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And CNN too! Marijuana meets criteria for reclassification as lower-risk drug, FDA scientific review finds Katherine Dillinger, CNN, January 12, 2024 (https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/12/health/marijuana-rescheduling-fda-review/index.html) Marijuana has a lower potential for abuse than other drugs that are subjected to the same restrictions, with scientific support for its use as a medical treatment, researchers from the US Food and […]
White House Issues Unprecedented Pardons After FDA Finds Cannabis to Be More Like Tylenol Than Heroin Andy Corbley, Good News Network, Jan. 23, 2024 (https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fda-studied-science-of-cannabis-and-said-it-should-be-reclassified-while-us-issues-pardon-to-every-american-whos-ever-used-it/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_medium=weekly_mailout&utm_source=25-01-2024) On Friday, January 20th, the federal government waved the white flag in the war on drugs as it regards the cannabis plant. President Biden issued presidential pardons to any […]
Cannabis is an ancient plant with a long history. From its history in ancient China to its use in India and many other places as a medicine and sacrament; there is no shortage of fascinating information about a plant that has long intrigued people. Today, cannabis legalization is a source of controversy and fierce debate. […]
Backgrounder from Oct. 2019. Colorado City Used $7.3 Million From Marijuana Tax Revenue to Provide for the Homeless The Hearty Soul, Oct. 3, 2019 https://tinyurl.com/v7wxqex Not everyone is open to the legalization of marijuana use, recreational or otherwise. While US states have varying degrees of legality (from complete bans to legal medical use to all […]
BREAKING: House Committee Approves Bill Legalizing Marijuana at Federal Level Mandy Forelich, Stillness in the Storm, Nov. 20, 2019 https://stillnessinthestorm.com/2019/11/breaking-house-committee-approves-bill-legalizing-marijuana-at-federal-level/ On Wednesday, November 20, 2019, the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that legalizes marijuana on the federal level, effectively removing it from schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act. The legislation passed 24 to […]
Written for Canna Words, a blog I’m currently working on as a side project. The blog will feature research and opinions on the cannabis plant, with topics that will range from hemp to the law and, as this article covers, the benefits and downsides of the plant’s use. If you like this article, follow Canna […]
More Than 50,000 Marijuana Convictions in Los Angeles Will Be Automatically Wiped Clean Vic Bishop, Waking Times, April 20, 2019 httpss://tinyurl.com/y4a37d84 In the age of cannabis legalization, we have to reconcile the damage done by the war on this medicinal and enjoyable plant. In this effort, a growing number of cities and counties in cannabis […]
This is my first article for my new cannabis-themed blog, Canna Words. It will feature research and opinion pieces about cannabis, hemp, marijuana laws, and practically any other topic related to the plant. Along with continuing to write for Openhearted Rebellion, I will occasionally publish an article over at Canna Words. Check it out if […]
In Historic Announcement, the World Health Organization (WHO) Proposes Removing Cannabis From Most Dangerous Drug Category McKinley Corbley, Good News Network, Feb 17, 2019 httpss://tinyurl.com/yyhm2sxr Following a lengthy review process, international opponents of the ‘war on drugs’ are applauding the World Health Organization (WHO) move toward removing cannabis from its placement in the drug category reserved for […]
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