May 06 2025
A large new study has found that marijuana use does not appear to harm semen quality in men of reproductive age. Published in the journal Andrology, the study analyzed 1,654 semen samples from 921 men participating in the Pregnancy Study Online (PRESTO), a North American cohort of couples trying to conceive. Researchers from Boston University, …
May 06 2025
Missouri brought in $125.88 million in legal marijuana sales in April, according to data released by the Department of Health and Senior Services. That includes $111.10 million from adult-use purchases and $14.78 million from the state’s medical marijuana market. April’s numbers mark a slight dip from March’s record-setting total of $130.88 million but continue the …
May 05 2025
Smart & Safe Florida has submitted 218,983 valid signatures to the Florida Division of Elections as part of its campaign to place an initiative to legalize marijuana to a public vote in 2026. This represents nearly 25% of the 880,062 signatures needed by February 2026 to qualify the proposed constitutional amendment for the 2026 general …
May 05 2025
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is scheduled to hold a second reading vote tomorrow, May 6, on legislation that would legalize marijuana for adult use. The measure, House Bill 1200, passed out of the House Health Committee today in a narrow 14 to 12 vote, along party lines, just one day after it was introduced …
May 05 2025
Optimi Health Corp, a manufacturer of GMP-certified MDMA and psilocybin, has received its U.S. FDA Establishment Identifier (FEI) number—a key regulatory step for engaging in FDA filings and compliant supply into the United States. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Drug Establishments Current Registration Site (DECRS), “The publication is a list of currently …
May 05 2025
Minnesota will hold a series of marijuana business license lotteries on June 5, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has announced. The lotteries will include both social equity and general applicants seeking licenses to operate as cannabis cultivators, manufacturers, and mezzobusinesses. The OCM says these license types are key to building the infrastructure needed for …
May 05 2025
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has transferred another $3.25 million in medical marijuana revenue to the Missouri Veterans Commission, as required by the state constitution. The latest contribution, made last week, brings the total medical marijuana funds transferred so far this fiscal year to $13 million. These figures do not include any …
May 05 2025
Rhode Island retailers sold $9.8 million worth of marijuana in April, the highest monthly total since December, according to new data released by the Department of Business Regulation. Of the total sales, $8.16 million came from adult-use purchases and $1.64 million came from medical marijuana transactions. The new figures bring the state’s year-to-date marijuana sales …
May 05 2025
The Pennsylvania House Health Committee has passed a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana for adults, advancing legislation that was introduced just yesterday by a coalition of 27 state lawmakers. The vote was 14 to 12. House Bill 1200 would allow those 21 and older to legally purchase marijuana from state-licensed retailers regulated by the …
May 05 2025
A new study published in The American Journal of Medicine found that regular marijuana use is associated with reduced inflammation, but it does not appear to impact insulin sensitivity. Researchers at the University of Colorado studied healthy adults aged 21 to 40, comparing those who used marijuana at least weekly for a year to those …
