VA Psilocybin Trial Will Enroll 240 Veterans
The VA psilocybin trial, called PIVOT, is a Phase 3 study in veterans with treatment-resistant depression. Nobody has been dosed yet.
Flock Cameras Tracked a Driver to Michigan
Wisconsin deputies used Flock cameras to log a driver crossing into Michigan, then wrote that travel into a probable cause narrative for a marijuana search.
CDC: Cannabis Hyperemesis ER Visits Jumped 3.7x
CDC data show cannabis hyperemesis ER visits rose 3.7x after a new diagnosis code — but the agency says the jump is mostly better counting, not more illness.
Talarico Calls Texas THC Ban Corruption
James Talarico calls the Texas THC ban an “insane” form of corruption benefiting Big Beer and Big Tobacco. Here is what actually changed on July 31.
Square CBD Ban: Merchants Cut Off October 15
The Square CBD ban gives merchants until October 15, 2026 to strip hemp and CBD items from their catalogs — a month before the federal date.
Dr. Oz Hemp Letter Urged Senate to Delay Ban
The Dr. Oz hemp letter asked senators to reject the Budd amendment so Medicare beneficiaries could keep getting hemp-derived CBD coverage.
Ohio THC Drinks Are Back — For Exactly 10 Companies
Ohio THC drinks are legal again — if they come from the right ten companies. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey J. Helmick issued a preliminary injunction on Monday, July 13, blocking enforcement of Ohio’s intoxicating-hemp restrictions against ten companies that make and distribute hemp-derived THC beverages, extending relief he first granted by temporary restraining order on […]
The Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Is Over — Now One Judge Decides
The marijuana rescheduling hearing is over. After two weeks of testimony at DEA headquarters in Arlington, the evidentiary hearing on moving marijuana to Schedule III wrapped up on July 15 — and here is what a searcher actually wants to know: Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julius gave participants until August 17 to file post-hearing […]
Legal on the Ground, Illegal in the Air: TSA Yanks a Flyer Over Weed
TSA Marijuana Rules: Flyer Booted at PDX Welcome to federalism’s dumbest layover: TSA marijuana rules just got a Portland traveler pulled off his flight for something he could legally buy a mile away. On the Fourth of July, a passenger at Portland International (PDX) was removed from his flight after TSA screeners found marijuana in […]
A Deadly Dispensary Robbery Is Really a Safe-Banking Story
Dispensary Robbery Turns Deadly in Beaverton A dispensary robbery in Oregon ended with a man dead and three officers on leave — and the root cause traces straight back to a banking policy Congress has refused to fix for a decade. On the night of July 5, a man robbed the Nectar dispensary in Beaverton, […]