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.

    Congressional Resolution Demands Cannabis Equity, Push for UN Reform

    The Democratic co-chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus have reintroduced a resolution “urging action ...

    Work on MN Marijuana Record Expungements “Well Underway”

    Minnesota’s Department of Public Safety posted an update on the state’s mandated expungement of ...

    Why People Often Prefer Cannabis to Other Sleep Aids

    A new survey of cannabis consumers with sleep issues found that most preferred to ...

    NIDA to Fund Development of New Psychedelics-Based SUD Treatments

    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is soliciting proposals to develop psychedelics into treatments ...

    “Drug Legalization Handbook” Urges Individual Reparations, Repealing CSA

    It’s time to end prohibition and instead legalize and regulate all drugs, according to ...

    Marijuana Possession More Than One-Quarter of 2022 Drug Arrests, FBI Says

    Arrests for marijuana made up nearly one-third of all drug arrests in the United ...

    California Campaign for $5 Billion Psychedelic Research Agency Is Live

    Signature-gathering has officially kicked off to qualify an initiative for California’s 2024 ballot that ...

    Portland, Maine, to Decriminalize Psychedelic Plants and Fungi

    The City Council in Portland, Maine, has voted to deprioritize the local enforcement of ...

    “Our Reparations”—Black PA Lawmakers Demand Equity in Legalization

    A group of Pennsylvania lawmakers spoke on September 22 about the path ahead for ...

    Oregon to Weigh Recriminalizing Drug Possession, Adding New Penalties

    A group in Oregon wants to criminalize drug possession again, having unveiled two versions ...