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Cannabis has always existed in the atmosphere of the fringe. In the thirties, musicians and jazz artists sang songs. Later in the sixties, hippies and Yippies marched for legalization. It was a badge of honor to be a cannabis consumer and an outlaw.  Then, California legalized medical marijuana, followed by Washington’s and  Colorado’s legalization of…

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has formally requested that federal health officials conduct a medical scientific review on psilocybin in response to a long-pending rescheduling petition. After initially denying advocates’ request to authorize a review into the psychedelic, last week DEA forwarded the request to move psilocybin from Schedule I to Schedule II of the…

The Trump administration is reviewing draft recommendations aimed at promoting young people’s health—including proposals to increase awareness about the impact of THC, vapes and the kratom-derived compound known as 7-OH. The leaked draft document appears to be responsive to an executive order President Donald Trump signed in February establishing a “Make America Healthy Again Commission,”…

Anti-marijuana organizations are formally narcing on several locally licensed cannabis businesses in Washington, D.C.—sending a letter to President Donald Trump, the U.S. attorney general and a federal prosecutor that identifies dispensaries they allege are too close to schools despite approval from District of Columbia officials. Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) President Kevin Sabet and the…