Delaware Marijuana Legalization Task Force to Hold First Public Meeting | Marijuana Policy Project
DOVER, DE — The task force created by the Delaware Legislature to study the best way for the state to regulate and tax marijuana for adult use will hold its first meeting on Wednesday in Dover. The meeting will be open to the public. The Adult Use Cannabis Task Force “shall study adoption of a […]
Delaware Marijuana Legalization Task Force to Hold First Public Meeting | The Daily Chronic
American Legion Resolves in Support of Expanding Veterans’ Access to Medical Marijuana | Paul Armentano
The American Legion, the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization, has adopted a resolution calling on federal officials to expand veterans’ access to medical marijuana. The resolution, passed Thursday at the Legion’s annual convention, urges the “United States government to permit VA medical providers to be able to discuss with veterans the use of marijuana […]
American Legion Resolves in Support of Expanding Veterans’ Access to Medical Marijuana | The Daily Chronic
FDA Seeking Public Comments on Cannabidiol (CBD) | NORML
WASHINGTON, DC — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is soliciting public comments with regard to the therapeutic utility and abuse liability of various substances, including cannabidiol (CBD). The agency will consider these comments prior to preparing a formal response to the World Health Organization, which is considering placing the substances within their international drug scheduling code. Cannabidiol is defined by […]
FDA Seeking Public Comments on Cannabidiol (CBD) | The Daily Chronic
Review: Marijuana Use Associated With Reduced Mortality | NORML
SOUTH BEND, IN — Marijuana use is associated with reduced rates of obesity, diabetes, opioid abuse, and other conditions that may lead to premature mortality, according to a scholarly review paper published by the biology department chair at the University of Indiana, South Bend. According to the review, an estimated 23,500 to 47,500 premature deaths could be prevented annually if marijuana […]
Review: Marijuana Use Associated With Reduced Mortality | The Daily Chronic
Study: No Link Between Cumulative Cannabis Use and Kidney Disease | NORML
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Neither current nor the long-term cumulative use of cannabis is associated with negative effects on the kidneys, according to longitudinal data published online ahead of print in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Investigators at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco assessed the […]
Study: No Link Between Cumulative Cannabis Use and Kidney Disease | The Daily Chronic
Del. Norton Files Amendment to Strike Anti-Home-Rule Rider for DC | NORML
WASHINGTON, DC — The District of Columbia’s lone congressional voice, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), has introduced an amendment to strike all four anti-home-rule riders from the House fiscal year 2018 District of Columbia Appropriations bill. This amendment would strike the riders that prohibit DC from spending its local funds on marijuana commercialization and on […]
Del. Norton Files Amendment to Strike Anti-Home-Rule Rider for DC | The Daily Chronic
California Could Be the First State to Legalize Magic Mushrooms | Phillip Smith
It could be up to California voters to make the state the first in the nation to allow for the use and sale of psilocybin, the mind-altering component of magic mushrooms. On Friday, Kevin Saunders, a candidate for mayor in the Monterrey County town of Marina, filed the California Psilocybin Legalization Initiative with the state […]
California Could Be the First State to Legalize Magic Mushrooms | The Daily Chronic
Bipartisan Amendment Would End Arbitrary License Suspensions | NORML
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) with Representatives Amash (R-MI), Jeffries (D-NY), Nadler (D-NY) have introduced an amendment to the appropriations bill that the House is expected to take up next month. The amendment would eliminate the funding for enforcement of Section 159 of title 23, which reduces highway funding for states if they […]
Bipartisan Amendment Would End Arbitrary License Suspensions | The Daily Chronic
Don’t Believe the Hype: “Fentanyl-Laced Marijuana” is a Dangerous Myth | Phillip Smith
Fentanyl is serious business. The synthetic opioid is 50 times stronger than heroin and is linked to huge numbers of opioid overdose deaths. It may be mixed in with heroin or other powder drugs, producing a more potent high than users expect, and the results are too often fatal. So it’s not surprising that claims […]
Don’t Believe the Hype: “Fentanyl-Laced Marijuana” is a Dangerous Myth | The Daily Chronic
Topical Cannabis Preparations Associated With Reduced Opioid Use | NORML
TORONTO, ON — The administration of whole-plant topical cannabis extracts is associated with reduced pain and opioid use in patients suffering from leg and ankle ulcers due to Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG), according to a series of case reports published online ahead of print in the Journal of Pain Symptom Management. Researchers from the University of Toronto evaluated the […]
Topical Cannabis Preparations Associated With Reduced Opioid Use | The Daily Chronic