“Under the new bill, marijuana would be removed from the list of substances classified under the Controlled Substances Act. Schumer’s legislation would leave in place decisions by states on how to regulate marijuana.”
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/19/politics/schumer-marijuana/index.html
“The Trump administration is abandoning a Justice Department threat to crack down on recreational marijuana in states where it is legal, a move that could enable cannabis businesses in California and other states that have legalized pot to operate without fear of federal raids and prosecution.”
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-marijuana-trump-20180413-story.html
“There is one thing that sets this state apart from most of the others: an almost total disregard of federal law.”
Read more: https://fee.org/articles/a-flourishing-hemp-industry-is-growing-in-colorado/
“Its public school system, organized as a single, island-wide district, is among the weakest in the United States and long plagued by bloated administrative spending. In some age groups, less than 10 percent of students meet federal testing standards.”
“The DA’s office announced that it is suing 10 pharmaceutical companies in connection with the opioid epidemic and is dropping all outstanding marijuana possession charges.”
Read more: https://www.phillymag.com/news/2018/02/16/krasner-big-pharma-marijuana-possession/
“The online service comes from interesting beginnings, as blogging pioneer Justin Hall registered the bud.com domain in 1994 to host software experiments and to advocate for cannabis legalization. Bud.com will join services such as Eaze and Grass Roots that provide online orders and delivery for recreational adult use.”
“The initiative and referendum process continues to serve as a direct popular vote alternative to the crapshoot that is trying to get a pot bill through two houses and signed by a governor.”
Read more: https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2018/feb/06/six_states_could_pass_marijuana
“Seattle, San Francisco and San Diego appear to be the only major jurisdictions erasing convictions without even requiring the defendants to request it.”
Read more: https://www.thecannabist.co/2018/02/08/seattle-marijuana-convictions/98513/
“The Israeli team of researchers studied 2,736 patients over the age of 65 that began to use cannabis as treatment for any sort of health problems, and found that a great majority found remarkable benefits.”
“The study clearly shows that increased emotional receptivity alleviates depression—almost the exact opposite of how SSRI antidepressants operate.”