Millions of Americans use cannabis and would like to think the products they buy are safe. But regulation is state by state and full of holes. NPR's new series digs into the risks and solutions.
When marijuana becomes a Schedule III instead of a Schedule I substance under federal rules, researchers will face fewer barriers to studying it. But there will still be some roadblocks for science.
Voters in Oklahoma turned back a ballot measure that would have legalized adult recreational marijuana. By one estimate, totals for taxes on medical and recreational use reached $3.7 billion in 2021.
The cases of accidental ingestion of cannabis candies and baked goods among small children increased 1,375% in five years, according to a study in the journal Pediatrics.
Delta-8 is a hemp product designed to get users high, but misleading labels or added chemicals have caused people to get sick. And a lack of federal regulation or guidance has states stepping in.
A proposed bill would require cannabis products to carry large warnings, similar to cigarettes. But the state's legal pot industry says more rules make it harder to compete with the illicit market.
In a sign of the continuing public shift on attitudes towards the use of cannabis across the nation and in Georgia, rapper "T.I." Harris has partnered with a local cannabis company, Harvest Select, as they expand their operations across the state.
The country voted to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill but no to legalizing marijuana. Two separate referendums were held along with the general election won Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
