A landmark cannabis lawsuit that has the potential to reshape the medical cannabis policy, has been filed against Jeff Sessions and the DEA. Read more in this post from The Motley Fool. There are few industries with a faster growth rate at the moment than legal marijuana. In a 2017 report from Marijuana Business Daily titled "Marijuana Business Factbook 2017," it was ... Continue Reading
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28 Legislators Back Hemp Lawsuit Challenging DEA
A hemp industry’s lawsuit, challenging DEA’s position on CBD, picks up support of 28 US legislators. Check out in this post from The Cannabist how DEA’s stance on CBD extracts is cause for confusion. A bipartisan congressional coalition pushed back on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s assertion that cannabidiol and extracts derived from hemp are Schedule I ... Continue Reading
DEA Thinks Synthetic THC Is Better Than Real Weed
According to the DEA, synthetic THC is safer than actual weed. This post from VICE News turns the spotlight on DEA’s recent announcement to this effect. The DEA has officially decided that a notorious fentanyl manufacturer’s synthetic marijuana product is safer and more medically valuable than actual weed. In an announcement posted Wednesday in the Federal Register, the ... Continue Reading
The Process of Rescheduling Cannabis from CSA
A brief history and guide to the process of rescheduling cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act. This post from Leafly reveals who holds the power and what it really means for cannabis. Could the US ever legalize cannabis federally? The simple answer is yes, but the reality is far more complex. The reason laws and regulations around cannabis are so complicated leads ... Continue Reading
A Pun-Filled Roll Out of Medical Marijuana Bill
According to a punny press release, the new bill would help encourage and expand research on medical marijuana. This post from Salon.com reports how Senator Orrin Hatch loves weed puns! Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, re-introduced a medical marijuana research bill on Wednesday that would "improve the process for conducting scientific research on marijuana as a safe and effective ... Continue Reading