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Federal researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) say they’ve made the first-ever detection of THC in human breath following the consumption of infused edibles—a possible step forward in terms of field testing for cannabis impairment. But more research is necessary, they add, pointing to “uncertainty of breath measurements” and the need…

Original publication: November 1986. BREEDING FOR BIG BUDS HARVEST ’86 BY JORGE CERVANTES “Look at the size of that thing, I must be hallucinating,” said Tim as he stared in awe at the huge six-inch diameter flower top. “What did you put in this joint to make me see things twice as big as life?…

City officials in Dallas have paused the implementation of a voter-approved ordinance (the Dallas Freedom Act) limiting the ability of local police to make low-level marijuana possession arrests. Sixty-seven percent of Dallas voters approved the marijuana depenalization ordinance in November. Dallas is the latest Texas city to shelve its voter-initiated depenalization law after Attorney General…

New federal health data indicate that while past-year marijuana use in the U.S. overall has climbed in recent years, the rise has been “driven by increases…among adults 26 years or older.” As for younger Americans, rates of both past-year use and cannabis use disorder, by contrast, “remained stable among adolescents and young adults between 2021…