While the federal government’s legalization of recreational cannabis use in 2018 aimed to keep the substance “out of the hands of youth” as one of three main goals, federal research finds that making it legal has contributed to youth as young as 13 being introduced to the substance. “By normalizing cannabis use and making it…

A new report finds that nonprofit hospitals profited tremendously during the pandemic. What does this say about the health care system in America? The CEO of the watchdog group joins us to explore the situation. Thousands of illegal immigrants are gathering at the U.S.–Mexico border as Title 42 ends. NTD is at the southern border with the latest…

Commentary Let me confess that while I served in the California State Senate, I tried my best to expedite the state’s efforts to assist the birthing efforts of the legal cannabis industry’s efforts to get established and functioning. As vice chair of the Senate Governance and Finance Committee, I can remember long meeting sessions to…

California’s cannabis industry is in a free-fall, with some municipalities in the northern part of the state making plans for significantly reduced tax revenues as a result of a collapse in wholesale prices. Once selling for more than $4,000 per pound, bulk buyers are now shopping in the $300 to $500 range for fresh harvests,…

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan will resign next week and officially step down on May 8, the secretary announced on Tuesday. The resignation comes after it was revealed that Fagan had accepted a lucrative side job as a consultant to a cannabis company. Her deputy, Cheryl Myers, will step into the position until Gov….

Health Canada is considering relaxing regulations in the production, sale, and trade of cannabis, saying that licence holders are arguing that licencing requirements “may not be necessary or could be streamlined.” In a Notice of Intent published in the Canada Gazette—the official newspaper of the Government of Canada—Health Canada said it is seeking feedback from cannabis licence…

News Analysis Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on April 20—a celebratory day ritualized by cannabis users known as 4/20—that he has successfully kept cannabis out of kids’ hands by legalizing the drug. The main studies on youth cannabis use, however, “are not very conclusive,” says Chantal Vallerand, executive director of Drug Free Kids Canada. For…

U.S. seizures of illegal marijuana from Canada have grown over 900 percent since the Liberal government legalized cannabis in 2018, a federal report says. “[T]he quantity of cannabis seized on import at US ports of entry that share a border with Canada has increased by at least 929 percent since domestic legalization,” said the report,…

Commentary Carl Sagan once called the illegality of cannabis “outrageous, an impediment to full utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world.” If the great astronomer was alive today, one assumes that he would be very happy indeed. After…

Cannabis is a widely used psychoactive drug worldwide, and its popularity is growing: The U.S. market for recreational cannabis sales could surpass $72 billion by 2023. As of early 2023, 21 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis for recreational use for people age 21 and up, while 39 states plus the…