Views: 2 We’ve done a similar story a few months ago, but with the ever changing nature of the administration and the vagueness in which the topic is discussed, it’s worth checking back in on. So does cannabis have any big shot this year? Simple answer seems to be no. Trump doesn’t really like talking […]
Views: 11 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is backing an “Anti-420 Day” initiative aimed at discouraging youth marijuana use through a social media campaign. Organized by the nonprofit Johnny’s Ambassadors, the campaign recruits high school and college students to create short-form Instagram videos warning their peers about the dangers of THC consumption. A bulletin posted […]
Views: 4 Virginia is in a bit of a bind. After legalizing marijuana in 2021, Governor Glenn Youngkin came to power and brought his very anti-marijuana stance along with him. The initial bill only legalized possession of marijuana. It required additional legislation to set up a market in the state, and that’s where it’s been […]
Views: 9 In 2012, Chris Emerson faced a career crossroads. Fresh out of the U.S. Navy, where he worked as a Chinese interpreter, and completing a postdoc in small molecule chemistry at Stanford University, Emerson was expected to follow one of two traditional paths: academia or pharmaceuticals. But instead, he took an unconventional leap—one that […]
Views: 6 Turns out Ted Cruz has a podcast! That shines a little light into the my media diet’s blind spots, but that changes now that he had Elon Musk on for a chat. The discussion was pretty much as expected, with a good amount of smoke being blown up Musk’s anus, but a joke […]
Views: 10 In a move signaling a potential shift in Florida’s hemp industry, a combined House workgroup wrapped up its final meeting last Thursday with a consensus: while lawmakers want to avoid stifling a multi-billion-dollar industry, they acknowledge that more regulations are necessary to ensure consumer safety. The 24-member panel, led by Escambia County Republican […]
Views: 2 It’s probably not a great look to take CBD through intravenous infusion, but turns out it’s also illegal. Pico IV is a company in California that sells CBD through injection. It’s supposed to help with chronic pain, Crohn’s disease, and arthritis. The FDA sent the company a letter saying that by marketing CBD […]
Views: 4 It was Pi Day yesterday, and a pizza shop in Chicago partnered with a dispensary to celebrate in the coolest way possible: they made a gigantic weed pizza. Paulie Gee’s and Ivy Hall (which is Chicago’s first social equity dispensary) made the pizza together. It was 64-by 32 inches and was served up […]
Views: 4 Some recent court documents were released that make an argument for the DEA, the department that was supposed to be arguing for a rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to III, being against the move from the start. On February 17th, a group of doctors who were not allowed into rescheduling process, created […]
Views: 4 At an event for conservative lobbyists and activists, a proponent for legal marijuana says he had a conversation with a Trump staffer who invited him to submit a proposal detailing why Trump should legalize marijuana at the federal level. The specialist, Howard Wooldridge of Citizens Against Prohibition, says the staffer was open to […]
