Cannabis Policy
California Regulators Have Seized $1 Billion in Illicit Cannabis Over the Past Year
California’s cannabis regulator has seized over a billion dollars’ worth of illicit cannabis over the last thirteen months.
Oregon Regulator Recalls 18,000 THC Vape Cartridges
The affected products were sold under the YHN brand from November 12, 2021, until July 6, 2022, at two licensed dispensaries in eastern Oregon.
DEA Awards Seventh Cannabis Cultivation License For Research Purposes
The Maine-based company is the seventh to receive such a license “for the bulk manufacture of cannabis to supply marijuana, cannabis extracts and THC to researchers.”
CBD Products Still Available in the EU Must Be Considered Unsafe, Say Researchers
A new preprint study from food chemists and public health experts at the Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Office Karlsruhe, Germany, provides a deeper look into the European Food Safety Authority's decision to halt novel food applications for CBD products.
Cannabis Legalization is Associated with Fewer Synthetic Cannabis Poisonings
The finding that cannabis legalization could help reduce synthetic cannabinoid exposures through offering a safer alternative is an important new perspective on harm reduction
Delta-8 THC is Now Legal in Kentucky, Judge Rules
Delta-8 THC is now considered a legal derivative of hemp in the state of Kentucky, according to the Kentucky Hemp Association.
US National Institutes Say They Want to Study Minor Cannabinoids and Terpenes
In a government letter published on July 27, the National Institute of Health and eight other national institutes wrote that they aim “to promote mechanistic research of therapeutic benefits of minor cannabinoids and terpenes in the cannabis plant.”
Colorado Cannabis Flower Prices Fall to New Low
Cannabis is cheaper than ever in Colorado. At least, the wholesale price of flower is.
US House of Representatives Passes a Cannabis Research Bill
The bill is expected to pass through the Senate and land on the president’s desk for his approval.
