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Federally funded survey data provided by the University of Michigan indicates that teen marijuana use has declined significantly over the past decade and is now at historic lows. Consistent with data previously reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the ...

A decades-long Danish study has found no significant link between cannabis use and increased age-related cognitive decline in men, challenging persistent stereotypes about cannabis consumers. Key Findings Researchers from the University of Copenhagen followed 5,162 men over an average of 44 years,...

The U.S. Treasury Department has released its quarterly report, revealing that last year, over 830 financial institutions nationwide have officially acknowledged relationships with state-licensed cannabis businesses. According to a report from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana...

A new federally funded study has found no evidence to support claims that illicit marijuana is being widely laced with fentanyl, despite recent and persistent assertions to the contrary made by former President Donald Trump‘s running mate Sen. JD Vance (R-OH). The study, published in The...

New data shows that over 12,000 people were arrested for cannabis possession in Pennsylvania in 2023, with police making an average of 32 arrests per day. This figure underscores the need for marijuana reform as state lawmakers prepare to reconvene next week under increasing pressure to act on...

The FBI reported that 217,150 arrests for marijuana violations were made in 2023, slightly down from 2022 when the figure stood at 227,108, according to data published in the Bureau’s Crime Data Explorer. Of those arrested in 2023, a staggering 84%—a bit over 200,000 people—were charged with...

Investors in the cannabis sector are closely watching the potential rescheduling of cannabis by the DEA—a decision that could reshape the industry and unlock significant tax relief. As experts at a recent webinar discussed, the path forward hinges on a key Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearing...

Ben Stiller‘s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris saying she’s brought “change” to the Democratic Party, naturally sparked mixed reactions ranging from hell yeah to accusations of having a "parasitized mind." “Just very excited about moving forward and all the...

This article was originally published by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and appears here with permission. Data published last week in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs finds that adults are more than six times more likely to acknowledge...

Governor John Carney (D) signed HB 285 into law, expanding medical cannabis access in Delaware. The new legislation, effective immediately, allows physicians to recommend medical cannabis to any patient who might benefit, without the need for a state-specific qualifying condition. Additionally,...

For the first time ever, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has reportedly called for ‘botanical cannabis' to be reclassified under federal law. The DEA's decision, as reported Tuesday by the Associated Press, to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the US Controlled Substances...

As the United States becomes more and more politically polarized, one issue stands out as a rare point of consensus: cannabis legalization. In late March 2024, a Pew Research Center survey found that an overwhelming share of U.S. adults (88%) believe marijuana should be legal for medical or...

A coalition of bipartisan cannabis advocates, industry leaders and grassroots organizations mobilized by the Last Prisoner Project (LPP) will convene in the nation’s capital on April 18, 2024, for a 420 Unity Day of Action. This gathering marks a unified effort to pressure Congress and...

This article was originally published by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and appears here with permission. Neither the detection of THC nor its metabolites in blood, breath, urine, or saliva is predictive of behavioral impairment, according to a literature...

John Sinclair, long-time cannabis reform activist, poet and counterculture figure who served time in prison for cannabis possession, died on Tuesday in Detroit from heart failure at the age of 82. Sinclair, who’d been sentenced to 10 years in prison in 1969 for giving two joints to an...