Normalization

Past 30-day use of cannabis and hallucinogenic drugs among adults aged 19-50 have remained at “historically high levels” in the U.S. while past-month and daily alcohol use continued a decade-long decline among adults aged 19-30, with binge drinking reaching all-time lows.

Home Depot, the sixth-largest employer in the U.S., will remove cannabis from its drug screenings in September and stop most pre-employment drug testing entirely for new workers.

The latest Gallup poll found that Americans view cannabis as the least harmful legal drug while cigarettes are seen as the most harmful legal drug.

A recent survey found that the vast majority of Americans either get their cannabis entirely from legal sources (65%) or mostly from legal sources (12%).

About nine out of every ten comments submitted to the DEA on the proposal to federally reschedule cannabis either favored the reforms or called on the government to go further and remove cannabis entirely from the federal drug schedule.

Recent polling suggests there are more daily cannabis consumers than daily alcohol drinkers in the U.S., although alcohol use is still far more prevalent in terms of monthly use.

The California State Fair opened up last week at the Cal Expo site in Sacramento. Attendees aged 21+ can purchase and consume cannabis products from the California industry’s top growers and manufacturers.

The NCAA Division I Council has voted to remove cannabis from the list of substances that disqualify players from postseason participation in football and championships.

The Portland Pickles, an Oregon-based baseball team in the West Coast League, is set to become the first pro sports team in the U.S. to sell THC-infused beverages at their games.

Daily cannabis consumers outnumbered daily alcohol consumers in the U.S. in 2022 for the first time on record, according to an analysis of the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Recent research suggests that despite the popular stereotype, people who regularly consume cannabis are not more lazy or unmotivated than non-consumers.

Most Americans no longer believe that cannabis use carries a stigma, and 72% said that cannabis is only going to get more popular, according to a recent survey.

A recent study found that non-medical cannabis use is “significantly associated with 96% decreased odds” of experiencing cognitive decline in adults aged 45 and older.

Nearly 72% of Canadian cannabis consumers said in a recent survey that they purchase their cannabis exclusively from legal sources, primarily citing concerns about the safety of unregulated products and the convenience of the legal market.

For years, hemp activists have highlighted animal feed as one of the many potential truly industrial use cases for the plant. This plan just faced a setback in New York, however, after the governor vetoed a bill that would have made hemp-based feed legal in the state.

According to a recent survey, 88% of cannabis patients say their use of medical cannabis has reduced their use of prescription drugs, alcohol, or both.

A recent survey found that after five years since Canada passed its adult-use cannabis legalization laws, 65% of consumers say they purchase only from legal sources.

According to a recent poll, about 57% of New Jersey adults report having smelled cannabis in public places; 52% of respondents said they are not bothered by the smell, 19% said the odor bothers them greatly, and 28% said it bothers them slightly.

A nearly two-thirds majority of U.S. truck drivers and carriers support changing the federal cannabis testing regulations, according to an American Transportation Research Institute report.

The two-day Miracle in Mundelein music festival is set to be the first concert in Illinois with state-approved cannabis consumption; the festival will feature rolling stations and dab bars with complimentary grinders, lighters, papers, and rolling trays.

Past-year and daily cannabis use among adults aged 19-30 are at the highest levels ever recorded by the National Institutes of Health, according to the 2022 Monitoring the Future survey.