Cannabis, weight loss drug calls on the rise for New Mexico’s poison control center

Jan 30, 2026 | New Mexico

In LaDonna Bonnin’s line of work, the details really matter. As associate director of the New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center, Bonnin is among the leaders of a team of pharmacists whose job is to advise callers on what to do after exposure to potentially...

Marijuana Legalization: A State-by-State Overview

Jan 28, 2026 | National

In the United States, cannabis exists in a legal gray zone—a patchwork of conflicting policies that highlights the enduring tension between federal authority and states’ rights. While federally classified as an illegal drug, cannabis has been legalized in some form by...

US House Passes Bill Protecting State Medical Marijuana Laws And Rejecting Attempt To Block Trump’s Rescheduling Move

Jan 11, 2026 | National

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a spending bill that would continue protecting state medical marijuana programs from federal intervention—while excluding a provision that previously advanced to block the Justice Department from rescheduling cannabis....

Michigan Judge Denies Bid to Toss Lawsuit Against New Wholesale Cannabis Tax

Jan 11, 2026 | National

Michigan Court of Claims Judge Sima G. Patel this week denied a request by state attorneys to rehear a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the state’s new 24% cannabis wholesale tax, Michigan Advance reports. The lawsuit, filed in October by the Michigan Cannabis...

U.S. Supreme Court Schedules Hearing In Case On Marijuana Consumers’ Gun Rights

Jan 11, 2026 | National

The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of a federal law banning people who use marijuana or other controlled substances from buying or possessing firearms. About two months after agreeing to take the case,...

Woman injured after shooting at Peña Blanca cannabis dispensary

Jan 11, 2026 | New Mexico

A shooting Tuesday evening at a cannabis dispensary in Sandoval County left a woman injured and a man facing charges of aggravated assault, aggravated battery and negligent use of a deadly weapon.   Colin Dana Sandoval, owner of Loonie Zoonie Cannabis in Peña Blanca,...