The title of this post is the question being asked in this new MJBiz article, which started this way:
Regulated cannabis interests are celebrating the end of the Farm Bill “loophole” that launched the massive nationwide market for intoxicating
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DEPC releases “Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program at Seven Years: Evaluating Satisfaction and Perception”
My Drug Enforcement and Policy Center colleague at Ohio State, Jana Hrdinova, has made an annual tradition of writing up a spectacular report on Ohio’s experiences with its medical marijuana program and the views of patients and potential patients on
Notable new reporting on Prez Trump and his Administration's latest mulling of marijuana rescheduling
It is now almost three years since then Prez Joe Biden asked the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General to “initiate the administrative process to review expeditiously how marijuana is scheduled under federal law.” In my
Pew Research Center reviews "9 facts about Americans and marijuana"
The Pew Research Center has assembled in this new piece a number of notable factoids about attitudes and experiences with marijuana among Americans. The piece is headlined “9 facts about Americans and marijuana,” and the full piece with al the
“Perceived Impact of Recreational Marijuana on Ohio Schools: A Survey of Ohio Principals After Legalization “
The title of this post is the title of this terrific new report now available via SSRN and authored by Maria Orsini, Peter Leasure and Jana Hrdinova with the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center (DEPC). In December 2023, before any
Major papers covering some major marijuana stories
I tend not to post much “cannabis current events” here, largely because there is now a very sizeable marijuana press corps often covering from various angles all sorts news developments in the marijuana policy and industry spaces. (And, as I
"Trump and Biden Backed Easing Marijuana Policy. What Happened?"
The title of this post is the title of this notable new New York Times piece with this subheadline: “Removing marijuana from the government’s most restrictive class of drugs had rare bipartisan support last year. But the D.E.A. slowed the
Noting political pendulums swinging back on modern marijuana reforms … to tax and regulate more
The morning after Election Day 2024, I stated in this post, titled “Initiative results in states show political pendulum swinging back on sentencing and drug policy reforms,” that the results of various state initiatives suggested voters have started grown less
DEPC event on April 8: "Reading the Tea Leaves: The Future of Marijuana Rescheduling"
I am pleased to be able to spotlight another great Drug Enforcement and Policy Center (DEPC) event, this one focused on federal cannabis reforms. This online event, titled “Reading the Tea Leaves: The Future of Marijuana Rescheduling,” will take place
"Where Will Weed Win?"
The title of this post is the title of this new report authored by Robin Goldstein with lots of data and analysis about state cannabis markets. Here is part of the report’s introduction: When legal interstate weed commerce arrives to