https://nypost.com/2026/09/05/health/marijuana-users-may-face-driving-danger-that-standard-tests-can-miss/

Researchers found that drivers who consumed higher doses of edible THC
struggled with lane control and had slower reaction times.

https://nypost.com/2026/09/04/sports/aryna-sabalenka-calls-out-fan-for-smoking-weed-mid-match-in-us-open/

Aryna Sabalenka paused her third-round match against Kamilla Rakhimova to
speak to the umpire at the US Open about someone smoking weed.

https://nypost.com/2026/09/04/business/how-i-stumbled-into-a-major-trend-thats-slamming-beer-sales-nationwide/

It’s not just Bud Light’s past misadventures in wokeness that are to blame
for its persistent sales slump.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/opinion/supreme-court-trump-ballroom.html

Readers respond to the decision to allow the Trump administration to
continue building the White House ballroom. Also: Regulating marijuana to
protect children.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/01/oklahoma-explosion-marijuana-factory

Authorities have charged Ryan Bassham after the deadly explosion at the
marijuana extraction facility he owns

An Oklahoma man has been charged with murder after a large explosion at a
marijuana extraction facility that killed two of his employees and damaged
surrounding businesses, prosecutors said on Monday.

Ryan Bassham, 35, turned himself in this weekend after being charged with
two counts of first-degree murder in Thursday’s blast at Solos Extracts
near Tulsa, authorities said. The explosion at about 1am partially tore the
roof from a building, crumpled doors and scattered debris around an
industrial park.
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https://nypost.com/2026/08/30/us-news/more-than-half-of-nyc-senior-citizens-use-weed-simply-to-get-high-study/

Gotham granny's on grass!

https://nypost.com/2026/08/29/us-news/former-la-lawmaker-sentenced-after-cash-stash-found-in-backyard/

A major corruption scheme involving a former San Gabriel Valley lawmaker
was uncovered after his stash of $62,900 cash was found buried in the
politician's backyard.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/opinion/weed-marijuna-children-regulation.html

Are we willing to regulate and enforce cannabis safety, especially to
protect the most vulnerable among us?

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/science/opioids-drugs-economics.html

The “war on drugs” sought to reduce substance abuse by driving up prices
and lowering demand. Today, street drugs are less expensive and more
dangerous than ever.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/21/family-joy-as-boy-who-helped-legalise-cannabis-medicine-in-uk-turns-21

Mother of Billy Caldwell, who has severe epilepsy, celebrates son’s story
while pushing for better access to prescription cannabis for families who
need it

When Billy Caldwell was a baby he was not expected to survive infancy. A
severe form of epilepsy condemned his tiny body to daily seizures – brutal,
draining and each one potentially fatal. “They couldn’t get the seizures
under control,” his mother, Charlotte, recalled. “Billy was sent home to
die – we were told he wouldn’t see past his first birthday.”

That prediction was in 2005. Last month Billy, who is autistic, celebrated
his 21st birthday at home in a bucolic corner of Northern Ireland with
family, friends, cake and a wide smile.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/briefing/were-doing-drugs.html

We look at a new study about Americans’ use of cannabis.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/well/cannabis-use-disorder-alcohol.html

A growing number of Americans report they are unable to quit or cut down.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/06/psychotic-cardiac-arrest-children-vaping-prison-drug-spice

Parents and teachers worry about the number of kids who vape cannabis. But
many of them are using something far more dangerous – without even
realising it

I bumped into an old acquaintance the other day. Updating me on his
children’s ages, he said, with an eyeroll of resignation: “My daughter’s 15
now; just found a cannabis vape in her room.” It’s an increasingly common
and concerning situation for parents – with no way of telling if a vape
does in fact contain weed (which comes with its own risks, just like vaping
tobacco) or something much worse.

Instead of the natural cannabinoids THC or CBD, these vapes can contain a
much cheaper substitute: the “prison drug” spice. Last year scientists from
the University of Bath analysed 1,923 vapes that had been confiscated from
children in 114 schools in England, and found that 13% contained spice. In
London and Lancashire it was 25%. And this is among vapes of all kinds,
nicotine included, not just those that purported to contain cannabis. As
for vapes labelled as containing THC, CBD or cannabis, when the
drug-testing service Wedinos (part of Public Health Wales) examined 297
samples received in the year up to March 2025, it found that 39% contained
spice.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/02/kenya-rastafari-fight-legalise-marijuana-cannabis-religion

Marijuana plays a sacred role among Rastafari followers and they say
criminalising it violates their rights

About a dozen people sang along to the pulsing vibrations of drums and a
tambourine in a dimly lit room in Nairobi’s sprawling Kibera neighbourhood.
For more than an hour they belted out song after song, the lyrics suffused
with references to Ethiopia, Jah, Zion, Rastafari and Haile Selassie I.

One song went: “No night in a Zion, there is no night there / Hallelujah
there is no night there / Rastafari is our light, and we need no other
light / Hallelujah there is no night there.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/29/cannabis-prescription-australia-doctors

*Exclusive: *Of more than 1,000 medicinal cannabis products available, only
two have been evaluated by the drug regulator

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Doctors are commonly prescribing high-dose medicinal cannabis containing up
to four times the concentration of THC tested in clinical trials, a review
has found.

Researchers from Monash University evaluated the available evidence for the
efficacy and safety of higher THC potency medicinal cannabis products, in
line with those being prescribed in Australia. THC, or
delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, is the main psychoactive ingredient of
cannabis.
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250602225404.htm

Marijuana use among older adults in the US has reached a new high, with 7
percent of adults aged 65 and over who report using it in the past month,
according to a recent analysis.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250528131547.htm

A new study finds that chronic cannabis use -- whether it's smoked or
consumed in edible form -- is associated with significant cardiovascular
risks.

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.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.