A Republican senator said last week that the growing federal crackdown on hemp-derived THC products is being driven not just by concerns about consumer safety, but by lobbying pressure from the alcohol industry and parts of the state-legal cannabis market seeking to protect their turf. Speaking on The Joe Rogan Experience, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) […]
A renewed effort by two Republican senators to block the Trump administration from rescheduling cannabis resurfaced briefly in Washington this month, even as Congress ultimately advanced a funding package without the proposed restriction. Sens. Ted Budd of North Carolina and James Lankford of Oklahoma filed an amendment on Jan. 13 seeking to strip the executive […]
Cannabis consumers who own firearms remain in legal jeopardy under federal law, even in states where marijuana is legal—a contradiction that is now headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. At issue is a federal statute that bars firearm possession by anyone deemed an “unlawful user” of a controlled substance, a category that includes marijuana under […]
UCLA has been awarded four grants totaling $7.3 million from the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) to advance research on cannabis, spanning topics from potential medical applications to public health risks and the state’s ongoing struggle with an unregulated marijuana market. The funding will support projects led by faculty across the David Geffen School […]
As Dry January gets underway, many Americans who pledged to avoid alcohol for the month are discovering that the commitment can be harder than expected. Even people without problematic drinking habits often associate alcohol with relaxation, socializing and unwinding after a long day. Breaking those routines—especially in the middle of winter—can take real resolve. That […]
The Drug Enforcement Administration says the administrative appeal tied to federal marijuana rescheduling “remains pending,” even as President Donald Trump has publicly directed the Justice Department to complete the process as quickly as possible. In a joint status report filed Monday, DEA and marijuana reform advocates told an administrative court that an interlocutory appeal involving […]
California officials have awarded nearly $30 million in new grants to support marijuana-focused academic research, expanding a state-funded effort to better understand cannabis use, regulation and its broader social and environmental impacts. The latest awards, announced Monday by the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), will fund a wide range of studies examining issues such as […]
Two of the nation’s largest nursing organizations are applauding the Trump administration’s decision to move forward with federally rescheduling marijuana, calling it a significant step toward expanding scientific research and aligning federal drug policy with modern medical practice. Following President Donald Trump’s recent executive order directing the attorney general to complete the process of moving […]
About one in three Americans say marijuana is part of their holiday “pregame” routine, according to a new national survey that highlights how substance use intersects with seasonal stress, family dynamics and long-standing traditions. The poll, conducted by the Freeman Recovery Center, examined how people cope during the holidays—a period often marked by packed family […]
Teen marijuana use held steady in 2025 even as legalization continued to expand across the United States, according to new results from a long-running, federally funded survey that tracks substance use among adolescents. The latest findings from the Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey show no evidence that state-level cannabis legalization is fueling increased use among […]
