Utah Group Aims To Legalize Shrooms in the State

A group in Utah is out to legalize psilocybin in the state.  The aptly named non-profit Utah Mushroom Therapy has launched a petition to “strongly encourage Utah legislators to pass a bipartisan bill that allows the legal use of psilocybin for clinical and academic...

Recreational Pot Sales Double in Maine

Adult-use cannabis sales soared last year in Maine, nearly doubling the total for 2021. The local news outlet Masthead Maine, citing data that was released by the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy, reports that the “state’s licensed adult-use retailers reported nearly...

Study: A Quarter of People With Chronic Pain Use Cannabis

With medical cannabis legal in the majority of states in the country, the number of adults who have turned to the treatment for chronic pain has likewise increased. That is the finding of a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan that was published in...

Wisconsin Republicans Express Support for Legalizing Weed

Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are now “close” to supporting legislation to legalize medical marijuana, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said last week. Support for legalizing medical cannabis signals a change in stance for Republican legislators in Wisconsin,...

First U.S. Surgery, Cannabis Guidance Released

Finally detailed and informed advice on the potential interactions between cannabis and anesthetic medications before, during, and after surgery is taking shape.  The first guidelines on cannabis use and the surgery timeline were published on Jan. 3 by the American...