Transportation Secretary Affirms Reclassifying Marijuana Won’t Immediately Change Federal Drug Testing Standards
Reclassifying cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the US Controlled Substances Act will not automatically amend federal drug testing standards for truckers... Read more.
Surveys: Many Consumers Report Drinking Less Alcohol Following Changes to Marijuana’s Legal Status
Many consumers acknowledge reducing their alcohol intake following cannabis legalization, according to a pair of recent surveys. According to data from Health... Read more.
Study: Older Patients Respond Favorably to Medical Cannabis Products
Older patients report experiencing better health and well-being following their use of medical cannabis preparations, according to data published in the journal Drugs... Read more.
Study: Americans Far More Likely To Report Secondhand Harms From Alcohol Than From Cannabis
Data published last week in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs finds that adults are more than six times more likely to acknowledge having experienced... Read more.
NORML Op-Ed: The Beginning of the End of Cannabis Prohibition
For the first time in its history, the Justice Department is calling for a change in the federal legal status of cannabis — which is currently classified as... Read more.
Study: Cannabis Use Not Linked To Sedentary Behavior
Young and middle-aged adults who consume cannabis are no less likely than non-users to engage in daily physical activity, according to data published in the journal Cannabis... Read more.
Florida: Republican Party to Formally Oppose Marijuana Legalization Initiative
The Republican Party of Florida is calling upon voters to reject Amendment 3, a proposed constitutional initiative legalizing adult-use marijuana sales. Voters... Read more.
Justice Department Publishes Proposed Rule to Reclassify Cannabis, Begins Accepting Public Comments
The Justice Department has published a proposed rule in the US Federal Register to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I of the federal Controlled Substances... Read more.
Analysis: Adult-Use Cannabis Markets Generate Over $20 Billion in State Tax Revenue
Taxes derived from the licensed sale of state-regulated cannabis products totaled more than $4 billion in 2023, according to an analysis provided by the Marijuana... Read more.
Poll: Registered Voters’ Support Legalizing Marijuana By a Margin of More Than Two-To-One
Nearly seven in ten registered voters favor “legalizing the recreational use of marijuana on a national level,” according to nationwide polling data commissioned... Read more.