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Anti-Cannabis DEA Veteran Confirmed To Lead Agency

Jul 26, 2025 | Feature, National

Members of the United States Senate on Friday confirmed Terrance Cole to serve as Director of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Cole spent 20 years in the DEA and held a hardline approach against the use of marijuana — including claiming that its use “stunts brain...

Pew Poll: Few Americans Support Feds’ Blanket Prohibition Of Marijuana

Jul 23, 2025 | National

Eighty-seven percent of Americans say that marijuana ought to be legal for either medical or adult use, according to nationwide polling compiled by the Pew Research Center. The results are consistent with those of prior Pew polls finding that only about ten...

Analysis: Adult-Use Cannabis States Experience Significantly Higher Home Value Growth

Jul 23, 2025 | National

Homes experience significantly greater appreciation in value in states where the adult use of cannabis is legal as compared to those jurisdictions where it is not, according to an analysis provided by Clever Real Estate. “States with legal...

Republican Lawmakers Approve Bill To Block Justice Department From Rescheduling Marijuana

Jul 16, 2025 | National

A congressional committee has approved a spending bill that contains provisions to block the Justice Department from rescheduling marijuana. The legislation would also maintain a separate longstanding rider protecting state medical cannabis programs from federal...

Nebraska Tribe Becomes First In State To Fully Legalize Pot

Jul 16, 2025 | National

Very soon, some Nebraskans will be able to buy marijuana in Nebraska. But there’s a catch: it will only be sold by the Omaha Tribe, and only on Native land. The Omaha Tribal Council adopted Title 51 on Tuesday, creating a Tribal Cannabis Regulatory Commission...

Study: Low-Dose Cannabis Extracts Reduce Chronic Pain, Patients’ Reliance on Analgesic Medications

Jul 10, 2025 | National

Chronic pain patients experience sustained symptomatic improvements following the use of low-dose, plant-derived cannabis extracts, according to data published in the Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy. Argentinian investigators...