Search results for "Controlled Substance Act"
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Legal
Slowly but Surely, Efforts Mount to Expunge Old Cannabis Convictions
January 16, 2019With cannabis now legal in 10 U.S. states as well as Canada, demands are growing to...
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Politics
HR 420, a Bill to Deschedule Cannabis, Has a Decent Chance of Passing This Year
January 15, 2019A House bill to legalize cannabis, wryly dubbed HR 420, isn't the first such bill in Congress...
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Politics
CBD-Only States: A Win for Medical Marijuana?
January 3, 2019What’s next for CBD in the United States after the passage of the Farm Bill? The...
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Economics
Harborside Vows to Continue the Fight Against 280E
December 28, 2018Though the battle might be over, not all is lost in Harborside’s war against the notoriously...
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Politics
World Health Organization Delays Cannabis Rescheduling Recommendation
December 21, 2018The last-minute delay by the United Nations’ public health agency has cannabis advocates frustrated and clamoring...
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Economics
What Will the Farm Bill Mean for Hemp-Derived CBD?
December 21, 2018A CBD industry that has been growing fast in a legal grey zone now stands to...
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Politics
Hemp Legalized in USA After Decades of Prohibition
December 20, 2018For the first time since World War II, hemp is now free to be widely cultivated...
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Legal
The Arbitrary Legal Line That Separates Hemp & Marijuana
December 20, 2018Even the scientist who set forth the 0.3 percent line separating hemp and marijuana thinks it...
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Politics
New Zealand Approves Medical Marijuana, Confirms 2020 Legalization Vote
December 18, 2018Days after legalizing medical marijuana, New Zealand's government has confirmed that a referendum on general cannabis...
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Economics
Farm Bill Set to Legalize Industrial Hemp
December 12, 2018A compromise on the 2018 Farm Bill is good for hemp, but better for food stamp recipients —...
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Legal
FDA Chief: Marijuana Not Likely Recognized for Medical Value, But Will be Legalized
November 28, 2018Is victory imminent in the War on Drugs?
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Legal
Whatever Happened to Industrial Hemp Going Legal Nationwide?
November 15, 2018McConnell continues to push for industrial hemp production in 2018.
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Politics
2018 Midterm Election Guide: 4 States Consider Cannabis Reforms
October 26, 2018In the Nov. 6 midterm election, Michigan and North Dakota are considering general cannabis legalization measures,...
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Medical
Indiana Legislative Panel Rules Out Medical Marijuana
October 24, 2018Regardless of the panel’s decision legislator plans to bring medical marijuana forward in 2019.
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Politics
The U.K. Approves Prescriptions for Medical Marijuana Products
October 12, 2018Physicians in the United Kingdom will be able to legally prescribe medical marijuana products, only oils...
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Q&A
Q&A: Kevin O’Leary Discusses the Dangers of Cannabis Investing Under Federal Prohibition
October 8, 2018"Shark Tank" star and investor Kevin O'Leary explains why he won't invest in any cannabis businesses...
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Politics
Report: The DEA Ignored the FDA’s Call to Deschedule CBD
October 3, 2018Last month, the DEA re-scheduled the drug Epidiolex — but not CBD, the cannabinoid that makes...
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Legal
Most Canadian Police Will Be Permitted to Smoke Marijuana
October 3, 2018When legalization rolls out, Canada plans to treat marijuana consumption in a similar manner to alcohol.
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Legal
The DEA Reschedules Cannabis-Derived Epidiolex, Not CBD
September 27, 2018The DEA has decided to reschedule Epidiolex. However, CBD — the actual cannabinoid that the product...
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Politics
Canadian Officials See Little Hope for Pot Investors at U.S. Border
September 19, 2018After U.S. officials made it clear they’d be banning entry for Canadian citizens operating legally in...