Congressional Committee Directs Feds To Keep Testing Truck Drivers For Marijuana, Regardless Of Trump’s Rescheduling Move
A congressional committee is directing federal officials to continue requiring government employees and safety-sensitive workers such as truck drivers and airline pilots to be drug tested for marijuana, “regardless of any future changes to the legal status or scheduling.” The panel is separately urging agencies to focus on determining whether “commercially feasible technology” is available […]
Congressional Committee Votes To Block Medical Marijuana From Being Covered Under Workers’ Comp For Federal Employees
A congressional panel has approved annual spending legislation that would affirmatively block federal workers’ compensation programs from covering medical marijuana—even in light of the Trump administration’s move to reschedule cannabis. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on Friday voted 11-7 to advance the Fiscal Year 2027 bill […]
Virginia Lawmakers And Governor Meet To Discuss Marijuana Sales Legalization Compromise That Could Pass This Month
Virginia officials in the administration of Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) and lawmakers who sponsored a bill to legalize recreational marijuana sales that the governor vetoed last month have met recently to discuss the possibility of enacting the reform through budget legislation that is due to be passed soon. The sides are getting closer to reaching […]
WNBA Drops Marijuana Ban, Adds Psychedelics In New CBA
Players Can Invest, With Strings Last To The Party The league pulled marijuana off its banned list in the new players’ agreement. In the same document, it banned psilocybin, DMT and ibogaine for the first time. The WNBA just stopped treating weed like a problem. It picked a new one in the same breath. Under […]
WNBA Removes Marijuana From Banned Substances List And Sets Rules For Player Endorsements Of Hemp CBD Products
The WNBA has officially removed marijuana from its prohibited substances list while also laying out rules for how players can invest in and promote cannabis companies. At the same time, however, the women’s basketball league is also adding several psychedelics to the list of banned drugs. As part of negotiations between the Women’s National Basketball […]
Wisconsin Democratic Governor Candidates Promise To Advance Marijuana Legalization And Protect Hemp In 2027
Most of the contenders for Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial nomination appeared at a forum hosted by a cannabis reform group on Tuesday, making pledges to advance the cause of legalization if elected even in the face of potential opposition from Republican legislative leaders. The event, hosted by the Wisconsin Coalition for Cannabis Reform (WCCR), featured six […]
2 In 3 Americans Who Use Marijuana Say It Helps Them Sleep Better, New Survey Shows
About 2 in 3 Americans who use marijuana say it improves their sleep, according to a new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). The poll asked 2,007 American adults about their cannabis use and its sleep impacts. Overall, about 33 percent of respondents said marijuana makes their quality of sleep “significantly” or “slightly” […]
Kentucky Governor Expands Medical Marijuana For 15 New Qualifying Conditions, While Saying ‘It’s Time’ For Broader Decriminalization
The governor of Kentucky has signed an executive order to expand the list of health conditions that make patients eligible for medical marijuana—adding that he thinks “it’s time” for broader cannabis decriminalization. At a press conference on Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) announced that he was taking executive action to “clarify” that the current law […]
Trump Is Being Sued For Rescheduling Marijuana By Doctors And A Pharmaceutical Company Who Are ‘Aggrieved’ By The Move
The Trump administration’s move to federally reschedule marijuana is being challenged with yet another lawsuit, and this one includes the president himself in the list of defendants. The latest litigation was filed by a coalition of anti-marijuana activists, substance misuse professionals, doctors and a cannabis-focused biopharmaceutical corporation. “The Final Order was issued without prior notice-and-comment […]
He Won A Jet On MrBeast. Now He’s Linked To A 577-Pound Marijuana Trafficking Case.
A story that once sounded like peak internet fantasy has taken a very real turn. From Viral Aviation Dream to Alleged Trafficking Case Who Owned the Plane? Jabari Brown, the young pilot who went viral after winning a private jet in a MrBeast challenge, was arrested in Paraguay after authorities said he was one of […]