Search results for "Controlled Substance Act"
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Economics
U.S. Patent Office Issues CBD Trademark Guidelines
May 18, 2019The federal bureaucracy is finally starting to catch up with the law in the wake of...
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Medical
Police Want Access To Medical Marijuana Records To Bust Gun Owners
May 17, 2019Law enforcement in Pennsylvania are trying to gain access to information about medical marijuana to enforce...
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Legal
Grandmother Arrested for Hemp CBD Will Sue Disney World
May 15, 2019A legal battle with Disney is brewing for a woman arrested last month with hemp-derived CBD...
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Legal
Cannabis-Linked ‘Kidnapping’ Case Reflects Emerald Triangle Ethnic Tensions
May 11, 2019The arrest of three, including two Bulgarian immigrants, in what is being billed as a "kidnapping"...
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Politics
Congressmen Call for Descheduling, More Cannabis Research
May 1, 2019Lawmakers are pushing for more research into the medicinal qualities of cannabis, which can’t happen until...
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Legal
Dept. of Homeland Security Says Smoking Pot Disqualifies Immigrants From Citizenship
April 24, 2019A new memo from the feds will make it harder for immigrants who work in the...
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In History
When New York City Led On Marijuana Reform
April 17, 2019Cities are the laboratories of democracy. Cities host 420 rallies, cities decriminalize cannabis and once upon...
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Industry Events
National Cannabis Policy Summit Looks to Define the Future of Cannabis
April 15, 2019On the eve of 420, a National Cannabis Policy Summit will convene in the nation's capital,...
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Legal
Alabama Couple Lose Longtime Home Over $50 Worth of Cannabis
April 11, 2019A couple in rural Alabama lost everything — home, belongings, business — after $50 worth of...
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Legal
FDA Announces CBD Hearings To Begin In May
April 3, 2019FDA commissioner says it could take years to resolve the issue of how to regulate CBD.
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Economics
The DEA Must Be Joking About Their Plan to Burn All the Weed in the U.S.
April 1, 2019The federal drug-control agency has a hilarious numbers problem.
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Industry Events
Debates Over Big Cannabusiness Dominate the SXSW Conversation
March 20, 2019One highlight of the annual super-festival included a protest against the appearance of former U.S. House...
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Politics
FDA Chief Resigns, Leaves CBD Purveyors in the Lurch
March 8, 2019FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb has suddenly announced that he is stepping down, leaving lots of unfinished...
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Politics
Congress Members Demand FDA Clarification on CBD
February 20, 2019Following the crackdown on CBD-infused foods and beverages by local authorities, Capitol Hill lawmakers formally called...
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Economics
Congress Hears Testimony on Federal Cannabis Banking Reform
February 13, 2019The subcommittee hearing on cannabis banking featured a few contentious moments around the dangers of marijuana...
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Politics
Pot Lobbyists Have Taken Over Washington, D.C. — For Better or Worse
February 12, 2019The cannabis industry has wised up to the power of lobbying — but it remains to...
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Joint Opinions
The Hidden Problem with the WHO’s Reclassification of Cannabis
February 7, 2019There appear to be signs of political manipulation behind the UN health agency’s recommendations on marijuana,...
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Medical
Study Finds Medical Marijuana Programs Service More Pain Patients Than Anything Else
February 6, 2019Study shows chronic pain is the primary condition driving patients to medical cannabis.
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Politics
Cory Booker Announces 2020 Presidential Bid, Says Cannabis Legalization Tops His Agenda
February 5, 2019Booker came out swinging for legalization — and it’s far from the first time he’s made...
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Cultivation
Industrial Hemp in Virginia: Don’t Call It a Comeback!
January 27, 2019A centuries-old cash crop re-emerges at Mount Vernon.