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As “Kush,” a synthetic drug ravaging Sierra Leone’s youth, continues to spread, some in the country are questioning whether cannabis legalization could offer a safer path forward. At the United Nations this week, Sierra Leone’s ambassador and current president of the UN Security Council, Michael Imran Kanu, made clear that reform isn’t on the table…
As Synthetic ‘Kush’ Ravages Sierra Leone, Its UN Ambassador Says Read More »
Massachusetts lawmakers have advanced a bill that would require a study into legal barriers facing first responders who wish to use marijuana in compliance with state law. The legislature’s Joint Cannabis Policy Committee on Monday approved the legislation from Sen. Julian Cyr (D), reporting it favorably and sending it to the Senate Ways & Means…
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A coalition of major alcohol industry associations is throwing its weight behind a push to get Congress to ban intoxicating hemp products—at least on a temporary basis before the federal government creates a “robust regulatory framework” for the marketplace. As lawmakers work to finalize appropriations legislation, they’ve felt pressure on both sides of the hemp…
Alcohol Industry Groups Push Congress To Ban Intoxicating Hemp Products—At Read More »
New Study Says Pot Before Drinking Leads To Less Booze Consumption Cannabis as Harm-Reduction Tool? Many seasoned cannabis smokers and alcohol drinkers enjoy combining both substances together. There are many reasons why they choose to mix weed and alcohol. For those with social anxiety, getting high before heading off to a party where…
Getting High Before Drinking Leads to Much Less Alcohol Consumption Read More »
A President’s Plea: Why Colombia’s Petro Is Right About Legalizing Everything When the Victim Tells You to Stop Shooting Colombian President Gustavo Petro did something remarkable last week: he publicly told Donald Trump to legalize marijuana and end the War on Drugs. Not as an academic exercise or a progressive policy proposal, but as an…
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When renowned US film director Paul Thomas Anderson and his Argentine producer Florencia Martin visited the Sisters of the Valley farm in California’s Central Valley, they were stunned. They were scouting locations and finding inspiration for their new film, and that work, the lush greenery, those open landscapes, those distant mountains… all that timeless mystique…
Paul Thomas Anderson Taps Real Weed Nuns for DiCaprio Crime Read More »
The head of a national marijuana reform advocacy organization says pushing back against recent efforts to undermine state-level legalization laws must be a “priority for the entire industry,” urging supporters to take action to resist prohibitionists or else risk jeopardizing years of progress. Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) Executive Director Adam Smith authored a blog post…
Top Marijuana Advocacy Group Says Resisting Efforts To Overturn State Read More »
[PRESS RELEASE] – CHICAGO, Nov. 4, 2025 – Verano Holdings Corp., a leading multistate cannabis company, announced the completion of its previously announced plan to redomicile Verano Holdings Corp. from British Columbia, Canada, to the state of Nevada.The company’s shareholders approved the redomicile at the special meeting of shareholders held on Oct. 27, 2025. The British…
Verano Completes Redomicile of Parent Company From British Columbia to Read More »
Top White House staffers under the Biden administration have shed new light on the mass marijuana pardon and cannabis rescheduling process they helped facilitate, revealing the extent to which they were involved in broader clemency actions that are now under scrutiny by GOP leaders. As part of a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigation…
Former White House Staffers Shed Light On Marijuana Pardon And Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a request from the Trump administration to extend the deadline to submit briefs in a case concerning the constitutionality of a federal ban on gun ownership by people who use marijuana and other drugs. After justices agreed to take the case, U.S. v. Hemani, late last month, DOJ told the court…
Supreme Court Grants Trump Admin’s Request For Deadline Extension In Read More »
