https://nypost.com/2025/05/11/us-news/medical-pot-pioneer-rips-hochul-ny-regulators-as-un-american/

Medical cannabis firms have to pony up money to the state when they want to
convert one of their stores for regular adult-use sales -- and that figure
could hit up to a whopping $15 million for just three conversions,
depending on a business's revenue.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/10/cannabis-medical-research-bill

Legislation might allow research into youth consumption and health
outcomes, and on arrest and incarceration rates

A recently introduced bill, if it passes, would allow research on cannabis
despite its schedule I status, which some experts say could help
policymakers “craft effective” legislation in the future and potentially
allow more clinical research on medical cannabis.

Representatives Dina Titus and Ilhan Omar introduced the Evidence-Based
Drug Policy Act of 2025 (EBDPA) last week, which would radically ease
research restrictions on cannabis and other schedule I substances.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/nyregion/new-york-cannabis-vapes-investigation.html

Regulators are looking into whether several cannabis companies are making
illegal products for sale in New York. The products may be worth more than
$10 million.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/nyregion/new-york-pauses-sales-of-popular-cannabis-vapes-amid-investigation.html

Regulators are looking into whether several cannabis companies are making
illegal products for sale in New York. The products may be worth more than
$10 million.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250507130007.htm

Researchers are investigating how the legal supply of cannabis affects
consumption and mental health among participants. In a first academic
publication, the study team has now reported on the direct comparison of
the substance's legal versus illegal procurement.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/us/politics/citizen-proposals-state-ballot.html

Florida and Arkansas both recently added restrictions to the citizen
amendment process, after ballot measures to expand abortion rights were
successful in other states.

https://nypost.com/2025/04/29/health/colon-cancer-patients-are-24-times-more-likely-to-die-within-5-years-if-they-had-this-habit-before-their-diagnosis/

Experts are anticipating nearly 53,000 US colorectal cancer deaths this
year.

https://nypost.com/2025/04/28/us-news/pot-lover-hides-weed-filled-easter-eggs-around-texas-town/

In total, cops said Nicholson hid about a quarter-ounce of weed in five
eggs.

https://nypost.com/2025/04/27/us-news/cost-of-weed-products-in-ny-drops-as-legal-marijuana-industry-booms/

Pot lovers rejoice. They can get high for less. The price of marijuana
products in New York state-licensed cannabis stores is dropping as more
outlets open — spurring more competition, a new report says.

https://nypost.com/2025/04/25/business/pot-inc-tells-trump-its-high-time-to-loosen-federal-laws/

The basic problem Pot Inc. faces in the US is banking.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/nyregion/eric-adams-sweetlife-dispensary-fundraiser.html

Before it was a legal dispensary where the mayor hoped to raise campaign
funds, the site held an illicit weed shop raided by the city. Some of its
operators are still around.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/22/fight-against-britain-billion-pound-energy-heist

From raids on marijuana farms to illegal bitcoin miners, suppliers are
finding new ways to tackle the rise in gas and electricity theft

- More British households struggling with bills will resort to energy
theft, campaigners say

By the time a team of police officers and engineers stormed a disused
office block in Wigan, Greater Manchester, on a November morning last year,
the building had been abandoned.

Left behind were rooms filled with thousands of cannabis plants: a nursery
on the first floor, the growing crop on the second, and leaves drying out
on the third. The criminal gang behind the marijuana farm is thought to
have fled after the grid operator cut off the stolen electricity used to
power scores of LED lamps.
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/20/peaceful-picnic-marks-420-day-in-melbourne-ahead-of-an-election-where-minor-parties-could-play-a-defining-role

After the Legalise Cannabis party’s strong 2022 election performance, Fiona
Patten says she has ‘unfinished business’

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More than a hundred peaceful picnickers gathered on the green grass of
Melbourne’s Flagstaff Gardens support of the legalisation of cannabis on
Sunday.

This year, the annual 20 April global celebration of cannabis (known as
“420”), landed during a federal campaign in which independents and minor
parties are expected to play a defining role.

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https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/apr/18/benefits-risk-cannabis-older-adults

US adults in the age group are using cannabis to treat pain and poor sleep
– and they’re a fast-growing market

Polls suggest Americans aged 65 and older are trying cannabis for the first
time more than any other group in the country. This trend is propelled by
decreased stigma and increased legalization, with 24 states and the
District of Columbia allowing recreational use (in the UK, recreational use
is still illegal).

But there’s something else too. Getting older comes with its challenges,
physically and emotionally. Some people are betting on cannabis as a way to
navigate these hurdles. Research indicates older adults primarily use
cannabis for health-related issues, like poor sleep, pain and mental health
concerns such as anxiety.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/18/medical-cannabis-cancer-study

Analysis aims to solidify agreement on cannabis’s potential as a cancer
treatment, lead author of research says

The largest ever study investigating medical cannabis as a treatment for
cancer, published this week in Frontiers in Oncology, found overwhelming
scientific support for cannabis’s potential to treat cancer symptoms and
potentially fight the course of the disease itself.

The intention of the analysis was to solidify agreement on cannabis’s
potential as a cancer treatment, said Ryan Castle, research director at the
Whole Health Oncology Institute and lead author of the study. Castle noted
that it has been historically difficult to do so because marijuana is still
federally considered an illegal Schedule I narcotic.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/health/cannabis-marijuana-dementia.html

Users needing emergency care or hospitalization were more likely to later
develop dementia, researchers reported. That does not prove cannabis was
the cause.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250410130511.htm

A recent study found that people may perceive fewer negative effects of
alcohol if they are also using cannabis at the same time.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250409154851.htm

A new study found that people with cannabis use disorder (CUD) had elevated
dopamine levels in a brain region associated with psychosis.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250402142425.htm

Patients prescribed medicinal cannabis in Australia maintained improvements
in overall health-related quality of life (HRQL), fatigue, and sleep
disturbance across a one-year period, according to a new study. Anxiety,
depression, insomnia, and pain also improved over time for those with
corresponding health conditions.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250321121447.htm

A new study has analyzed and compared the fatty acids in the blood of
individuals with schizophrenia, of those with cannabis use disorder and of
those with both diagnoses, with the aim of shedding light on new biomarkers
and improving the understanding of the biological relationship between the
two disorders. The study also offers a powerful tool for identifying new
biomarkers.