cannabis prohibition

The rise of hemp-derived cannabinoids like Delta-8 THC is reshaping the cannabis landscape in the U.S. Touted as legal alternatives to Delta-9 THC, these products have surged in popularity, particularly in states where recreational cannabis remains prohibited. The unregulated nature and potential...

In their book “From Criminalizing to Decriminalizing Marijuana,” Nikolay Anguelov and Michael P. MacCarthy explain that the cannabis lobby in Congress serves to advocate for legalization, medical research and financial regulations. However, did you know that cannabis lobbying is...

In response to a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland challenging federal marijuana prohibition in state markets, the Justice Department (DOJ) plans to request dismissal. The lawsuit argues that continued prohibition harms businesses and public safety, while denying them financial...

U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), who is challenging President Joe Biden for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination is also challenging the president to smoke a joint. Phillips said Biden might better comprehend the "awfully hypocritical" double standard in the U...

By Alex Todd's In California, Michigan, Arizona, and many other states cannabis cultivation, use, and distribution may be legal but there is still a major roadblock – federal prohibition. According to reports from the end of last year, 68% of Americans support cannabis legalization, but I...

By Franca Quarneti, Via El Planteo. Sha'Carri Richardson, the talented American athlete who was on everyone's screens after being disqualified from the Tokyo Olympics for having smoked marijuana, shared on her social networks the trailer of a documentary in which she is the protagonist...

By Hernán Panessi via El Planteo.  Prejudices, funny looks and confusion: at times, cinema also served as a propagator of stigmatizing discourses. In fact, in 1934, an official production code was created in the United States (with the complicity of the major film studios), to determine...

The majority of U.S. states that have legalized recreational cannabis still lack the laws and strategies that would help create a fairer and more equitable cannabis industry, according to a report undertaken by Leafly. Black Ownership In Cannabis Lower Than National Average Even though...