Politics

Scientists and veterans file lawsuit challenging DEA’s marijuana rescheduling denials

The Scottsdale Research Institute (SRI) filed suit… in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, asking for a review of DEA’s scheduling determinations in 2020, 2016 and 1992… they… argue that another statutory policy DEA says necessitates marijuana being strictly controlled is unconstitutional. In terms of valid therapeutic value, the agency (DEA) has said there…

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Politics

…cannabis [and other psychedelic] colonialism

Canopy CEO Mark Zukelin stated last month that “the IP moat around our business” is one of the company’s greatest competitive advantages… cannabis companies in Canada are acting like biotech firms. Canopy already has 110 patents, and more than 290 patent applications. Their Intellectual Property (IP) strategy includes patents connected to vaping technology, to marijuana…

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Anthropology

Lawmakers… vote to end marijuana testing of city workers

The resolution also emphasizes that the proposal is in response to lawmakers passing decriminalization legislation… “As a forward-looking and progressive city, we need to adapt and change with the times, as policy has,” [Councilwoman Stephanine] Lynch told Virginia Public Media. “In an environment where we are in such shortage of good employees, in my mind,…

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Science

Marijuana may not lower your IQ [while possibly enhancing your EQ?]

In Jackson and Iacono’s analysis, marijuana use and IQ were completely uncorrelated, and IQ measures fell equally in both the users and abstainers. Subsequent twin studies, including one performed with U.K. data by the Dunedin team, corroborated these findings of no relationship between marijuana use and a falling IQ. Next, investigators uncovered shared underlying vulnerability factors that explained…

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Politics

How China quietly became a… powerhouse

Tan Xin… believes that cannabis will “grow into a 100 billion yuan industry for China…” The company already has offices in the U.S. and plans to expand to Canada, Japan, Israel and parts of Europe soon… may be equipped to take advantage of its broad range… “Because cannabis in Western medicine is becoming accepted… Chinese…

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Biography/Memoir

Not all weed users made equal: a dive into the racial past and present of marijuana

As Washington was one of the first states to legalize recreational marijuana, there was this necessity to keep it “clean” and legitimate. “Washington state purposely excluded folks with criminal records, which disproportionately impacted folks in the medical [marijuana] community, because a lot of them had felony convictions for transporting and selling medicinal products,” [Michele] Cadigan said.…

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Biography/Memoir

An interview with cannabis… visionary leader

“Planting home grows this season is more important than ever. Laws should be relaxed so people can grow their own… affordably…” “Cannabis people know how to manage crises, particularly those of us who have been around a while. We have a lot to contribute right now. We have huge opportunities to show our neighbors and…

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