Matthew Perrone

Associated Press

Brian Adams: The Industry Is Up Against Some Formidable Foes At the Moment

Brian Adams: The Industry Is Up Against Some Formidable Foes At the Moment

April 9, 2026

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Michigan's Wholesale Cannabis Tax Revenue Falls Well Short of Projections

June 4, 2026

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Alabama Is Finally Getting a Medical Cannabis Dispensary This Week

June 3, 2026

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Free Tool Shows Dispensaries How Much Cash Is Trapped in Their Inventory

June 2, 2026

Brian Adams: The Industry Is Up Against Some Formidable Foes At the Moment

Brian Adams: The Industry Is Up Against Some Formidable Foes At the Moment

To combat these foes, stakeholders must run ethical operations and get rid of the bad actors tainting the industry.

April 9, 2026

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FDA Plans Ultra-Fast Review of Three Psychedelic Drugs

Two of the priority vouchers went to companies studying psilocybin.

April 24, 2026

Participants lay face down on the grass during an integration circle at an ayahuasca retreat in Hildale, Utah, Oct. 15, 2022.

Psychedelic Retreats Are a Booming Business with Few Safety Guardrails

No psychedelics have been federally approved in the U.S., but that may soon change.

April 21, 2026

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Washington.

Trump Signs Order to Speed Review of Psychedelics

That includes the controversial drug ibogaine.

April 20, 2026

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A Drug Made from Marijuana Reduced Back Pain in a Large Study

In the U.S., the company says it is "working closely" with regulators.

September 29, 2025

This photo provided by Catalent shows Catalent's MindMed's formulation of LSD.

LSD Shows Promise for Reducing Anxiety in Drugmaker's Midstage Study

Psychedelics are in the midst of a popular and scientific comeback.

September 4, 2025

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U.S. Health Officials Crack Down on Kratom-Related Products

It's recommending a nationwide ban.

July 29, 2025

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Juul Gets FDA's OK to Keep Selling Tobacco and Menthol e-Cigarettes

It will be one of only two U.S. companies authorized to sell menthol-flavored vapes.

July 18, 2025

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington.

RFK Jr. and Other Trump Officials Embrace Psychedelics After FDA Setback

His suggested timeline for green-lighting psychedelic therapy surprised even the most bullish supporters.

July 16, 2025

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'Gas Station Heroin' Is Technically Illegal and Widely Available

The FDA does not preapprove ingredients added to supplements and beverages.

June 16, 2025

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FDA's Top Tobacco Official Is Removed from Post

During his time at FDA, teen vaping has fallen to a 10-year low.

April 1, 2025

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New York Sues Vape Distributors Over Elf Bar and Other Fruit and Candy e-Cigarettes

Juul has paid more than $1 billion to settle dozens of state and local lawsuits.

February 20, 2025

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Teen Vaping Hits 10-Year Low in the U.S.

The latest survey numbers show the teen vaping rate fell to under 6% this year.

September 6, 2024

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FDA Rejects Psychedelic MDMA as Treatment for PTSD, Calling for Additional Study

Drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics said the FDA notified the company that its drug "could not be approved based on data submitted to date."

August 12, 2024

Casey Tylek, a U.S. Army veteran, stands for a portrait at his home in Leominster, Mass., on July 13, 2024. Tylek credits MDMA-assisted therapy with resolving anger, anxiety and trauma stemming from a rocket attack in in Iraq.

Veterans Lobbied for Psychedelic Therapy, But it May Not Be Enough to Save MDMA

The FDA is widely expected to delay or decline approval when it makes its decision by mid-August.

July 26, 2024