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President Donald Trump’s administration is “going to take a pretty bold stance” on psychedelics medicine for military veterans, a former top official at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) says—adding that legal access to the substances could be available within a “couple of years.” In a series of interviews from late last year that […]
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As interest in alcohol alternatives continues to grow while more states move to legalize marijuana, a new study signals that there’s a significant market opportunity for beer makers to enter into the cannabis space with THC- and CBD-infused beverages. The study, published in the British Food Journal last month, found that approximately 53-56 percent of […]
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“We look forward to the courts enforcing the voters’ will and sending a message to this city council that they do not have absolute authority.” By Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline Two Colorado Springs residents are suing the city over a ballot measure set for April that would overturn a recent voter-approved ordinance to allow recreational […]
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A major marijuana company donated $250,000 to President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee with a contribution filtered through a leading cannabis industry association—one of the latest examples of how stakeholders are working to ingratiate theirselves with the new administration in the hopes of advancing federal reform. A lobbying contribution report filed with Congress shows that the […]
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“The views in the past that led to coca’s current classification are indefensible on the basis of today’s scientific, ethical and legal standards.” By Mattha Busby, Filter Calls to eradicate coca fields in the Peruvian Andes began a century ago as part of a mission civilisatrice led by eugenicist Enrique Paz Soldán, long before concern […]
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“I have scanned through hundreds of indexed records searching for any that indicate a possession or paraphernalia charge.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Missouri courts have expunged more than 140,000 marijuana cases since voters approved the 2022 constitutional amendment to legalize recreational cannabis. And the numbers won’t climb much higher than that. Courts were mandated, […]
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), says he will defer to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on marijuana rescheduling if confirmed. And he’d “like to review the data” that led to the health agency’s recommendation for the reform before he potentially embraces […]
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