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Memo To Congress: DEA Dumped The ‘Gateway-Theory’ Due To Science
(image via Wikipedia) Today, Americans for Safe Access, a national nonprofit dedicated to ensuring safe and legal access to medical cannabis for therapeutic use and research, sent a memo to Congress informing members that the Drug…
Trump Administration Has To Respond To Hemp Petition
‘We the People’ - Your Voice in the White House is an online petition platform which citizens can start petitions on. People have started petitions for all types of causes. The process starts with citizens posting their petition on the…
First Participant Enrolled In First-Ever Trial Of Marijuana For Chronic PTSD In Veterans
On February 6, 2017, the first participant in the first-ever clinical trial of smoked marijuana (cannabis) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in U.S. veterans received cannabis at the Scottsdale Research Institute (SRI) in Phoenix,…
Once Again, Marijuana Positive Drivers Show “No Signs of Impairment”
Marijuana Mile Another news station has done a test on marijuana smokers on a driving course and has come to two conclusions that we already know:Having marijuana in your system is no indicator of any driving impairment,…
American Marijuana Companies Investing In Israeli Research
Marijuana reform is sweeping across the United States, with 8 states (and D.C.) voting to legalize marijuana for adult use, and nearly 30 states having legal medical marijuana laws on the books. But, despite recent victories, support for…
Help Show-Me Cannabis Legalize Hemp in Missouri
As a native Missourian, I definitely keep up-to-date with the latest political developments in the Show-Me State and was pleased to read that two hemp bills recently received hearings at the state legislature. Even better, one hemp…
Hemp Industries Association Files Petition Against DEA
The Hemp Industries Association (HIA), the leading non-profit trade association consisting of hundreds of hemp businesses, filed a Petition for Review on January 13, 2017, in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, seeking to…
South Australia To Explore Hemp Reform
Hemp reform is sweeping the United States. The State of Kentucky expects to almost triple production this year, and many states have seen bills introduced in recent years to get hemp programs off the ground. But there are also international…
Not So Fast: Nat’l Academy of Sciences Says Marijuana Is Good AND Bad
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Weed News has reported on the release of a new report from the National Academy of Sciences on the medical efficacy of marijuana. The national marijuana organizations are promoting it, too. This is a phenomenal report that…
Marijuana Advocates In South Dakota Offer Dual Approach For Ballot Measures
South Dakota marijuana advocates are prepared to explore multiple avenues in hopes of clearing the smoke for an effective path to legalization. The multi-platform approach follows a failed effort to get a medical cannabis legalization…
