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Missoula extends pause on new marijuana dispensary licenses

Missoula, Mont. — Missoula leaders extended a pause on new marijuana dispensary licenses, keeping the moratorium in place through the summer of 2027. According to the city website, Missoula has one of the highest rates of marijuana dispensaries per capita in the country. City council's latest move kept a

Using cannabis for sleep isn’t harmless – a neurologist explains how it can trap people in a cycle of dependency

Using cannabis for sleep isn’t harmless – a neurologist explains how it can trap people in a cycle of dependency

(PITTSBURGH) For millions of people, cannabis has become the unofficial prescription for lost sleep. But what feels like a solution may be quietly making the problem worse. Consider these two cases: She is 15 and has been lying in bed for the past hour. It is past midnight, and her

Missoula, no longer per capita cannabis heavyweight in US, advances new moratorium

Missoula may no longer have one of the highest number of cannabis dispensaries per capita in the United States, a city official told a city council committee on Wednesday. Apparently, Missoula has 54 dispensaries within city limits and Bozeman now has 74, according to state statistics. At the meeting, the

Survey: Young Coloradans More Likely to Use Cannabis and Drive | Insurify

Drivers age 18-24 use marijuana more than twice as often as drivers in other age groups and are more than twice as likely to report driving high in the last 30 days, according to a survey of cannabis users in Colorado. In fact, 1 out of 5 Gen Z

Reclassification of marijuana opens doors for much-needed medical research into the benefits and risks of the drug

Reclassification of marijuana opens doors for much-needed medical research into the benefits and risks of the drug

(BINGHAMTON, NY) When the U.S. Department of Justice moved to reclassify medical marijuana to a Schedule III drug on April 23, 2026, it set the stage for a vast amount of medical research that has been hobbled for decades by its more restrictive Schedule I classification. The Justice Department

US eases access to marijuana for medical use

US eases access to marijuana for medical use

The US government on Thursday made it easier for Americans to use cannabis for medical reasons by reclassifying the drug and enabling more research into its safety and efficacy. Marijuana is now described as having moderate to low addiction potential, "expanding patients' access to treatments and empowering doctors

Trump moves medical marijuana to Schedule III in historic shift

(The Center Square) – The Trump administration on Thursday moved medical marijuana from one of the most restricted drug classifications to a less regulated category, a historic shift that delivers a tax break to cannabis businesses but stops short of federal legalization. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued an order immediately