cannabis

New Jersey lawmakers have approved a bill to legalize therapeutic access to psilocybin for adults with qualifying health conditions. Weeks after the Assembly Health Committee advanced the legislation—sponsored by Assemblymembers Herb Conaway (D), Clinton Calabrese (D) and Anthony Verrelli (D)—the Assembly Appropriations Committee signed off on it on Thursday. The Health panel last year amended…

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is advising that all safety-sensitive workers must still comply with federal drug testing requirements, even as the president directs the attorney general to complete a cannabis rescheduling process. However, the department didn’t quite specify what would change if marijuana is ultimately moved from Schedule I to Schedule III of…

Research simply does not support the theory that marijuana is a gateway drug (Shutterstock) For decades, the “gateway drug” theory has shaped cannabis policy and public opinion, claiming that marijuana use inevitably leads to harder drugs. But recent research reveals a far more nuanced picture than this simple cause-and-effect narrative suggests. Understanding the Gateway Theory…