Dec 18 2023
The DEA is seeking to make two currently legal psychedelics Schedule I drugs under the Controlled Substances Act, making them illegal for all uses. “The Drug Enforcement Administration proposes placing two phenethylamine hallucinogens, as identified in this proposed rule, in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act”, states a notice published on the Federal Register. …
Dec 17 2023
Federal legislation designed to withhold funds from states and tribes that have or plan to legalize marijuana appears unlikely to receive any real consideration in the House of Representatives. The Stop Pot Act was filed in September by Representative Chuck Edwards (R-NC), and it currently has four cosponsors. The measure would withhold federal funding from …
Dec 16 2023
Legislation to allow banks and financial services to provide banking options to state-legal marijuana businesses has 131 sponsors in the House and Senate. In the Senate, the SAFER Banking Act is sponsored by 34% of the entire US Senate with 34 total sponsors. It also has the support of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), as …
Dec 15 2023
According to a new study, cognitive function improved in a group of patients with advanced cancer who took low-doses of dronabinol, a synthetic THC. The study was published in the journal Palliative Medicine Reports, and it was epublished by the National Institute of Health. It was conducted by researchers at the North Denmark Regional Hospital …
Dec 15 2023
Maryland regulators received over 1,700 applications during a 30-day window from those seeking to receive a social equity marijuana business license. Maryland legalized marijuana earlier this year, with sales beginning July 1. Up until now, only outlets that were already serving medical marijuana patients are authorized to sell recreational marijuana, but that’s expected to change …
Dec 15 2023
Bipartisan legislation that would greatly expand the number of people eligible to become medical marijuana patients in Delaware has been filed in the state’s House of Representatives. Delaware House Bill 285 was filed yesterday by State Representative Edward Osienski along with a bipartisan coalition of eight cosponsors. The measure has been assigned to the House …
Dec 15 2023
A group of 29 former federal prosecutors have sent a letter to the leaders of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) urging them to retain marijuana as a schedule I drug. The letter from the former prosecutors comes in response to a letter sent in August by the Department of Health …
Dec 15 2023
The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act gained three new sponsors yesterday, bringing the total number to 79. The MORE Act (H.R. 5601) is now sponsored by 37% of all Democrats in the House of Representatives. The measure was filed in September by Representative Jerrold Nadler (D) along with four cosponsors. The legislation has steadily …
Dec 14 2023
Today, the National Cannabis Roundtable (NCR) announced the release of its inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report for 2022-2023, titled: “Better Tomorrow Than Today.” This comprehensive report highlights the collective efforts of NCR and its member companies “to create positive impact in the cannabis industry and the communities they serve in the areas of criminal …
Dec 14 2023
Legislation in the US House of Representatives to allow marijuana banking has nearly 100 sponsors. H.R. 2891, the SAFE Banking Act of 2023, was filed in the House of Representatives in April with eight sponsors. Despite an updated version of the bill – the SAFER Banking Act – advancing in the Senate, the original SAFE …
