A Texas judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the enforcement of new state rules restricting access to hemp-derived products such as smokable THCA flower. The ruling on Friday comes in a lawsuit brought by a coalition of hemp industry leaders and advocacy organizations that claim the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and…

Three out of five Americans say it should be legal for people to grow their own marijuana plants at home, according to a new poll that also shows cannabis consumers are broadly concerned about harmful pesticides in the products they consume. The survey, which was conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Royal Queen…

With 4/20 approaching and marijuana once again at the center of national conversation, NORML has launched the 2026 NORML Cannabis Freedom Survey , a rapid-response poll asking consumers a simple question: Where you live, how free do you feel to consume cannabis? This survey is designed to capture real-time sentiment from cannabis consumers across the…

Maryland lawmakers have passed legislation to provide legal protections for veterinarians who recommend medical marijuana to animals, sending the legislation to the governor’s desk. The House of Delegates approved one version of the measure in a unanimous 137-0 vote on Tuesday, weeks after the Senate cleared it by a tally of 45-0. And on Wednesday,…

The Connecticut Senate has passed a bill to expand a pilot program that’s meant to explore the therapeutic potential of psychedelics such as psilocybin and MDMA. The legislation sponsored by the Joint Committee on Public Health cleared the full Senate in a unanimous 35-0 vote on Wednesday. It now heads to the House of Representatives.…

Someone in the Trump administration is “holding up” the completion of  a marijuana rescheduling proposal, according to a longtime advisor to the president. It’s been more than three months since President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Department of Justice to finalize a rule to move cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled…

Those who consume cannabis the previous evening perform no differently than non-consumers on cognitive measures, according to data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports. Canadian investigators assessed cognitive performance in a cohort of cannabis consumers and similarly matched abstainers. Consumers smoked cannabis 12 to 15 hours prior to testing. Researchers reported “no…

Virginia’s governor has signed a pair of bills that will legalize a form of psilocybin under state law if and when the psychedelic is approved by federal officials. “Upon approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of a formulation of psilocybin designed to be administered by a health care professional in a health…

There’s been a new breakthrough in the development of a marijuana breathalyzer, with a study partly funded by the Justice Department showing a potential pathway for a “portable, low cost” device that looks like an inhaler for asthma, built with 3-D printed material that can detect delta-9 THC without secondary lab analysis. The study, led…

A coalition of Texas hemp industry leaders and advocacy organizations are suing state officials over recently enacted rules restricting access to hemp-derived products such as smokable THCA flower. The lawsuit, brought by the Texas Hemp Business Council (THBC), Hemp Industry & Farmers of America (HIFA) and several businesses, alleges that the Department of State Health Services…

Marijuana sales are increasing as purchases of alcohol are declining, according to a new federal report from the Canadian government. Retailers in the country sold C$5.5 billion worth of legal recreational cannabis products in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, Statistics Canada reported, representing a 6.1 percent increase from the previous annual period. Meanwhile,…

A $10 million payment tied to a Florida Medicaid settlement moved through the Hope Florida Foundation, into two anti-drug nonprofits, and then into a political committee fighting marijuana legalization. Public filings also show a major funding surge at SAM Action during the same period. The full picture remains incomplete, but the overlap, timing, and money…

Maryland lawmakers have sent the governor a bill to extend a psychedelics task force through the end of 2027, charging it with developing updated recommendations on expanding therapeutic access to the novel substances and potentially creating a regulatory framework for broader legalization. The House of Delegates on Thursday voted 109-24 to approve a Senate-passed version…

An advisory council appointed by the Governor is recommending lawmakers enact regulations overseeing the licensed sale of cannabis products to adults. An interim report issued last week by the North Carolina Advisory Council on Cannabis concludes: “The status quo is not an option. … The Council agrees that a well-regulated market … is a safer…