“The more we can do on our end to ensure safety, the more likely it’ll be a successful program.” By Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline As Colorado prepares to issue psychedelic mushroom licenses, health care professionals who have watched the rulemaking process unfold say education will be key to the program’s success. Colorado’s voter-approved natural medicine  ​ 

      New York officials are rolling out a broad plan to encourage environmental sustainability and set energy use standards within the state’s legal marijuana industry. It’s part of regulators’ broader goal of promoting economic, environmental and social sustainability in the emerging sector. Over the past several months, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has put out  ​ 

      If Vice President Kamala Harris is elected president this November, she will “be ready to sign” marijuana reform bills into law, a Democratic senator says, as other lawmakers similarly predict more momentum on cannabis legalization at the state and federal levels under a Harris-Walz administration. In a series of interviews at the Democratic National Convention,  ​ 

      “We wouldn’t have been allowed to sell that product in our store, and yet we’re forced to compete with that.” By Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota’s legislative oversight committee on medical marijuana was thrust into the world of synthetic THC on Monday as members heard complaints about how loosely regulated, hemp-derived products are  ​ 

      Two GOP senators said recently that they remain opposed to marijuana reform—in part, because they believe cannabis is a “gateway drug,” perpetuating the dubious claim as other Republican lawmakers members raise concerns about the Biden administration’s push to enact rescheduling. In an interview with St. Louis Public Radio that aired on Monday, Sen. Josh Hawley  ​ 

      A top staffer for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and the CEO of a top marijuana company are feuding over a legalization initiative that will appear on the state’s November ballot, drawing attention to the anti-cannabis governor’s position on allowing home cultivation, which would not be included in the reform measure. While DeSantis is actively  ​