Loose cannabis is like spilled beer, not open container in car, state Supreme Court rules

A California Supreme Court ruling this week set a sharper boundary around what can be considered an "open container" of ...

Smoke and Mirrors: How Intoxicating Hemp Seeped Into the First Recreational Marijuana Market in the Country

Colorado, which once served as the model for marijuana regulation, generated billions of dollars in tax revenue while promising to keep consumers safe. Now it’s scrambling to keep harmful hemp off the ...

We Tested Vapes in Colorado for Signs of Hemp. This Is What We Found.

ProPublica and The Denver Gazette set out to test whether claims of widespread substitution of hemp for marijuana were ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Is it legal in Florida to smoke weed? Here's the law in 2026

Recreational marijuana is illegal in Florida, but medical marijuana is legal for residents with qualifying conditions. A 2024 amendment to legalize recreational marijuana failed to get the required 60 ...
NBC News

Cannabis reclassification could 'open the floodgates' for research, scientists say

A long-awaited change in drug policy could bring scientists one step closer to understanding the harms and benefits of marijuana, the most commonly used federally illegal substance. On Thursday, ...
The Washington Post

‘Medical marijuana’ may be causing more harm than good

These days, it’s hard to miss cannabis dispensaries. In the 40 states (plus D.C.) that have legalized medical marijuana, storefronts and advertisements promote cannabis as a treatment for virtually ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Is weed legal in Florida? What Trump's reclassification means

President Trump has ordered the federal reclassification of marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance. The reclassification would not make marijuana federally legal but would ease ...
KETV Omaha

Nebraska advocates and opponents react to federal marijuana reclassification

IT’S VERY VALIDATING TO FINALLY SEE, YOU KNOW, THE ACCEPTANCE OF WHAT WE HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN TO BE TRUE. THE LONG AWAITED EPSTEIN FILES ARE RELEASED. WHAT IT TELLS US ABOUT THE PRESIDENT AND A FORMER ...
Detroit Free Press

Trump wants to reschedule marijuana: What that means for Michigan

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 18 to federally classify marijuana as a less dangerous substance. The order doesn't legalize marijuana and also doesn't immediately reschedule ...
The New York Times

Trump’s New Marijuana Policy Offers an Opportunity

Dr. Carroll is a pediatrician and health policy expert. President Trump ordered marijuana to be rescheduled under federal law on Thursday, shifting it out of the most restrictive drug category. The ...
The Atlantic

Rescheduling Marijuana Is an Enormous Mistake

President Donald Trump signed an executive order today that committed the Justice Department to “rescheduling” marijuana. Although the order won’t legalize pot, it will relax a series of restrictions ...