Nora Volkow

During an event organized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, titled “Exploring Psychedelics & Entactogens to Treat Psychiatric Disorders,” two officials noted the challenges scientists face in conducting research into Schedule I substances such as...

Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act is poised to end up on the House floor next week, reported Marijuana Moment. Rumors of a floor vote, coming from a congressional staffer and a key advocate familiar with the high-level discussions and another source close to Marijuana...

The DEA recently increased its quota for psilocybin for 2022, as well as for the legal production of psychedelic drugs such as MDMA and DMT, in response to heightened demand and interest within the scientific community to research the effectiveness of these psychedelic drugs in the ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) finally authorized two cannabis companies to harvest marijuana for research purposes, reported Marijuana Moment, ending a five-decade federal monopoly. Why is this important?  Because a farm functioning as part of the ...

Data released on Wednesday from the University of Michigan’s annual Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey has shown an unprecedented year-over-year decline in young people’s use of marijuana and other controlled substances. The authors noted, “The percentage of...