As happens every election cycle, marijuana will be on the ballot. And as also happens every election cycle, there will be people who are very not happy about this fact. Many of those voices have consolidated into a group called SAM Action. Standing for Smart Approaches to Marijuana, SAM has made some strong cases against […]
We’ve lived with Schedule I marijuana for so long that we’ve forgotten the reasons in the first place. Turns out, a new study from Harm Reduction Journal found that the federal drug policy was poorly aligned with scientific evidence. Seventeen experts analyzed 19 drugs across 18 categories that included overdose death, long-term health damage, and […]
That percentage is not a typo. The Texas Department of State Health Services has published some proposed rules in order to strengthen the regulations on consumable hemp products. Some of these feel reasonable, such as a minimum purchasing age of 21, age verification requirements, and mandatory product recalls. However, some price hike proposals are astronomical. […]
Let’s fund more studies like this one. The Ministry of Justice and Health in a German state Schleswig-Holstein funded a study that looked into the hip hop videos that made it to the Youtube top 100 charts in 2024. Specifically, they looked into marijuana references, and found almost half of them contained some sort of […]
A new study has come out showing the absurdity of using THC bloodstream detectors to see if someone is high behind the wheel. The method has been taken from the process of detecting alcohol impairment, however the way these two substances interact with the bloodstream is very different. For instance, THC can stay in the […]
With the announcement that marijuana will be moved to Schedule III, one thing we can expect for sure is an influx of research into marijuana’s abilities. This should be good news for advocates, considering that any new studies coming out now are showing very positive signs for its efficacy. Just in the second half of […]
Now that all the anticipation and rumors are over, we’re getting some of veil lifted on the process that got us to Schedule III for marijuana. Apparently the discussions were vast, including a path that would lead marijuana into Schedule II instead of III. Jim Hagedorn, the CEO of Scotts Miracle-Gro, was in the room […]
President Trump has signed an executive order that reschedules marijuana into Schedule III from Schedule I. Schedule III drugs are labeled as having medical value and lower abuse potential. The two main effects of this order will be to allow cannabis businesses to receive federal tax deductions and to remove many research barriers. Importantly, the […]
The rumors keep coming in, with the newest saying that a decision will be made tomorrow, December 18th, about changing the scheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. It’s almost seeming certain at this point, so the reactions are flooding in. Some of them are very unhappy, including some voices from the GOP […]
Rumors are swelling that some big changes are coming soon to marijuana in the country. Trump is “very strongly” considering rescheduling marijuana to Schedule III, which would open it up to much more research capabilities and make it easier to get in half of the country in which it is still illegal. “…a lot of […]
