Virginia University Study Shows Support for Legalizing Cannabis
The Wason Center at Christopher Newport University (CNU), located in Newport News, Virginia, recently released results of a survey which shows that the majority of Virginia voters support legalization of recreational cannabis in the state. This trend in Virginia...
Data Shows Legal Cannabis Does Not Increase Rates of Psychosis
New data published in the journal Psychological Medicine shows that in states where cannabis has been legalized, residents do not show elevated rates of psychosis. Additionally, residents were less likely to show symptoms of alcohol abuse. The study’s authors “sought...
Kentucky Governor calls for Legalizing Medical Cannabis
In his State of the Commonwealth Address this week, Kentucky’s Democratic governor, Andy Beshear called for legalizing medical cannabis in the state. Recognizing the medical benefits of cannabis, Beshear stated, “Treating people right also dictates that in this...
Residency Requirement Struck Down by Federal Court
Maine’s state law requiring that licensed medical cannabis businesses must live in-state has been ruled unconstitutional by a federal court. The First Circuit Court, made up of panelists, U.S. Circuit Judges David Barron, a Barack Obama appointee, Sandra Lynch, a...
Seizures of Cannabis Slowing at Border
According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the quantity of cannabis seized at the U.S. international border is dropping significantly. Border Report claimed that border agents have found that “seizures of marijuana, cocaine, and heroin are trending...
House Appropriations Committee Moves to Protect State Cannabis Programs
In late June of 2022, the House Committee on Appropriations approved an amendment that would prevent the Department of Justice from interfering with state’s legal recreational cannabis programs. The amendment is part of Fiscal Year 2023’s Commerce, Justice, Science,...
U.S. Cannabis Industry Reaches Almost Half a Million Jobs
Because marijuana is prohibited on a federal level, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics cannot count cannabis jobs made legal by a growing majority of states. However, since 2017, Leafly and Whitney Economics, a cannabis data research firm, have...
Majority of Americans Support Legalization
AÂ research survey by the market research firm SSRS shows that the majority of Americans believe that recreational use of cannabis should be legal for adults. Respondents to the survey also largely believe that marijuana is less harmful to health than alcohol. Survey...
