Republican Legislators Call on DEA To Reject Recommendation To Reschedule Cannabis
A group of Republican legislators recently sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) asking for the agency to reject the recent recommendation to reschedule cannabis, which was suggested by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Aug. 29. The list included lead authors Sen. James Lankford (Oklahoma) and Rep. Pete Sessions […]
Ohio Regulators Reject Autism And OCD As Medical Pot Qualifying Conditions
Ohio cannabis regulators last week added irritable bowel syndrome as a qualifying condition to use medical marijuana but declined to approve petitions to add autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder to the state’s list. Under Ohio’s medical marijuana laws, interested parties are permitted to petition the Ohio Medical Board to add new qualifying conditions annually. Last week, […]
Denton, Texas Officials Reject Cannabis Decriminalization, Ignoring Will of Voters
In November, a huge majority of voters in Denton, Texas approved a measure decriminalizing low-level marijuana offenses. On Tuesday, leaders in the city defied those results. By a margin of 4-3, the Denton city council voted “against adopting the ordinance that would have decriminalized marijuana,” CBS News Texas reported. According to the station, more than […]