For decades, cannabis use in the United States was portrayed as a marginal practice, confined to underground culture and considered far less common than alcohol or tobacco use. The federal government’s latest data, however, paint a very different picture. According to the 2025 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), about 21.4 million Americans… Keep Reading
The industry’s attention still gravitates toward the legacy states. But through operators like SWADE Cannabis and its parent, BeLeaf Medical Co., Missouri has become one of the most dynamic cannabis stories in the country. Ask most cannabis insiders which states matter, and you’ll hear the usual suspects: California. Colorado. Maybe Michigan or New York. Missouri… Keep Reading
Driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal. Yet, with states having different criteria as to what constitutes driving under the influence of drugs (DUID), marijuana consumers need to be familiar with what “under the influence” really means. Unlike the nationally recognized standard for drunk driving (0.08% blood alcohol concentration, or BAC, in every state… Keep Reading
As federal cannabis rescheduling looms on the horizon and more states across the country begin rolling out regulations for legal psychedelic therapy, health officials have increasingly been targeting a centuries-old psychoactive plant from Southeast Asia with newly introduced measures of prohibition. Kratom is a leafy green botanical native to Southeast Asia that acts on the… Keep Reading
Five years after Alabama legalized medical cannabis, the state’s first dispensary is finally opening. The commission that got it here just received one of the most critical audits in the program’s history. Alabama is about to make history. Callie’s Apothecary in Montgomery is set to serve its first patient on May 4, becoming the first… Keep Reading
Forget what your state’s law says on paper. NORML’s new Cannabis Freedom Survey asks the question that actually matters: how free do you feel? Laws on the books and lived reality are two different things. You can be in a legal state and still worry about your job, your landlord, your custody arrangement or a… Keep Reading
For millions of people living in the United States, buying cannabis can be as simple as walking into a licensed store. In many states, marijuana is legal for recreational or medical use and is sold openly through regulated businesses. Yet for non-U.S. citizens residing in the country, the consequences of cannabis use can be severe.… Keep Reading
