Cannabis In Politics

Ohio lawmakers are presently contemplating a proposal to make medical cannabis available to individuals whose ailments “that the patient’s symptoms may reasonably be expected to be relieved from medical marijuana.” Twenty-five medical diseases, including AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, Crohn’s disease, epilepsy or another seizure disorder, fibromyalgia, glaucoma, and others, are currently recognized by the state […]

A report was issued by Congressional researchers that details the limitations of President Joe Biden’s mass marijuana pardon and offers a broader review of recent state and federal cannabis reform initiatives. According to an article in Marijuana Moment, the “two key developments in federal and state marijuana regulation,” according to the Congressional Research Service (CRS).

According to a report in POLITICO, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation to reform medical cannabis research. This bill is the first of its kind to be brought to a sitting U.S. president for signature, having previously cleared the House earlier this year with unanimous assent. The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, co-sponsored

The federal U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) has stated that it is evaluating potential changes to rules on the use of prior convictions for marijuana possession as a factor in determining the appropriate sentence for new crimes committed. According to a report in Marijuana Moment, the federal judiciary’s 14 policy priorities for the amendment cycle ending