Fentanyl seized at the Arizona border. (CBP)
NE Judge Upholds MedMJ Initiatives Victory, Team Trump Takes Aim at Fentanyl, More... (11/27/24)
A federal appeals court has upheld a Mississippi ban on medical marijuana advertising, and more.
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Organic Section at Chalice, a Golden Grail Group dispensary in Portland, OR (Photo Credit: Vincent Deschamps)Is Your Pot Organic? A New Retail Program Will Help You Find Out [FEATURE]
The "Organic Section" program from regenerative organic marijuana certifier Sun+Earth aims to let marijuana consumers be informed about what's in their weed. -
President-elect Trump's nominee to head the FDA thinks marijuana is a gateway drug. (Pixabay)Progressive Lawmakers Want Biden to Act on Pot Before Leaving Office, DPA Issues Draft Executive Order on Marijuana, More... (11/26/24)
President-elect Trump's FDA nominee holds some old-fashioned views on marijuana, Pittsburgh has an ordinance protecting the employment rights of medical marijuana patients, and more. -
Trekking toward Mt. Everest in Nepal, where an MP has just filed a bill to legalize marijuana. (Pixabay)FDA Approves Marijuana PTSD Study for Vets, DOJ Suspends DEA Airline Passenger Asset Forfeiture Program, More... (11/25/24)
A DEA administrative law judge is pondering a request to remove the agency as a proponent in rescheduling marijuana, a Nepalese MP has filed a bill to legalize marijuana in a country once famed for its hash, and more. -
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is a lonely Republican calling for comprehensive marijuana reform instead of "half-assed" measures. (Senate.gov)GOP Senator Knocks "Half-Assed" Marijuana Reform Measures, Patient ODs at BC Hospital After Unsanctioned Safe Injection Site Closes, More... (11/20/24)
An Indiana group backed by Republicans calls for "safe and regulated" marijuana, but won't say the word "legalization," and more. -
Nebraska voters approved medical marijuana, but GOP elected officials want to nullify that vote. (Creative Commons)NE MedMJ Initiative Victories Could Be Nullified, Unsanctioned Safe Injection Sites Pop Up in BC, More... (11/19/24)
A looming DEA hearing on marijuana rescheduling could include more participants than originally envisioned, and more. -
Australia's Parliament House in Canberra. Lawmakers there will vote on marijuana legalization this month. (Creative Commons)House Bill Would Authorize Military Force Against Cartels, NY Pot Farmers Sue State, More... (11/18/24
The Australian parliament will vote on a marijuana legalization bill this month, and more. -
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The Trump HHS nominee is good on psychedelics and marijuana, but has plenty of other controversial positions. (Creative Commons)Trump Nominates RFK Jr. to Head HHS, NY Regulators Give Social Equity Pot Shot Operators a Break, More... (11/15/24)
A Vermont legislative advisory working group on therapeutic psychedelics says the state is not ready to go there yet, and more. -
Former US Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL). Is this the next US attorney general?Drug Czar Lauds Decline in ODs, Texas Pot Bills Prefiled, More... (11/14/24)
President-Elect Trump has nominated MAGA bomb thrower but marijuana-friendly Matt Gaetz to head the Justice Department, and more. -
Trump "border czar" pick Tom Homan wants to send US Special Forces after the cartels. (Creative Commons)Trump Border Czar Pick Wants to Wipe Cartels "Off the Face of the Earth," More... (11/13/24)
Iran hangs two more drug prisoners, Italy moves toward banning hemp flower products, and more.