Long-Term Cannabis Use Associated With Lower BMI
Lifetime cannabis exposure is associated with lower body mass index (BMI), according to longitudinal data published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine. Researchers... Read more.
FDA Weighs In On Legal Status of Commercially Available ‘Hemp-Derived’ CBD Products
Following yesterday’s passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottleib issued a statement with regard to the agency’s... Read more.
President Trump Expresses Support For Bipartisan Marijuana Fix
President Donald Trump on Friday publically expressed support for bi-partisan legislation that seeks to codify legal protections for state-sanctioned marijuana-related... Read more.
Court Rejects Challenge To DEA’s Classification Of Marijuana Extracts
A three judge panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a petition filed by the Hemp Industries Association challenging the DEA’s authority... Read more.
63% of Americans Believe “Marijuana Should Be Made Legal”
Sixty-three percent of US voters believe that “marijuana should be made legal in the United States,” according to survey data released today by Quinnipiac... Read more.
Senator Sanders Co-Sponsors The Marijuana Justice Act
Today, Senator Bernie Sanders joined Senator Cory Booker on a live stream for a conversation about ending prohibition and co-sponsoring the Marijuana Justice Act.... Read more.
All Time High: New Poll Shows Two-Thirds Of Americans Support Marijuana Legalization
A record percentage of US adults, including majorities of Democrats, Independents, and for the first time ever, Republicans, believe that the adult use of marijuana... Read more.
Marijuana Prohibition Turns 80
October 2nd Marks Eight Decades of a Failed Policy Eighty years ago, on October 2, 1937, House Bill 6385: The Marihuana Tax Act was enacted as law. The Act for... Read more.
Marijuana Arrest Data Absent From Latest FBI Uniform Crime Report
Tabulations calculating the percentage of annual marijuana arrests nationwide are absent from the 2017 edition of the FBI Uniform Crime Report, which the agency... Read more.
Study: Medical Cannabis Registrants Reduce Their Prescription Drug Use
Chronic pain patients enrolled in a statewide medical marijuana program are more likely to reduce their use of prescription drugs than are those patients who don’t... Read more.