The Study That Pretends Cannabis Does Nothing

A new cannabis study claims marijuana does nothing for anxiety, depression, or PTSD. The reality is far more complicated. Decades of federal restrictions, limited research access, and synthetic substitutes have shaped the science. This breakdown exposes how incomplete data and selective interpretation continue to drive misleading headlines about cannabis and mental health.

OHIO’S LEGALIZATION FIGHT IS ABOUT CONTROL, NOT CANNABIS

Ohio voters approved adult use cannabis with 57 percent support in 2023. Two years later, lawmakers narrowed that framework through Senate Bill 56. A referendum campaign now seeks to overturn those revisions, requiring roughly 248,000 valid signatures statewide. This piece breaks down what changed, who changed it, and what voters are being asked to decide next.

THE CANNABIS LIE: Vol. 2

THE CANNABIS LIE is a reporting series examining how cannabis policy turns shaky assumptions into hard penalties. In THE CANNABIS LIE: Vol. 2, The Fiction of Impairment, THC detection is often treated like proof of impairment, even though blood levels show a weak, inconsistent relationship to functional driving ability. This installment explains why per se THC limits and zero tolerance rules create false certainty, why urine metabolites only show prior exposure, and why real impairment should be demonstrated through behavior and context, not presumed from a lab result.

Texas Moves to Ban Smokable Cannabis

Texas regulators are moving to eliminate smokable cannabis without passing a law. After lawmakers failed to ban THC products, state agencies rewrote testing standards and imposed crushing fees that push legal cannabis out of reach. The result is prohibition by process, driven by selective morality, political pressure, and regulatory maneuvering.

THE POTENCY MIRAGE

Massachusetts faces a new THC accuracy fight after a law enforcement group claims dispensary labels inflate potency. Testing limits, natural variance, and oversight failures collide as the state struggles to rebuild trust in a system built on imperfect numbers. This feature exposes how the market turned THC into gospel and why the truth was never that simple.

The Thanksgiving Cannabis Surge

Thanksgiving creates the biggest cannabis buying spike of the year, driven by crowded airports, long drives, and the pressure of full houses. People reach for familiar flower, quiet edibles, and discreet vapes to stay steady through travel delays and family tension. This feature explores why the holiday triggers a national rush for calm and how smart choices make the season smoother.

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