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A top federal health official is again touting the therapeutic “promise” of psychedelics such as psilocybin and MDMA—though she says the drugs’ Schedule I status remains a research barrier to scientifically validating their efficacy. In a blog post this month, National Institution on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Director Nora Volkow said the “potential use of psychedelics…

Marijuana use appears to be more of a green flag, rather than a red flag, for Americans who are dating, according to a new poll. Drug Rehab USA surveyed 1,000 people with recent dating experience to learn about how substance use in a potential partner is perceived. It found that just one in four respondents…

A Democratic congresswoman is pushing the federal government to consider “relaxing” strict drug testing rules for transportation workers that punish people for marijuana use outside of work hours that doesn’t actually lead to being high on the job. Rep. Emily Randall (D-WA) told colleagues at a hearing this month that current policy is impeding efforts…

“Some licensees believed they were permitted to bring in clones or tissue cultures as well as seeds on an ongoing basis.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent At least seven marijuana cultivation facilities in Missouri have been fined over the last year for breaking what’s known in the industry as the “immaculate conception rule.” Marijuana can’t…