Jun 06 2024
Frederick County, Maryland, has removed pre-employment drug screening requirements for most public employees. This change, announced by Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater, affects the county’s workforce of approximately 3,400 people, except for those in specific “safety-sensitive” roles like law enforcement, who will still be subject to testing. This policy shift follows the state’s legalization of …
Jun 06 2024
The full United States Senate has given approval to a resolution calling for the immediate release of several Americans imprisoned in Russia. Marc Fogel, an American citizen jailed in Russia for 14 years for possessing 17 grams of medical marijuana. One of those individuals was Marc Fogel, a teacher from Pennsylvania who was sentenced to …
Jun 05 2024
There was roughly $11 million in legal marijuana and marijuana products sold in Vermont in March. According to the Vermont Department of Taxes, there was $10.98 million in legal marijuana sales in March, bringing the yearly total to $32 million. Marijuana sales brought in $1.54 million in tax revenue for March, and around $4.5 million …
Jun 05 2024
Between now and the November 2025 election, multiple states are set to join the 24 that have legalized recreational marijuana. Recently, we published an article on the three states set to legalize marijuana within the next three months. In this article, we’ll broaden the scope and examine the states expected to legalize marijuana within the …
Jun 05 2024
According to new polling released by Stockton University’s William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy, a solid majority of New Jersey residents support legalizing the medical use of psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in “magic mushrooms”. The poll, with a margin of error of +/- 4.0 percentage points at a 95% confidence level, found that …
Jun 05 2024
A recent study by Yangtze University and Tongji University in China has found no evidence that marijuana use causes erectile dysfunction (ED) or affects sex hormone levels. Published in the International Journal of Impotence Research and online by the US National Library of Medicine, the study used advanced genetic analysis to investigate these potential links. …
Jun 05 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris, in an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, implied that calling marijuana a gateway drug is antiquated thinking and suggested that resources spent on marijuana prohibition would be better used to combat opioid addiction. During the interview Jimmy Kimmel focused heavily on the Biden and Harris Administration’s recent efforts to reform federal …
Jun 05 2024
The Ohio Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) has posted online instructions for those wanting to apply for a dual license to sell both medical marijuana and recreational marijuana, with the application process officially opening on Friday. “Applications and materials related to the conversion of a current medical marijuana license to a dual-use cannabis license and …
Jun 05 2024
Federal legislation designed to permit banks to engage with licensed marijuana businesses has now received 124 bipartisan sponsors in the US House of Representatives. The SAFE Banking Act (H.R. 2891) has gained an additional sponsor, Congressmember Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), who joined the initiative yesterday. This proposed law aims to offer federal protections for banks …
Jun 05 2024
In the two weeks since the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) filed its plan in the Federal Register to reschedule marijuana, public engagement has surged, resulting in over 11,000 comments submitted. Upon the DEA’s submission of its proposal on May 21, a 60-day public comment period was officially initiated, set to conclude on July 22. In …
