CW Hemp’s CEO calls DEA’s position statement on CBD, hemp products and the Farm Bill as “reckless and illegal.” Get more details in this post from The Cannabist. In response to The Cannabist’s ongoing reporting on cannabidiol (CBD), the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration this week released a reckless opinion statement that not only contradicts federal law — its very issuance ... Continue Reading
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Future of Medical Cannabis Under New FDA Chief
Scott Gottlieb has been picked by Trump to head the US Food & Drug Administration. This post from Doctor Frank highlights what this means for medical cannabis. So, it looks like Scott Gottlieb, MD, will be appointed Director of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), much to the cheer of those in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Gottlieb seems to favor faster ... Continue Reading
Can DEA Curb the Surge in the CBD market?
Can the government really put the cannabis genie back in the bottle? This post from New Hope unravels how the federal agencies are heralding a new shift in the CBD market. Fifty years from now, historians may credit the Obama administration for legalizing marijuana by virtue of not standing in the way of states voting to legalize it. But the federal regulatory bodies are not ... Continue Reading
Why DEA Won’t Re-Schedule Cannabis
DEA won’t re-schedule cannabis right now, but is pushing for more research by FDA in order to do so in the near future. This post from Culture Magazine elaborates on how FDA is the real reason that DEA can’t re-schedule cannabis. There’s been a lot of media attention recently revolving around the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which was rumored to be planning a ... Continue Reading
Marijuana Stays a Schedule I Controlled Substance
US affirms its prohibition on marijuana, keeping it on Schedule 1 list of controlled substances, however, this article from The Washington Post highlights that the DEA will allow more places to grow marijuana for research purposes. The government refused again Thursday to allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes, reaffirming its conclusion that the drug’s therapeutic ... Continue Reading