POLITICS
Trump Admin Could Let Researchers Study Marijuana Dispensary Products, Scientist Argues After DOJ Memo Released
A scientist in a case that forced the release of a previously “secret” Justice Department document about federally authorized marijuana research this week is now calling on Congress to urge administrative action to more rapidly expand studies into the therapeutic...
Illinois Announces $31 Million In Marijuana Revenue-Funded Grants To Repair Drug War’s Harms
Illinois is putting its marijuana money where its mouth is, announcing on Tuesday that $31.5 million in restorative justice grants are now available thanks to tax revenue derived from legal cannabis sales. Under the legalization bill that Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed...
Fifty Years After a Government Study Proposed Cannabis Legalization, Our Work Continues
“The criminal law is too harsh a tool to apply to personal possession even in the effort to discourage use. It implies an overwhelming indictment of the behavior which we believe is not appropriate. The actual and potential harm of use of the drug is not great enough...
INDUSTRY
Are Marijuana Seizures the Last Gasp of the Drug War? Law Enforcement Should Look to the Future
This is embarrassing. In Texas, a sheriff’s deputy arrested a Sulphur Springs woman for felony possession of THC gummies and less than one gram of bud, which authorities call a “controlled substance.” In another case last week, after a two-month police investigation,...
Despite legalization, people of color still arrested at a higher rate for marijuana offenses
When will we ever learn? A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform, a report released this week by the American Civil Liberties Union, takes a deep dive into cannabis arrests in the years 2010-18. And when it comes to disparity...
Ben & Jerry’s Uses 4/20 To Promote Marijuana Reform While Other Brands Market Off The Holiday
This year, the marijuana holiday 4/20 is being disrupted across the board due to the coronavirus pandemic and resulting social distancing measures. But while public gatherings and scheduled events are being cancelled—with some organizers offering virtual...
HEALTH/WELLNESS
Will CBD cure COVID-19? The evidence is light
CBD products are now available in grocery stores and health emporiums even in U.S. states without medical cannabis laws. So, as the novel coronavirus upends the country, it’s no real surprise that there are hucksters peddling cannabidiol as a “cure” for COVID-19. “CBD...
Marijuana Seems To Reduce Opioid Use Among Chronic Pain Patients, Meta-Study Finds
Legalization advocates have long argued that marijuana represents a potentially effective treatment option for chronic pain and could serve as an alternative to opioid-based painkillers—and according to a new scientific meta-analysis, they may be onto something....
Cannabis May Ease Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms, Johns Hopkins Study Finds
Researchers are calling for formal clinical trials into the efficacy of marijuana for treating opioid use disorder after a newly published study found that cannabis may ease many common symptoms of opioid withdrawal. The study, conducted by researchers at the Johns...
FAKE NEWS
After failing in his criticism of legal marijuana, Alex Berenson turns to coronavirus — ‘no serious risk’
Alex Berenson has a new cause. Last year, he tried to warn us that cannabis is a contributor to mass murders. Today, he’s pushing the theory that the U.S. reaction to the novel coronavirus is an example of government overreach, a hoax fueled by leftist media,...
Misleading ‘Study’ Suggests Cannabis Users Too High to Know How Stoned They Are
Even for someone who has gotten used to cannabis nonsense passed off as knowledge, sometimes you just have to shake your head and wonder. It seems there is a new “study,” this one published in the journal Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. It comes from...
GOP Congressman Falsely Claims Marijuana Can Be Legally Consumed In Public In ‘Many States’
A Republican congressman wrongly claimed that marijuana can be legally consumed in public in “many states” in a Twitter post on Friday. Following a House vote in favor of anti-vaping legislation that also included a ban on menthol cigarettes, Rep. Andy Barr...
