Medical cannabis articles
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Medical cannabis to federal approval, recreational remains criminal
After a century of racist demonization of cannabis, the federal government appears to be willing to budge on its zero-tolerance policy. As reported in The Washington Post, Attorney General Merrick Garland will recommend downgrading marijuana from a spot on the DEA's (AKA, "Cops Practicing Medicine") Schedule I list of controlled substances (heroin, LSD, peyote, MDMA) to a Schedule III drug, alongside ketamine and steroids. — Read the rest
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Rescheduling Cannabis Shifts The Paradigm By Finally Recognizing Its Medical Value (Op-Ed)
“Schedule III will not lift all barriers to research, but it may contribute to the advancement of urgently needed research, which should be prioritized and vigorously pursued.” By Shawn Hauser, Vicente LLP The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) decision to reschedule cannabis represents a historic and critically important shift in U.S. drug policy. By moving cannabis
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Weed withdrawal: More than half of people using medical cannabis for pain experience withdrawal symptoms
Most states in the U.S. have legalized cannabis for medical purposes and 15 have legalized it for recreational use.