All posts tagged "NIDA"

Legal

Federal Drug Official Admits Legalization Doesn’t Increase Teen Use

Nora Volkow, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, recently admitted that cannabis legalization...

Politics

Congress Talks Pot with DEA, FDA & NIDA

Cannabis advocates were disappointed to hear many of the same old anti-pot talking points in a...

Legal

The Surgeon General Launches a New Anti-Cannabis Campaign

All too predictably, the anti-legalization assumptions behind the new campaign — a further disappointment for activists...

Books

Book Review: ‘Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America’

How marijuana reform was derailed in the ’70s and how it could happen again.

Politics

DEA Changes Research Application Process for Schedule I Drugs

The DEA says an online application process will make studying Schedule I substances, like marijuana, more...

Current Events

Big Pharma Gets Green Light

Guess who benefits when Uncle Sam opens the research weed supply chain?

Cannabis

Cannabis Researchers: ‘We Need Better Bud’

Researchers say low-grade cannabis hinders their ability to produce meaningful data, and they're asking for access to...

Joint Opinions

DEA and Rescheduling Cannabis: The Dream is Over

Many marijuana activists and reformers were disappointed recently when the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued their...

Cannabis

DEA Will Let You Apply To Grow Cannabis — But There’s A Catch

The DEA is allowing anyone and everyone — including enterprises that produce cannabis commercially — to...

Legal

Senate Hearings Reveal Drug Agencies’ Strategies for Medical Cannabis

Things are busy in the nation’s drug agencies according to the testimony of Susan R.B. Weiss,...

Cannabis

DEA Approves Cannabis Study Aimed at Treating Veterans with PTSD

After years of delay, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has finally approved the first-ever trial of...

In History

Study: Adult Use of Marijuana Doubles in Last Decade

A recent study found that adult use of cannabis has more than doubled in the past...

Medical

The People’s Medicine: How Legalization Improves America’s Healthcare

As the laws continue to change, the medical establishment is being increasingly confronted with the efficacy...

Medical

NIDA Director Admits CBD Is Safe Medicine

"CBD appears to be a safe drug with no addictive effects," Nora Volkow said.

Legal

Feds Admit Cannabis Kills Brains Tumor Cells

A new report issued from a U.S. government-funded research group called the National Institute on Drug...

Politics

Federal Pot Farm Selection in Process

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), which has overseen the production of cannabis for federally-approved...

Politics

The Federal Government is Looking for Pot Farmers

There’s no need to reread that headline. Although it may seem like some sort of cruel...