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Why marijuana prohibitionists prefer Schedule 2 in reclassification process

Right now, publicly available facts point toward marijuana being reclassified not as Schedule 3 but, rather, as Schedule…

News July 11
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New Mexico operator loses lawsuit over insurance coverage of medical marijuana

A federal court in New Mexico has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state's largest medical marijuana operator…

News April 28
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‘No reason’ for DEA to delay marijuana rescheduling, FDA chief says

There’s “no reason” for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to delay its long-awaited decision on moving marijuana from…

News April 12
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Canadian producer MediPharm exports cannabis oil to US for clinical trial

Canadian marijuana producer MediPharm Labs said it completed a shipment of cannabis oil containing both CBD and THC…

News August 1
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Critics question whether Biden-signed marijuana research law has ‘any value’

Six months after President Joe Biden signed marijuana research into law, a growing chorus of critics note that…

News June 7
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Former Rhode Island, New York marijuana regulator tapped for FDA job

Norman Birenbaum, a former head of marijuana programs in Rhode Island and New York, has taken a job as…

News October 5
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CBD ‘safe’ for mainstream retail, Health Canada advisory panel says

CBD is "safe and tolerable" in healthy adults and should be available without a prescription, a panel of…

News July 28
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Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to ‘chip away’ at cannabinoid regulations

Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson has joined the chorus of businesses asking U.S. health regulators to develop basic safety…

News June 15
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FDA takes another look at CBD, but insiders are skeptical much will change

U.S. health regulators are taking their closest look in more than three years at the idea of incorporating…

News June 14
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