[#item_full_content] Federal officials say they will prioritize issuing tax-related guidance for marijuana businesses within the next year in light of the Trump administration’s move to federally reschedule cannabis. Moving marijuana from…
[#item_full_content] If voters approve Question 8 on Election Day, the sale of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts would once again be barred. Read More
[#item_full_content] America’s multibillion-dollar market for impairing hemp products faces potential elimination before the end of the year. Read More
[#item_full_content] A government-funding bill last month delayed the effective date of a hemp THC ban to Dec. 11 to give Congress time to consider regulations. Read More
[#item_full_content] Medical marijuana helps people with autism ease their anxiety and depression, according a new study conducted by state officials in Minnesota. The research, which involved 1,800 patients enrolled in the…
[#item_full_content] A Republican congressman whose reelection bid is being boosted by donations from some of the U.S.’s largest marijuana businesses says the legalization of cannabis is “hurting” society. A question posed…
[#item_full_content] The latest in a series of polls ahead of the November elections continues to show that a sizable majority Massachusetts voters oppose a measure on the ballot that would roll…
[#item_full_content] Texas’s attorney general—who is also the Republican nominee in a hard-fought race for a U.S. Senate seat in November—has accepted more than $500,000 in political donations from the alcohol industry…
[#item_full_content] Some hemp businesses that have been fighting the state of Ohio over tougher marijuana regulations passed after voters legalized marijuana in 2023 are saying there’s a double standard in place. Read…
[#item_full_content] Democratic lawmakers in Pennsylvania’s Senate are stepping up the push to legalize marijuana in the state by scheduling a hearing focused on the issue for this week. The Pennsylvania Senate…
[#item_full_content] This year’s event billed itself as the “first overtly political” Freedom Rally since recreational marijuana was legalized across the state in 2016. Read More
[#item_full_content] Hemp-derived THC products could be restricted by the end of the year, worrying several South Carolina business owners. Read More
[#item_full_content] In Massachusetts, surveys have signaled declines in youth pot use post-legalization. Read More
[#item_full_content] The Minns Labor Government’s legislation to create a more commonsense system for drivers who use lawfully prescribed medicinal cannabis has passed the NSW Parliament. Read More
[#item_full_content] I am writing in relation to Quin Hillyer's commentary on the new marijuana dispensary on Bourbon Street. What concerns me is what his story of decadence and debauchery omits. Read More
[#item_full_content] A political action committee that shares the same treasurer as President Donald Trump’s own super PAC is using money raised from marijuana business donations to launch a series of ads…
[#item_full_content] "Acknowledging the risks of cannabis is not the same as demonstrating that prohibition is better public policy," writes one reader. Read More
[#item_full_content] “If they make a change in the drinks, then this is something we will have to look at in January…putting a framework around specifically the drinks.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri…
[#item_full_content] The advisory was issued amid a string of U.S. travelers getting arrested in other countries. Read More
[#item_full_content] A federal appeals court has rejected a request from a drug testing industry association and a pharmaceutical company to block the Trump administration from moving forward with federal cannabis rescheduling…
[#item_full_content] “The law is very clear. You can vaporize flower and then of course vaporize the vape oil. So, the only thing that’s allowed in inhalables is vaporizing.” By Alander Rocha,…
[#item_full_content] The U.S. State Department is warning U.S. citizens against traveling internationally while carrying marijuana or CBD products. “U.S. citizens are subject to local laws,” the department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs…
[#item_full_content] The U.S. government warns travelers not to take marijuana or cannabis products abroad, as local laws apply, with severe penalties possible even if they are legal in the U.S. Read More
[#item_full_content] President Donald Trump commuted the federal marijuana sentences of Jerry Haymon IV and Kevin Harden as his administration continues a broader process that Read More
[#item_full_content] “Eliminating a competing channel is not the same as regulating it… Responsible operators on both sides should want rules that protect consumers and make it harder for bad actors to…
Thailand's government is moving to recriminalise cannabis, plunging into limbo an industry estimated to be worth over $1 billion that has boomed since the substance was taken off the country's…
The minute Gov. Greg Abbott decided to veto a proposed ban on THC products in Texas, everyone in the state knew Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wouldn’t be happy. The minute Gov.…
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A bill to regulate, tax, and restrict the sale of consumable products containing psychoactive chemicals derived from hemp won final approval Thursday in the Alabama Legislature.Legislators who sponsored the bill…
One of the chief advocates for legalized cannabis three years ago, Slater said he’s concerned about the THC beverages' safety. One of the chief advocates for legalized cannabis three years ago,…
The Ann Arbor Hash Bash still has a political message in its 54th year. The Ann Arbor Hash Bash still has a political message in its 54th year. Read More
Understanding the consumable hemp bills making their way through the Texas Legislature feels like a bit of a chemistry lesson. Understanding the consumable hemp bills making their way through the Texas…
Understanding the consumable hemp bills making their way through the Texas Legislature feels like a bit of a chemistry lesson. Understanding the consumable hemp bills making their way through the Texas…
Understanding the consumable hemp bills making their way through the Texas Legislature feels like a bit of a chemistry lesson. Understanding the consumable hemp bills making their way through the Texas…
A federal department wants more control over legal cannabis- but until it rescheduled or more, there hands are tied.Legal marijuana has turned out to be surprisingly popular. It has been…
A federal department wants more control over legal cannabis- but until it rescheduled or more, there hands are tied.Legal marijuana has turned out to be surprisingly popular. It has been…
WINDSOR — Having been banned for 11 years, recreational marijuana sales are coming back before Windsor voters to see how a new crop of residents feels about the drug. The town…
[[ Netanyahu accuses Biden of delaying weapons, but US insists arms are flowing"> The Latest ]] The California State Fair is set to become the first in the nation to allow…
A new bill to legalize the adult recreational use of marijuana is about to be unveiled in the state House by a bipartisan pair of legislators, including Pittsburgh's Emily Kinkead.…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida says he’ll be voting in November against a ballot amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in his state, a deeply…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida says he’ll be voting in November against a ballot amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in his state, a…
Lawmakers in the New Hampshire House have rejected Senate changes to a bill that would legalize marijuana in the state. The move means House and Senate negotiators now have a…
The US Department of Justice said Thursday that the attorney general has begun a rule-changing process that if finalized would reclassify marijuana as a schedule III drug. It's been considered a schedule…
The Department of Justice took a significant step Thursday toward reclassifying marijuana as lower risk and less harmful, with President Joe Biden posting a video on social media saying no…
# 238President Biden on Thursday announced plans to move marijuana from the highest controlled substance classification to a lower category.For an administration whose mantra has been “follow the science,” this is perplexing since…
# 238President Biden on Thursday announced plans to move marijuana from the highest controlled substance classification to a lower category.For an administration whose mantra has been “follow the science,” this is perplexing since…
President Biden on Thursday publicly endorsed the Justice Department’s recommendation to loosen restrictions on marijuana, a long-expected measure that marks a historic shift in the nation’s drug policy.“Far too many…
Skip to main contentNewslettersChron LogoNewslettersPoliticsTexas, like many other Southern states, has barred direct democratic action since the Reconstruction era. The consequences affect issues from weed legalization to abortion law.The fight…
Skip to main contentNewslettersChron LogoNewslettersPoliticsTexas, like many other Southern states, has barred direct democratic action since the Reconstruction era. The consequences affect issues from weed legalization to abortion law.The fight…
[[{"value":"INDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. government has started the process to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.The move means the government would recognize that pot has medical benefits, but the…