Alright folks, let’s cut through the bullshit and talk about where we really stand with cannabis legalization in 2026. And spoiler alert: it’s a mess of contradictions that would make Kafka weep. Here’s the reality—we’ve got states where you can walk into a dispensary, buy an ounce of premium flower, and legally grow a small…
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“It goes back to the heart of criminalization of marijuana in certain communities. And those are communities that are communities typical of people of color.” By Andrea Tinker, Alabama Reflector The Alabama House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill that prohibits smoking or vaping marijuana in a car with children. HB 72, sponsored by Rep.…
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“To constitute a violation…marijuana in a vehicle must be of a usable quantity, in imminently usable condition, and readily accessible to an occupant.” By Nigel Duara, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When it comes to impaired driving and the state’s open container law, a rolled and ready…
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Cannabis is legal across much of America. So why is one of legalization’s longest-standing activists still facing jail time in Idaho? Cannabis legalization has transformed the United States. Dispensaries operate openly, billion-dollar companies trade publicly, and politicians routinely celebrate the end of prohibition. Yet for Dana Beal, one of the longest-standing figures in the American…
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NORML’s Amicus Committee today filed an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Hemani, arguing that the federal government’s categorical ban on firearm ownership for individuals with a history of marijuana use violates the Second Amendment. “For centuries, Americans cultivated, consumed, and prescribed cannabis without any suggestion…
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The National Rifle Association (NRA)–arguably the most influential gun rights lobbying group in the U.S.—has joined top drug policy reform organizations and other interests in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to declare the federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana consumers unconstitutional. In one of the latest amici briefs to be filed ahead of oral…
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As she works to find Republican colleagues to join her in the push for federal marijuana legalization, a Democratic senator has a “theory” about how to get President Donald Trump on board: Give him a cannabis business license so he can “make a ton of money.” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) discussed her plans to advance…
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As Virginia lawmakers advance legislation to expand the state’s current marijuana law by legalizing and regulating recreational sales, a new poll shows that they have the support of a majority of registered voters. Sixty percent of respondents in the survey released on Wednesday by The Wason Center at Christopher Newport University support allowing retail adult-use…
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A new study suggests that cannabis-infused beverages may help reduce the harms of alcohol drinking by providing an alternative for consumers. Public health researchers have long searched for realistic ways to reduce the toll of alcohol, a substance linked to nearly 200 diseases and injuries worldwide, and the new paper sheds light on the role…
Cannabis-Infused Drinks Offer Consumers A ‘Harm Reduction’ Alternative To Alcohol, Read More »
New Hampshire lawmakers advanced a bipartisan bill to legalize the regulated use of psilocybin for medical purposes, while rejecting a separate measure on therapeutic access to the psychedelic. Weeks after holding an initial hearing on both proposals, the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee voted 18-0 on Wednesday to approve HB 1809 from…
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