Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist assembly member from Queens who championed marijuana legalization in New York State, is now on track to become the city’s next mayor — and he’s never shied away from his personal connection to cannabis. Mamdani, 33, won the Democratic Party primary for the 2025 New York City mayoral race earlier […]
An Ohio judge has temporarily halted Gov. Mike DeWine’s attempt to impose a short-term statewide ban on “intoxicating” hemp products, ruling that the governor overstepped his authority by effectively rewriting state law. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Carl Aveni on Tuesday granted a 14-day restraining order preventing the enforcement of DeWine’s executive order, which sought […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has trimmed its growing docket of cases dealing with the federal ban on firearm possession by people who use marijuana, rejecting one petition on Tuesday but leaving several others in play that could soon determine the future of cannabis consumers’ Second Amendment rights. In a brief order, the court denied a […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is acknowledging that “more people probably agreed” with last year’s marijuana legalization initiative than with his opposition to it—but insists he was “morally right” to intervene and prevent what he called the spread of “dangerous stuff” in his state. Speaking Saturday at an event hosted by the Pennsylvania Family Institute, […]
A new federally funded study has found that the chemical makeup of soil can significantly influence the bioactive compounds in cannabis, suggesting that farmers may be able to fine-tune cannabinoid and terpene production through soil management—not just plant genetics. Published in the Journal of Medicinally Active Plants, the research shows that “poor soil quality appears […]
An American basketball player could face the death penalty or a lengthy prison sentence in Indonesia after being arrested for possessing marijuana gummies that he says were used to treat his Crohn’s disease. Jarred Shaw, a 35-year-old Texan who helped lead Prawira Bandung to victory in the 2023 Indonesian Basketball League (IBL), was arrested in […]
A Pennsylvania man convicted of lying about his marijuana use on a federal firearms form is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up his case, arguing that the government’s ban on gun ownership by cannabis consumers violates the Constitution. Attorneys for Erik Harris filed a petition late last month urging the justices to review […]
One of President Donald Trump’s longtime advisors, Roger Stone, says the current administration has a unique opportunity to make history on marijuana policy—something Democrats, he argues, failed to accomplish when they controlled both the White House and Congress. Speaking Monday on his 77WABC Radio program The Stone Zone, Stone responded to Trump’s recent social media […]
Federal officials are ramping up their anti-cannabis rhetoric even as President Donald Trump weighs whether to reschedule marijuana under federal law—a move that could significantly change how the drug is regulated nationwide. In a press release Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) touted a recent “surge” in […]
The plan, backed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, calls for a new 24% wholesale tax on cannabis sales. Supporters say the measure would generate hundreds of millions of dollars annually to repair Michigan’s notoriously battered roads, a policy supporters have dubbed “pot for potholes.” The House approved the bill earlier this month, and it now awaits […]
