Arizona lawmakers are weighing two proposals that would make generating “excessive” marijuana smoke a criminal nuisance—even when cannabis is consumed legally inside a private home. The measures are sponsored by Sen. J.D. Mesnard (R), who said complaints from residents, including his own experience, prompted him to act. The bills are scheduled for consideration this week […]
Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton was briefly detained Tuesday at Lynden Pindling International Airport in the Bahamas over suspicion of possessing a small amount of marijuana, according to his attorney and two sources familiar with the matter. Ayton, who is a native of the Bahamas, was initially reported by sources to have been arrested […]
Three cabin crew members for British Airways were reportedly hospitalized after unknowingly consuming marijuana-infused gummies handed to them by a passenger following a transatlantic flight. According to a report first published by The Sun, the incident occurred after a recent flight from Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles. The sweets, said to contain as much as […]
The nation’s first White House drug czar is breaking with President Donald Trump over a key piece of the administration’s drug policy agenda: a proposal to federally reschedule marijuana. William Bennett, who served as education secretary under Ronald Reagan before becoming the inaugural director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, said he supports […]
Earlier this month, the Shivaratri Festival kicked off in Nepal, and it’s an interesting one for marijuana enthusiasts. The festival celebrates the Hindu god Shiva, who is linked to weed smoking, often depicted with the plant. Marijuana is typically banned in the country of Nepal, however they make an exception each year for the Shivaratri […]
The landscape of legal marijuana has changed pretty drastically from ten years ago, when it seemed like it could only bring prosperity. So have we made a mistake? The New York Times editorial board has put out an article arguing this point of view. Their arguments are interesting and worth mulling. For one, they claim […]
Well this study goes against most of what we have previously thought to be the case when it comes to smoking weed. The University of Colorado Anschutz published a study that looked at cognitive function and brain volume for marijuana smokers aged 40 to 77. It seems overly simplistic, but brain volume tends to correlate […]
Trump’s marijuana stance continues to teeter back and forth with a new rider signed into law. To be fair, this was part of a much larger spending bill and he may not have completely been aware of its existence. Also, it’s not a new law going into place, but a continuation of the prohibition put […]
The window for another state to legalize adult-use cannabis in 2026 is narrowing, dimming hopes for easy expansion in a U.S. marijuana industry already valued at more than $30 billion. In two states long viewed as promising prospects—Hawaii and Pennsylvania—lawmakers are signaling that political math remains stubbornly unchanged. Meanwhile, recent developments in Florida underscore how […]
As new federal restrictions on hemp-derived THC products are set to take effect this fall, long-simmering confusion around the cannabis plant has returned to the spotlight. The debate is less about botany than about regulation, economics and history. “It’s one of the world’s oldest domesticated crops,” says Nick Johnson, author of the book Grass Roots. […]
