Oklahoma seeks to rein in Hemp’s Delta 8 and Delta 10 unregulated sales

by Judith Cassel | May 5, 2025 | News

US (OK): State to start crackdown on hemp loophole As popularity grows in the mostly unregulated market of hemp-based THC products, Oklahoma officials are exploring ways to enforce state law on what the governor calls “the unlawful manufacturing, distribution...

With yet another bi-partisan adult-use cannabis bill being circulated in the Pennsylvania’s legislature, why can’t Pennsylvania get adult-use done?

by Judith Cassel | Apr 17, 2025 | News

Bipartisan Pennsylvania Lawmakers Announce New Plan To Legalize Marijuana This Year Bipartisan Pennsylvania lawmakers are asking their colleagues to join them on a forthcoming bill to legalize marijuana for adult use in the state. In a cosponsorship memo that was...

Maryland’s 2025 legislative session passed bills with significant impact on cannabis users, including allowing for home manufacturing of edibles and expungement of cannabis possession charges previously pardoned by Governor Wes Moore

by Judith Cassel | Apr 14, 2025 | News

US (MD): State cannabis policy legislation session wraps up Maryland’s legislative session has adjourned. This year was a mixed bag for cannabis policy reform, but two positive cannabis bills passed the legislature. If they are signed into law, these bills would...

New Mexico Becomes 3rd State To Legalize Therapeutic Psilocybin

by Micah Bucy | Apr 10, 2025 | News

On Monday, New Mexico’s Governor signed into law S.B. 219, which legalizes psilocybin therapies to combat certain qualifying conditions and authorizes a regulated industry to be administered by the State’s Department of Health. The Medical Psilocybin Act was passed on...

Cannabis studies show that terpenes may do much more than just make marijuana smell and taste better – terpenes may reduce pain.

by Judith Cassel | Mar 31, 2025 | News

Select terpenes from Cannabis sativa are antinociceptive in mouse models of post-operative pain and fibromyalgia via adenosine A2a receptors Abstract Background: Terpenes from Cannabis show promise for pain management. Our lab found that the terpenes...

PA General Assembly to take up measures to protect medical marijuana users from unwarranted DUIs

by Judith Cassel | Mar 14, 2025 | News

Pa. bill would shield medical cannabis users from DUI charges when driving unimpaired Rep. Chris Rabb says current laws could jail patients weeks after taking prescribed medication due to how long cannabis remains detectable in blood. The modernization of...