The U.S. pot sector could see an influx of medical research funding from healthcare investors amid renewed interest from pharmaceutical firms, should a proposal to reclassify cannabis as a lower-risk substance be approved, industry experts said. The current classification as a Schedule I substance has limited research into cannabis due to restricted access to cannabis products, regulatory hurdles and funding limitations. Federal research grants are essentially off the table, while...
President Joe Biden called a new move to reclassify cannabis “monumental,” Thursday, but the proposal is facing some pushback.
President Joe Biden called a new move to reclassify cannabis “monumental,” Thursday, but the proposal is facing some pushback.
“How much do we know about Food?” According to the report “How much do we know about Food?” by the Official College of Dietitians-Nutritionists of the Valencian Community, 80 per cent of residents in Alicante habitually add salt to their meals without considering whether the foods they are consuming already contain salt. The same habit […]
May 16 (UPI) — The Justice Department said Thursday that Attorney General Merrick Garland has submitted a notice to start the reclassification of marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act. It ultimately will remove marijuana from a category that includes lethal drugs such as heroin to a […] The post Justice Department begins federal reclassification of marijuana first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
If a proposed rule goes into effect, marijuana will join a category including prescription drugs such as ketamine, anabolic steroids and testosterone.
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday unveiled a historic proposal to ease restrictions on marijuana, a rule that if enacted would also enable more research on its medicinal benefits. The proposal, first announced in April, would reclassify cannabis from a so-called schedule one drug to a schedule three. Schedule one drugs, such as heroin, are considered highly addictive with no medical benefits, while schedule three drugs are considered to have a moderate to low potential for physical and...
The Biden administration announced Thursday that it's officially moving
This past weekend voters in Lubbock overwhelming rejected Proposition A by a margin of 30 percentage points — 65% opposed the measure, while 35% supported it. If approved, it would have told police to stop arresting people for having less than four ounces of marijuana in most cases. The proposed reform drew loud opposition from local conservative leaders, like Texas Rep. Carl Tepper.
SUGARLOAF TWP., COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say they arrested two people for allegedly having a marijuana grow operation. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on May 1 around 7:00 a.m., troopers were tipped by the US Marshalls of a marijuana grow operation in Sugarloaf Township, Columbia County. Troopers said they responded to Kingsbury Drive []
Even if marijuana becomes a Schedule III drug, industry experts still think each state will determine if its legal in their boundaries
US President Joe Biden announced that his administration is taking significant steps to reclassify marijuana under federal law. In a