Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is renewing his call for marijuana reform, arguing that if former President Donald Trump follows through on rescheduling the drug, “the game is over for Democrats at the ballot box.” Gaetz, who was briefly Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney general before withdrawing from consideration, dedicated a large portion of his […]
As Texas Republicans push to tighten restrictions on hemp sales during a special legislative session, one musician brought a different kind of laser focus to the Lone Star State. Kyle McDonald, bassist and vocalist for the California punk-reggae band Slightly Stoopid, stunned concertgoers in Irving, Texas, last month when he lit a joint on stage […]
Here’s a study that you can brag to your friends about. A study funded by the federal government analyzed brain imaging from over 37,000 participants between the ages of 44 and 81, and found marijuana users outperforming non-users on cognitive tests. Researchers hypothesized that cannabinoids and endocannabinoids in marijuana preserve “functional segregation and integration” which […]
President Donald Trump confirmed Monday that his administration is actively weighing whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, signaling a potential policy shift that could have sweeping legal and economic implications. Speaking at a White House press conference—originally called to announce a federal takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police force and deployment of the […]
We’ve gotten used to living inside a strange limbo in terms of marijuana reform. Legalization slowly crawls forward at a state level, but federally it’s completely stuck. And on the business side, growers are having a harder and harder time making a profit due to increased supply and high taxes. All of this is occurring […]
California’s two largest cities are hiking fees and taxes on licensed cannabis businesses, even as the state’s legal marijuana market faces steep revenue declines and growing competition from the illicit trade. In San Diego, legal cannabis sales have plunged nearly 50% in the latest fiscal year compared to 2021, according to NBC San Diego. Despite […]
A political action committee backed by major cannabis companies donated $1 million to a super PAC supporting former President Donald Trump, according to new filings with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The group, American Rights and Reform PAC—previously known as Legalize America—reported the seven-figure donation to MAGA Inc., Trump’s main super PAC, in the first […]
The DEA has put out its annual report diving into how many illicit weed operations it has busted in 2024. In total, the DEA has ended operations of 16,330 facilities. Of those, 14,904 were outdoor and 1,426 were inside. 5.3 million plants were seized in all. Some states were not included in the data, which […]
A prominent anti-marijuana organization has launched a six-figure ad campaign urging former President Donald Trump to oppose the federal rescheduling of cannabis—a reform that remains in limbo under the current administration. Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) Action unveiled three 30-second television ads on Thursday, warning that moving marijuana to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances […]
A spending bill is getting pushed through the Senate, and as always, the votes are tight. That means a sole Senator can have outsized power, as is the case typically with Rand Paul from Kentucky. Mitch McConnell, also from Kentucky, is trying to change the definition of hemp in order to close the loophole created […]
