The US Surgeon General Just Tweeted WHAT About Cannabis?

US Surgeon General Jerome Adams recently used his official Twitter account to make a startling claim: Contrary to the promises made by criminal-justice and drug-policy reform advocates, he said, the era of legal adult-use cannabis has actually led to more people of color being arrested. DYK that in most states that have legalized adult use […]

The Latest Cannabis Bill in Congress Would Do More Than Just Legalize

A new cannabis legalization bill landed in Congress on Thursday, and it already has the support of leading Democratic presidential candidates. But the Marijuana Justice Act would do much more than just greenlight cannabis nationally. It also aims to undo the detrimental—and racially disproportionate—consequences of the drug war. RELATED STORY Blumenauer: Congress Will Be ‘Better […]

Martha Stewart Gets Into Cannabis. Is It a Good Thing?

No, you’re not smoking something. Martha Stewart is really joining the cannabis craze. The domestic diva said Thursday she is partnering with Canopy Growth Corp. to assist in developing new products that contain non-psychoactive CBD and other hemp-derived cannabinoids. RELATED STORY The Science Behind Giving CBD & Cannabis to Cats and Dogs First to come […]

Statewide Coalition & Elected Officials Hold Press Conference, Call on NYS Leadership to Pass and Fully Fund Bill for Lifesaving Medication-Assisted Treatment in Prisons & Jails

Albany, NY: Today, recovery advocates, family members who have lost loved ones to overdose, people who have a history of drug use, drug policy activists, leadership of treatment trade groups, and elected officials held a press conference outside the Senate Chambers to call on the state to urgently pass and fully fund A833/S2161 – the […]

Brushing Off Objections, Quebec to Raise Minimum Age, Ban Public Consumption

Nearly six months into legalization, provinces across Canada are busily trying to increase access to adult-use cannabis (and the tax revenues that come with it). Ontario’s 25 winners of the private cannabis retail lottery are hustling to get their stores ready by April 1; Nova Scotia, responding to tepid online sales, is planning to open […]

Cannabis Advocates Wary as Colorado Mulls E-Cig Limits

DENVER (AP) — Cannabis advocates are watching closely as Colorado lawmakers consider limits on where e-cigarettes can be used in an effort to combat rising teen use of nicotine-containing vaping devices. A bipartisan bill getting its first hearing Wednesday would add electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices to the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act, which restricts tobacco […]

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