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A Drug Enforcement Administration judge has cancelled a hearing to consider the Biden administration’s proposal to reclassify marijuana under federal drug laws amid allegations that officials at the agency have conferred with witnesses opposed to the plan. Administrative Law Judge John Mulrooney

The Marijuana Policy Project examined national and state-level data on percentages of student cannabis use before and after cannabis laws were enacted. In a January 9, 2025, press release, the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) announced it had compiled data from various reports related to the effect of

A new bill was introduced to California’s state assembly which would allow hemp-derived products with limited quantities of THC, alleviating the previous ban. In September 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom, announced new emergency regulations which were aimed at protecting young children from

Known for servicing food orders from restaurants, grocery stores, and more, DoorDash is expanding their offerings to include hemp-derived tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) products in certain states for on-demand delivery (1). According to the company’s press release (1), customers

HAMILTON, Ohio — A woman has gone viral on TikTok after she claimed a Hamilton Burger King worker gave her marijuana with her order. The woman, JannaBama on TikTok, said in her video posted Sunday that she went to the Burger King drive-thru to order her daughter chicken fries. When she checked her

Minnesota recreational marijuana dispensaries were supposed to open sometime in early 2025, but Sen. Mark Koran (R – North Branch) told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS there will likely be significant delays in the process. Koran said a recent court ruling stopped the issuance of licenses for people who wish to

In December, Colorado garnered over $19 million in marijuana tax revenue, bringing 2024’s total to over a quarter billion. According to data released today by the Colorado Department of Revenue , the state made $19,141,932 in taxes from December’s roughly $95 million in sales. This brings the total

The New York State Office of Cannabis Management released reports highlighting their work over the past year. The annual report goes into detail about the licensing processing, social and economic equity efforts and how they continue to prioritize public health and safety. The report also showed the

2024 was a rough year for cannabis investors, but 2025 could be much better. Here are my top eight predictions for the cannabis sector for the year ahead. It’s been a rough ride for cannabis investors. Will the new year bring better price action? I think so. Here are my top eight predictions for the

Don Danielson of Sedro Woolley is the kind of person who would rather point to the evidence than state his opinion. When he wants to explain how popular his 27-year-old son Brandon was when he died, he describes the turnout at his son’s funeral in 2019. Hundreds of people packed the church. It was

Advocates accuse Drug Enforcement Administration of blocking the reclassification of cannabis as a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act Pro-cannabis businesses have accused the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration of "an unalterably closed mind" toward lowering marijuana to a less

TALLAHASSEE — In what could be a first-of-its-kind ruling in Florida, an appeals court Tuesday said a drug-sniffing dog's alert did not justify police searching a car because the dog could not differentiate between medical marijuana and illegal pot. The ruling by a three-judge panel of the 5th

The study found that individuals with a history of cannabis use exhibited differences in brain structure and function compared to non-users, particularly in measures of white matter integrity and brain network connectivity. However, advanced genetic analyses indicated these differences are unlikely

The judge’s rule favored the paramedic who allegedly faced unlawful discrimination. According to the case, the discrimination concerned his off-duty use of medical marijuana. In this case, the plaintiff filed a lawsuit against Hillsborough County after taking a forced administrative leave in 2019

WASHINGTON — The nation’s marijuana industry is optimistic that President-elect Donald Trump will take steps to legalize pot on the national level, but some who hope to develop the industry in Minnesota say that could severely hamper their efforts. Why? Because the state’s nascent marijuana industry

Ohio’s newly launched recreational marijuana market is already turning heads nationwide, with experts calling it one of the most successful rollouts in U.S. history. Ben Burstein, a national marijuana sales analyst with LeafLink, said Ohio’s approach to launching its recreational cannabis market has

Profits from sales of recreational marijuana are in the tens of millions, the Division of Cannabis Control reports. As of Dec. 30, sales of recreational marijuana were reported to have exceeded $242 million of the more than $2.2 billion in total product sales, including medical marijuana. More than

The U.S. Justice Department took significant steps toward changing the legal status of cannabis in May by beginning the process to move the substance from schedule 1 to schedule 3, a less-restrictive category under federal drug laws. This shift is noteworthy because it reflects the recommendations

2024 was a primarily lean and flat year for the U.S. cannabis industry. The state-legal cannabis industry has been volatile from its inception, and 2024 represented a year of winnowing with many cannabis businesses failing. 2025 has some light on the horizon, though, with the prospect of the Drug

A recently published study measured the habits of cannabis and alcohol use in adults over time. The study replicated and expanded on an article published earlier this year, which had found that for adults 18 and older, daily cannabis use was more prevalent than daily alcohol use in 2022. This new