marijuana

The Pernicious Myth of Fentanyl-Laced Cannabis

A recent Washington Post piece on the ever-worsening increase in drug poisoning deaths has reanimated angst over the supposed issue…

July 20, 2021

Chuck Schumer Reveals the First-Ever Senate Marijuana Legalization Bill

The first draft of a long-anticipated Senate bill to federally legalize marijuana has been released—and its sponsors are asking for…

July 14, 2021

Biden Picks Dr. Rahul Gupta to Lead Federal Drug Policy During Historic Overdose Crisis

Former West Virginia health commissioner Dr. Rahul Gupta will lead President Joe Biden's response to the deadliest overdose crisis in…

July 13, 2021

Brazil Gains Ground on Medical Marijuana, in Defiance of Bolsonaro

In June, after a series of delays, a special commission of Brazil’s lower house of Congress finally voted on Bill…

July 6, 2021

Why Rhode Island Cannabis Activists Want Worker-Owned Co-Ops

This may be the year Rhode Island legalizes marijuana for adult use. But state lawmakers and the governor, having struggled…

June 29, 2021

Mexico Supreme Court Legalizes Marijuana After Politicians Fail

Nearly three years after Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that the nation’s marijuana prohibition is unconstitutional, it voted on June 28 to…

June 29, 2021

Connecticut’s Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Protects Youth, Students

The Connecticut bill signed into law on June 22 legalizing, taxing and regulating cannabis for adults 21 and older has…

June 23, 2021

Ninety-One Percent of Recent NYPD Marijuana Arrests Were of Black or Hispanic People

Police in New York City continued to arrest and issue summons to thousands of people over simple marijuana possession in…

June 21, 2021

Cannabis Lounges Coming to Nevada—What Does This Mean for Social Equity?

On June 4, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) signed Assembly Bill 341, a bill allowing for cannabis consumption lounges throughout…

June 14, 2021

Bill Would Finally Let Researchers Obtain Marijuana From Dispensaries

A congressional committee plans to vote this week on a bill that would allow researchers to study marijuana products from…

June 7, 2021