Washington, DC: Regulators with the US Food and Drug Administration have announced that Congress, not the FDA, must take primary responsibility for creating a regulatory framework overseeing the commercial production and sale of hemp-derived CBD products. The agency, which was tasked by Congress to establish regulations for hemp-derived products when federal lawmakers legalized them in 2018, said that the FDA’s existing rules governing foods and …
Atlanta, GA: Members of a state-appointed commission advanced new rules and regulations last week overseeing the dispensing of cannabis plant-derived extracts containing low amounts of THC and high amounts of CBD. Members will still need to finalize the rules with a series of additional votes. However, regulators are hopeful that the commission’s actions may clear the way for the opening of state-licensed dispensaries by …
Washington, DC: Over 40,000 commercially licensed truck drivers failed federally mandated drug screens for marijuana in 2022, and many did not reapply to return to work, according to statistics compiled by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, a branch of the US Department of Transportation. Federal law mandates commercially licensed drivers to randomly undergo marijuana urinalysis …
East Lansing, MI: The percentage of US adults who self-report engaging in driving under the influence of alcohol or other controlled substances is decreasing, according to data published in the journal Addictive Behaviors. Researchers affiliated with Michigan State University and with the University of Michigan assessed drugged driving prevalence among a nationally representative sample for the years 2016 to 2020. They reported that fewer …
Trenton, NJ: State regulators have advanced rules regulating the establishment of cannabis consumption venues. The decision to permit social use areas will be at the discretion of municipalities, which already decide whether or not to allow adult-use retail facilities. Proposed regulations governing the sites prohibit patrons from either purchasing food or consuming alcohol on site. Licensed cannabis retailers are not permitted to operate more …
Washington, DC: State-level marijuana legalization laws are not associated with a statistically significant increase in rates of psychosis-related health outcomes, according to data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open. A team of Stanford University investigators evaluated the relationship between the adoption of statewide legalization laws and rates of psychosis-related health care claims among a cohort of over 63 …
Washington, DC – The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is urging the Biden Administration to expeditiously move forward on its promise to provide pardons for low-level federal marijuana convictions. The President announced the issuance of pardons for low-level marijuana-specific convictions on October 6, 2022 as part of a widely supported set of actions critical of federal …
OXFORD, Miss., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Good Day Farm, a leading cannabis company in the South, made history today when its flower was sold to an Oxford, Mississippi medical patient. The cannabis flower, cultivated at Good Day Farm’s 130,000 square-foot facility, became the first legal medical cannabis purchase in the state almost one year after the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act was signed into …
Jefferson City, MO: Missouri NORML is very proud and pleased to announce that more than 3.500 Missourians have had their marijuana cases expunged from all public records only a few weeks after Article XIV/“Amendment 3” became effective on December 8. According to the Missouri Office of State Courts Administrator, as of January 19, 3,518 expungements have been granted by Missouri courts. Only a …
Washington, D.C. — The nation’s largest marijuana policy organization, the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), announced Monday the election of four new members to serve on its board of directors. “We are thrilled to welcome four outstanding new members to our board of directors. Their experience and proven track record of success in the cannabis space will boost MPP’s efforts and …