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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Enrollment in New Mexico’s medical cannabis program declining
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – While New Mexico's recreational cannabis sales boom, the state's medical cannabis industry is shrinking, at least on paper. Data from the New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) shows that the number of actively enrolled patients decreased by about 20,000 people over the last year. In April of 2023, there were over 100,000 []
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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