.Cannabis

Mar 12, 2024

No Reliable Standards Exist for Driving While High

Blood-alcohol tests often aren’t really conclusive when it comes to determining whether a person is too impaired to drive. Many people who are over the legal limit are probably perfectly fine to drive, even if doing so might get them into legal trouble. But many aren’t, and the line...
MedMen Loses Another CEO
Jan 25, 2024

MedMen Loses Another CEO

MedMen, the failing chain of cannabis dispensaries with a history of gross mismanagement behind it, and most likely a crash-and-burn directly ahead of it, is going through CEOs like Oakland goes through police chiefs. On Wednesday, the...
California's Illicit Cannabis Market Dwarfs the Legal One
Jan 23, 2024

California’s Illicit Cannabis Market Dwarfs the Legal One

The California Cannabis Enforcement Task Force has seized more than $312 million in unlicensed cannabis in its first full calendar year of operations, but the illicit market still dwarfs the regulated market due to high taxes and regulations.
Jimmy Kimmel's "Who's High?" Segment Normalizes Cannabis Use
Jan 16, 2024

Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘Who’s High?’ Segment Normalizes Cannabis Use

Jimmy Kimmel's "Who's High?" segment on his late-night talk show provides evidence that people high on weed are perfectly functional humans, and that the effects of pot vary from person to person.
DEA Considers Reclassifying Cannabis, Boosting Legal Industry and Research
Jan 9, 2024

DEA Considers Reclassifying Cannabis, Boosting Legal Industry and Research

The DEA is considering a recommendation to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule 3 narcotic, which would provide a big boost to the legal-cannabis industry and make it easier for federal lawmakers to vote to legalize.
Cannabis in 2023: Progress, Setbacks and Scandals
Jan 2, 2024

Cannabis in 2023: Progress, Setbacks and Scandals

Cannabis industry growth continued in 2023, despite setbacks and resistance from prohibitionists, with several notable stories including the Biden administration's advising the reclassification of cannabis as a Schedule III drug, the ongoing battle over Delta-8 THC, the alleged fraud of Cookies and implosion of distributor Herbl.
Federal illegality of weed crimps business for legal states
Dec 26, 2023

Federal Illegality of Weed Crimps Business for Legal States

California's Attorney General Rob Bonta has determined that interstate commerce of cannabis is too risky until federal law is changed, preventing California's legal pot industry from benefiting from lower prices and greater efficiency.
Psychedelics Legalization is at an Inflection Point
Dec 19, 2023

Psychedelics Legalization is at an Inflection Point

California cities are legalizing or decriminalizing psychedelics, while the state government has yet to follow suit, and Rep. Scott Wiener is pushing for an approval of psychedelics for therapeutic use.
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