Canada: One In Four Older Adults Have Used Cannabis In The Past Year

Nov 26, 2024 | Canada

An estimated 25 percent of Canadians between the ages of 55 and 65 acknowledge having consumed cannabis in the past year, according to data in the Journal of Drug Issues. Researchers affiliated with the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction...

Prominent Indiana Republicans Back Marijuana Legalization

Nov 25, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region

A Republican-backed group pushing Indiana’s lawmakers to “adopt safe and regulated” marijuana policies launched on Wednesday. “By embracing a smart and evidence-based approach that prioritizes public health, safety, and economic opportunity, we can give Hoosiers the...

Ohio’s New House Speaker Promises To Nix Cannabis Legalization

Nov 25, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region

Ohio House Republicans have chosen Matt Huffman, the current Senate president, as their next House speaker. Huffman, unopposed in the caucus vote, is known for his hardline conservative agenda, including his intent to reverse Ohio’s recently implemented recreational...

Michigan Shuts Down Industrial Hemp Program That Now Reverts To USDA Control

Nov 22, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

GRAND HAVEN – Michigan has closed its industrial hemp program, leaving farmers to operate directly under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and signaling potentially significant changes for hemp cultivators and processors in the state. Under USDA rules,...

Detroit Could Restrict Cannabis And e-Cigarette Ads

Nov 20, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Detroit City Council members passed a resolution Tuesday that documents the harms posed by e-cigarette and marijuana use among youth as the council prepares to restrict where these products can be advertised in the city. In Detroit, ads for alcohol and tobacco are...