Marijuana Regulations Protect Public Health Better Than Alcohol Rules Do, New Government-Funded Study Finds
State agencies that regulate marijuana are far more attentive to public health concerns than the those charged with overseeing alcohol, a new government-funded study has concluded. “Cannabis regulatory agencies largely outperform alcohol regulatory agencies in terms of their articulated public health goals, activities, and policies,” the authors, all affiliated with the University of Maryland, wrote. […]
Congressional Lawmakers Want Exemption From Federal Hemp THC Ban For States With Regulations
There’s an effort underway to rally federal lawmakers representing Minnesota to push the Trump administration to scale back a recently enacted ban on hemp-derived THC by providing a carve-out for states that want to regulate cannabinoid products, a Democratic congresswoman tells Marijuana Moment. But a GOP congressman who helped secure the ban that was signed […]