Adult cannabis use increases significantly following medical and recreational legalization

Vira Pravosud, several UCSF colleagues and I just published Cannabis legalization and changes in cannabis and tobacco/nicotine use and co-use in a national cohort of U.S. adults during 2017-2021 in the International Journal of Drug Policy that adds to the evidence that legalizing medical and recreational cannabis is followed by increased use among adults. InContinue reading “Adult cannabis use increases significantly following medical and recreational legalization”

CA Gov Newsom signs law rolling back smokefree hospitality to open the door for indoor marijuana pollution

On September 30 California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB1775, “Cannabis: retail preparation, sale, and consumption of noncannabis food and beverage products,” that opens to door to rolling back smokefree hospitality venues in California. Specifically, it allows on-site cannabis consumption lounges, where authorized by local governments, to become restaurants serving food or clubs serving food (butContinue reading “CA Gov Newsom signs law rolling back smokefree hospitality to open the door for indoor marijuana pollution”

DOJ and DEA should reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III to identify regulatory approaches from tobacco to apply to cannabis

My UCSF colleagues and I submitted this comment to DOJ supporting reschduling marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III ( PDF). The regulations.gov tracking number is lyx-h4jq-93z8. The Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Agency should reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III to allow consideration of the health, safety, and abuse liability impactsContinue reading “DOJ and DEA should reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III to identify regulatory approaches from tobacco to apply to cannabis”