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The Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing a new rule to update its drug testing guidelines, revising terminology around cannabis in a way that provides more specificity related to THC. In a notice published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, DOT said it is proposing the rule change to “harmonize” with cannabis terminology adopted by…

A new federally funded study has found that, in states where marijuana remains criminalized, there’s significantly more sales of lesser-regulated hemp cannabinoid products like delta-8 THC. Researchers at the University of California San Diego investigated cannabis sales trends for the study, which was published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on Wednesday, concluding that…

Ben Carson, who led President Donald Trump’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) during his first term, is speaking out against a marijuana rescheduling proposal that the current administration is actively considering. In an op-ed published by Fox News on Thursday, the former HUD secretary suggested that reclassifying cannabis as a Schedule III drug…

President Donald Trump’s former senior advisor Kellyanne Conway has been the “biggest champion” of marijuana rescheduling within the president’s “inner circle,” a GOP congressman tells Marijuana Moment. As Trump weighs a proposal to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), co-chair of the Congressional…

Adults are twice as likely to consume unregulated delta-8 THC products in jurisdictions where cannabis is criminally prohibited, according to data published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Investigators affiliated with Stanford University and the University of California at San Diego assessed delta-8-THC use patterns in a nationally representative cohort of 1,500+ adults. Consistent…

[PRESS RELEASE] – PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 3, 2025 – Whitney Economics (WE), a global leader in cannabis and hemp business consulting, data and economic research, announced it has issued a comprehensive cannabis and hemp beverage report that examines the emerging THC beverage industry from a policy perspective, and addresses demand and estimates legal sales by state.“A…

Well-populated states like Texas, Georgia and North Carolina represent substantial business opportunities for those who cultivate, manufacture or retail cannabis, should prohibitionist policies be reversed.While North Carolina prohibits medical and adult-use cannabis, many reform advocates don’t recognize Texas and Georgia’s low-THC medical-only cannabis programs because of their restrictive natures.Florida and Pennsylvania also symbolize catalysts for…