Ben Adlin

Ben is a writer and editor covering cannabis since 2011, including as a senior news editor for Leafly. He is currently senior editor at Marijuana Moment. He lives in Seattle.

Cannabis Use Among Older Adults Almost Doubles in Three Years

A new study supported by AARP shows that marijuana use by older people in the United States has nearly doubled…

September 13, 2024

Cannabis Legalization a Potential Vote-Winner in Key Swing States: Poll

A new public opinion survey in the key presidential election swing states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin shows that voters…

September 3, 2024

Growing Acceptance of Cannabis in Sports, Highlights NFL-Funded Study

New research funded by the National Football League (NFL) highlights the growing acceptability of therapeutic cannabis in sports. But it…

August 23, 2024

Olympia, WA, Decriminalizes Psychedelic Plants and Fungi

Leaders in Washington State’s capital city of Olympia voted unanimously on August 13 to pass a resolution locally decriminalizing psilocybin…

August 15, 2024

Teen Cannabis Use Has Fallen Amid Legalization, CDC Data Show

Newly published results of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey show a decline in the proportion of…

August 8, 2024

NIDA Leadership Calls for “All Three” OUD Medications in Prisons and Jails

A top federal drug official is calling for the government to move “away from criminalization” under the drug war, saying…

July 16, 2024

NH Residents Heavily Support Cannabis Legalization Bill That Lawmakers Just Killed

A new poll shows that nearly two thirds of New Hampshire residents support legalizing marijuana, while nearly as many said…

June 21, 2024

Federal Watchdog to DEA: Improve Religious Psychedelic Exemptions Plan

A federal government watchdog agency says in a new report that the Drug Enforcement Administration should improve the process through…

June 3, 2024

Psilocybin Study: No Change in View of God. Some Change in View of Bugs.

A new study by Johns Hopkins University researchers on the effects of psychedelics suggests that—contrary to some earlier evidence—a single…

May 14, 2024

NH Governor Says He’ll Only Sign Marijuana Legalization on His Terms

With a House-passed marijuana legalization bill now pending in the New Hampshire Senate, Governor Chris Sununu (R) is repeating his…

May 7, 2024