marijuana

Numerous studies have linked state-level marijuana legalization to reduced alcohol use, but new federally funded research conducted by state officials in Oregon is shedding light on how access to cannabis retailers specifically is an important factor underlying the trend. Researchers at Oregon State University and the Oregon Public Health Division sought to further investigate the…

Ohio has more than 4,000 small businesses and family-owned businesses that sell hemp products, according to the lawsuit. By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal Ohio stores and restaurants can continue to sell intoxicating hemp products through at least early December. Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Carl Aveni extended the temporary restraining order on…

“If it’s intoxicating, it’s damaging.” By Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector While Kansas remains one of the last states in the nation without legalized medical or recreational marijuana, THC-infused drinks have evaded scrutiny from officials. The question of the legality of the drinks came up Thursday at a meeting of a joint legislative committee on security.…

“If you smoked a joint when you were 18, in 2002, in your 40s, you should not have barriers to housing, or employment, or public services.” By Jake Zuckerman, Signal Cleveland This story was originally published by Signal Cleveland. Sign up for their free newsletters at SignalCleveland.org/subscribe. Some of the tens of thousands of Ohioans…

The chief law officers from 37 states and two U.S. territories sent a letter Oct. 24 to U.S. House and Senate committee leaders, asking them to stop “dangerous and intoxicating” hemp-derived THC products from being sold and manufactured.The bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general, including those from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, asked…