Friday Fact: 16.4% of Arizona teen marijuana users bought it directly from a dispensary
State-level youth surveys indicate that thousands of kids are buying marijuana directly from dispensaries. In Arizona, when 8th, 10th, and […]
Psychedelics Salesman Says the Quiet Part Out Loud: “Now It Is All About Commercialization”
Christian Angermayer, the German financier who founded psychedelic-medicine companies Compass Pathways and ATAI Life Sciences, marked this week’s ATAI Beckley
Day Twelve: A Sheriff From Marijuana’s Epicenter Tells the Court Legalization Never Ended the Crime
Having closed their scientific case, the states called a sheriff from California to testify, and he told the court plainly
Day Eleven, Part Two: States Call Yale Psychiatrist Who Ties Marijuana to Psychosis
The federal marijuana rescheduling hearing turned Tuesday afternoon to the case for the states, as counsel for Idaho, Indiana, and
Day Eleven: An Emergency Physician Testifies Marijuana Is a Hallucinogen Derailing Young People — and Rescheduling Would Make It Worse
The federal marijuana rescheduling hearing turned Tuesday morning to the drug’s toll on young people. An emergency-medicine physician testified, drawing
DEA Moves to Ban Tianeptine
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently proposed banning tianeptine, an opioid-like substance often sold online and in convenience stores. Tianeptine,
Day Ten: A California Pharmacist Tells the Court Marijuana Can’t Meet the Standards His Own Profession Lives By
The federal marijuana rescheduling hearing heard Monday from a witness whose profession sits squarely in the path of the government’s
More Pregnant Women Are Smoking Marijuana than Drinking Alcohol
Federal data indicate that pregnant women are more likely to use marijuana than alcohol. According to the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and
Friday Fact: In New York, marijuana now sends more kids ages 0–4 to the ER than Tylenol, aspirin, and ibuprofen combined
A recent report from the New York State Department of Public Health warned that the number of emergency department visits
Day Seven: Pain Specialist Undercuts HHS’s Own Benefit Finding as Testimony Details a Young Man’s Marijuana-Induced Psychosis
The federal marijuana rescheduling hearing turned Wednesday to the clinical evidence underpinning the government’s proposal. A pain specialist testified not