On Election Day, there was one clear winner in America: drug reform. But drug reform was also a clear loser of this insane 2020 election cycle. Sure, voters in Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota legalized recreational cannabis, even as South Dakota, additionally, and Mississippi legalized medical marijuana. But despite these triumphs for the […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC — By now you’ve likely heard it’s a new day in America for marijuana legalization. You’ve heard wrong — at least when it comes to Congress and the federal government. Even after conservative and liberal states alike affirmed ballot initiatives during the election legalizing marijuana just a couple weeks ago, Republican senators are […]Read More
The Republican Party is at a crossroads when it comes to marijuana policy, but you wouldn’t know that if you merely listened to GOP leaders in Washington. While the majority of Republican voters – and a handful of GOP candidates – now support cannabis legalization in one form or another, Republican leaders spent the summer […]Read More
Some American teenagers and college students are engaging in a new social media craze dubbed the “Benadryl challenge.” But the seemingly fun new fad could be deadly, according to an ominous warning released by officials at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA recently released a statement warning young folks not to take diphenhydramine – […]Read More
There seems to be good news for your puppies: Initial studies show promise for using CBD for pets. CBD has entered plenty of markets — from medicine to wellness — but it’s still not clear if this same cannabinoid can be used to treat people’s pets. The American Veterinary Medical Association (or AVMA) sought to […]Read More
Members of the US House of Representatives are now slated to be back in their districts through the election. But some veterans’ groups, sympathetic lawmakers, and cannabis advocates are upset that party leaders decided to postpone a vote on far-reaching legislation to federally decriminalize marijuana until after November’s election. “I think they don’t want to […]Read More
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is investigating a group that allegedly tricked Michiganders into signing a petition to end statewide coronavirus lockdowns. According to victims, the group falsely claimed the petition was for marijuana initiatives and LGBTQ measures, among other issues. The group, Unlock Michigan, is trying to repeal the 1945 Emergency Powers of […]Read More
Forget transportation week. This was supposed to be marijuana week. But House Democratic leaders – who obey Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s every marching, jogging, and, seemingly even her, crawling orders – pulled a historic cannabis legalization bill off the schedule. That move was meant to protect vulnerable moderate Democrats, but it’s angered progressives like Rep. Alexandria […]Read More
Some of the nation’s largest – and wealthiest – news outlets did it again: They helped create a ‘crisis’ that didn’t truly exist. In fact, last year many publications sensationalized and spread misinformation on vaping to all corners of the nation, which only seems to have exacerbated the situation. In reality, experts found the vaping […]Read More
Lock your windows, shut your doors – and consider donning a winter cap: Uncle Sam may be coming for your hair soon. A new proposal by the US Department of Health and Human Services suggests that managers and HR departments across the federal government use hair samples to drug test their employees, and the private […]Read More
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