol Hill (Newsletter: May 14, 2026)
Congress wants crackdown on unregulated cannabis products (Newsletter: May 13, 2026)
DEA launching new cannabis business registration applications (Newsletter: May 12, 2026)
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Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) said in a meeting with hemp industry representatives that his forthcoming bill to regulate products derived from the crop is facing opposition from a coalition of strange bedfellows that includes sectors of the alcohol industry, marijuana businesses and cannabis legalization opponents.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) praised President Donald Trump’s moves to reschedule marijuana and accelerate therapeutic access to psychedelics, saying “we could all agree” on the reforms.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) signed legislation to provide resentencing relief to people with marijuana convictions—even after lawmakers rejected her proposed amendments to scale back the scope of the reform.
A new scientific review highlighted the “potential of CBD as an anticancer agent across different cancer types” in dogs, finding that studies “consistently show” that cannabidiol “exerts antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects.”
Alabama’s first medical cannabis dispensary is just “days away” from opening its doors and beginning sales to patients—nearly five years after lawmakers voted to enact legalization.
A lawyer for two Jersey City, New Jersey police officers who were fired for off-duty marijuana use says the new mayor has failed to reinstate them despite several rulings in their favor.
Some petitioners for a failed referendum to block new marijuana and hemp restrictions say the campaign didn’t pay for signatures they collected.
Texas hemp business owners say a flurry of conflicting court rulings that have alternately paused and reinstated a ban on smokable products has already forced them to scale back hours, cut staff and prepare to shut down.
Shannon Hughes of Elemental Psychedelics argues that the pharmaceutical and natural medicine pathways for psychedelics “are not competing rivers” but are in fact “tributaries of the same watershed.”
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The Drug Enforcement Administration said a question on a medical cannabis business registration form about previous unregistered involvement with controlled substances is “not intended to serve as a categorical barrier” to approval.
The new acting director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research previously served as an official for the Usona Institute, which develops psychedelic medicines.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking White House Office of Management and Budget approval for information collection related to state and tribal hemp plans.
The House bill to delay the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products got one new cosponsor for a total of 34.
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Oklahoma’s attorney general noted marijuana enforcement efforts in a press release about how he was invited to White House to discuss the state’s “public safety wins.”
Colorado lawmakers sent Gov. Jared Polis (D) a bill to establish an ibogaine research pilot program.
The Delaware Senate passed a bill to decriminalize drug paraphernalia.
The New Jersey Assembly Appropriations and Oversight Committees approved a bill to allow sales of large-container hemp beverages and to let medical cannabis dispensaries add adult-use marijuana sales without local approval.
Wisconsin’s Assembly minority leader said Democrats see cannabis legalization as a way to generate revenue to pay for other priorities.
Oklahoma regulators expanded a recall of medical cannabis products.
Michigan regulators published a monthly report on disciplinary actions taken against marijuana businesses.
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