Federal restrictions on cannabis could soon be eased across the nation—in a potentially historic move by the White House.
In the shadows of our Nation, a grim reality persists. Tens of thousands of Hispanic migrant children in the U.S. have fallen prey to the depraved clutches of human traffickers, their futures sold for profit and power in a $150 billion-a-year industry, with an administration complicit in putting them in what amounts to chains of modern-day slavery.
The Justice Department is expected to propose a new, lower classification for marijuana that would lessen restrictions on the drug. But there's another review process to come.
Due in large part to the efforts of Big Tobacco and the advertising industry, menthol cigarettes have been a fixture in advertisements targeting the Black community.
The Biden administration now says that “sex” means “gender identity.” So, what does this mean for K-12 teachers? In a new regulation released last week, the Biden Read More
The Biden administration now says that “sex” means “gender identity.” So what does this mean for K-12 teachers?
For over half a century, marijuana has been classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act. That designation places it in the most strictly regulated category of drugs under federal rules, and means that a drug has “high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision.” Marijuana’s Schedule I classification puts it in the same class of drugs as heroin. The Biden...
Author: Julie Tsirkin and Monica Alba (NBC News) WASHINGTON (NBC News) – The Biden administration will take a historic step toward easing federal restrictions on cannabis, with plans to announce an interim rule soon reclassifying the drug for the first time since the Controlled Substances Act was enacted more than 50 years ago, four sources […]
The election-year announcement could help Biden, a Democrat, boost flagging support, particularly among younger voters.
Top health official gives no timeline for issuing rule, saying administration taking more time to consider feedbackFor the second time in recent months, the Joe Biden White House has delayed a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes, a decision that is certain to infuriate anti-smoking advocates but could avoid angering Black voters ahead of November elections.In a statement on Friday, the president’s top health official gave no timeline for issuing the rule, saying only that the administration...
The Biden Administration has delayed plans to ban menthol cigarettes, a proposal announced by the Food and Drug Administration years ago. "There are still more conversations to have, and that will take significantly more time," Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement Friday. The FDA announced its plans to ban menthol tobacco cigarettes in 2021, followed by its proposed rules for the ban in 2022. The move was aimed to improve the health of those most...
A proposed ban on menthol cigarettes in the US “will take significantly more time,” US Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement Friday. A coalition of civil rights and medical organizations sued the US Food and Drug Administration this month for missing its own deadline to take action on the long-awaited rule. An administration official declined to specify further what the current timeline for a final decision might be, saying there was a need to speak with more...