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Doubling The Amount Of THC In Marijuana Doesn’t Get You Twice As High, New Study Shows (Op-Ed)
“The high rises quickly at low doses, but extra THC soon adds less and less, which backs the advice to start low and go slow.” By Isabella Goodwin, Australian Catholic University and Amir Englund,...
10 days ago
No, Marijuana Doesn’t Cause Users To Become Violent, Despite Alarmist Reports (Op-Ed)
“Ice cream sales rise and fall alongside drownings, yet nobody thinks ice cream causes drowning. Hot weather makes people eat more ice cream and swim more, linking the two. Cannabis and violence may...
11 days ago
Missouri Doesn’t Need More Marijuana Business Licenses, State Study Says, But Questions Remain About Ownership Concentration
“Ownership-based analyses would provide a more comprehensive assessment of market structure by evaluating concentration across common ownership groups.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent...
11 days ago
White-Collar Investigations Often Begin Long Before an Arrest
In California, a white-collar investigation rarely starts with arrests. Investigators often gather records, interview witnesses, review transactions, and contact people months before anyone faces...
11 days ago
New York To Open First Adult-Use Cannabis Nursery License Applications – Probably be grown up by the time they are issues!
I imagine they’ll have to call them post-doctoral by the time they get around to actually being issued, it is New York! New York will open applications for adult-use cannabis nursery licenses on Nov....
12 days ago
New Poll Finds Massachusetts Cannabis Repeal Question Unpopular With Voters
Yet another Massachusetts poll found that voters seem poised to reject Question 8, which seeks to repeal the state’s adult-use cannabis industry regulations. The poll, conducted by the University of...
12 days ago
Talarico Wants To Partner With Trump On Legalizing Marijuana If He Wins Texas Senate Race
James Talarico, the Democratic candidate running to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate in next month’s elections, says he wants to team up with President Donald Trump to federally legalize marijuana...
12 days ago
New Hampshire GOP Governor And Democratic Challenger Clash On Marijuana At Debate
New Hampshire’s Republican governor and the Democratic candidate running to unseat her in next month’s elections highlighted their opposing views on marijuana legalization at a debate on Thursday. “I...
12 days ago
Cory Booker Calls Out DEA For Holding Past Employee Convictions Against Marijuana Businesses Seeking Rescheduling Protections
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is calling out the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) over a policy that at least one medical marijuana dispensary owner says could force her to fire good employees if she...
12 days ago
Colorado’s Cannabis Regulator Left Consumers Exposed to Contaminated Products for Years, Audit Finds
Nearly three-quarters of marijuana processed for sale in Colorado evaded pesticide testing, and contaminated products sat on store shelves for as long as three years before regulators issued a public...
12 days ago
DEA judge rejects cannabis rescheduling opponents’ request for delay (Newsletter: October 23, 2026)
AG Blanche not trying to “micromanage” state marijuana laws; WI gov candidates on cannabis; Poll: MA voters see legalization benefits Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox...
12 days ago
Annual Review of Criminology Review Article The Links Between Cannabis and Crime: Examining the Evidence from Recent Policy Experiments
Thanks to Lex Pelger and his wonderful newsletter for the pointer Rosalie Liccardo Pacula1, Rosanna Smart2, Seema Pessar1 and Landen Scott1 View Affiliations and Author Notes Vol. 10...
12 days ago
Virginia State Sen. Indicted on Federal Cannabis Distribution Charges
Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas (D) of Portsmouth was taken into federal custody Thursday and indicted on charges of racketeering and money laundering related to her cannabis business, WAVY reports....
12 days ago
The Medical Cannabis & Psilocybin (MCAP) Section has now published budget information on the psilocybin website.
The Medical Cannabis & Psilocybin (MCAP) Section has now published budget information on the psilocybin website. MCAP Psilocybin – Budget Information Prevention and Wellness Oregon Psilocybin...
13 days ago
DOJ Isn’t ‘Micromanaging’ State Marijuana Laws With Prosecution Of Virginia Senator, Blanche Says
Attorney General Todd Blanche is emphasizing that the Department of Justice’s prosecution of a top Virginia senator for an alleged marijuana distribution, racketeering and money laundering conspiracy...
13 days ago
Cannabis voter guide to the 2026 midterm elections
Leafly's 2026 cannabis voter guide for the midterms is the only plan you need to protect your access to cannabis this election. The post Cannabis voter guide to the 2026 midterm elections appeared...
13 days ago
Top Virginia Senator Faces Federal Marijuana And Fraud Charges
“The purpose of her enterprise included trafficking large quantities of illegal marijuana, creating generational wealth for members and associates of her criminal enterprise.” By Markus Schmidt,...
13 days ago
DEA Judge Denies Marijuana Rescheduling Opponents’ Request To Reopen Hearing For More Testimony, But Allows New Briefs
A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge has rejected marijuana rescheduling opponents’ request to reopen an ongoing hearing on the Trump administration’s proposed reform for a new round of...
13 days ago
Wisconsin Democratic And GOP Governor Candidates Agree On Legalizing Marijuana In Some Form During Debate
The Democratic and Republican nominees to be the next governor of Wisconsin agree that marijuana should be legalized for some uses—but they disagree on how far the state should move toward cannabis...
13 days ago
What to Do After a Cannabis Arrest in California
An arrest turns your life upside down fast. In the moment, your to-do list is short: say nothing about the facts, and hold onto every scrap of paper. After that, draft a private timeline, check your...
13 days ago