This bill will allow FDA to regulate CBD that comes from hemp as a dietary supplement, providing a pathway forward for hemp-derived products; amends the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to include CBD in the definition of dietary supplements. Eric Steenstra, president of the advocacy group Vote Hemp [said], “supports this important new bill…
People who sell drugs are popular scapegoats. In response to the opioid crisis, many states have recently passed laws allowing prosecutors to charge drug dealers with murder if a customer overdoses. “Some may ask whether it is not a bridge too far to decline criminal prosecution of drugs other than marijuana,” Marton writes in his proposal. “But…
The enforcement of cannabis legalization has been a boon to police budgets across Canada… The Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are continuing their annual joint search-and-destroy mission against illegal outdoor cannabis grows — another example of how the war against the plant is alive and well, despite legalization. Under Canada’s legal…
…a nascent effort… to reduce penalties on the use, possession and cultivation of mushrooms and other psychedelic plants. The group, which held its inaugural meeting… is proposing a ballot initiative that would make pursuing and prosecuting residents for having mushrooms or other psychedelic plants the “lowest law enforcement priority for the District of Columbia.” Original…
“It’s not going to be easy, but this is happening everywhere,” says Lavasani, 38. “This is a movement that’s going on across the country.” That movement kicked off in earnest last year when Denver residents voted to decriminalize the possession and use of psychedelic mushrooms. Oakland followed, and now groups in 100 cities across the…
But why is decriminalization, specifically, important to this movement? Why not aim for other approaches, like legalization (where psychedelics are regulated like alcohol), or medicalization (where psychedelic therapy is the only legal option)? This first wave of acceptance towards psychotropic plants is now starting to include psychedelics, with successful psychedelic decriminalization efforts in both Denver…
§ 11395.130 Personal Protections. No local regulation may be so excessive or burdensome as to make it functionally impractical for adults to cultivate Psilocybin Mushrooms as otherwise authorized in this section. It shall be lawful and not a violation … for an adult … to use Psilocybin Mushrooms in one’s home or on any privately…
Worse still for… consumers is that on top of the poor availability of products, what is for sale, in many cases, comes at premium prices. … the agency does charge higher margins on some products than other provinces, but she said those are on premium-priced items that still sell out despite the extra markup… does…
A trial court and the Oregon Court of Appeals had previously rejected the argument. Both courts cited precedent that officers could go off-topic during an “unavoidable lull” in the interaction, which usually occurs while the driver was busy searching for their license and registration. The Oregon Supreme Court saw it differently. “Put simply, an ‘unavoidable lull’ does…
The way the Controlled Substance Act is set up is meant to keep the average American out of the game. Essentially the document states that the Pharmaceutical Industry is responsible for all of the drugs in America. Anything outside of their reach is deemed “illegal”. Politicians and activists alike are arguing for cannabis to be…
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