A majority of Americans familiar with cannabidiol (CBD) say it should be available as an over-the-counter drug and believe that the compound has health benefits, according to a Gallup survey released June 14, 2019. The CBD craze emerged from the marijuana reform movement and escalated following the passage of
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The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) confirmed in an expanded policy update in early June 2019 that hemp products are legal to mail under certain circumstances since the crop is no longer a federally controlled substance. In guidelines published in the agency’s Postal Bulletin, USPS said that it has “received
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The top reason people support marijuana legalization is because of its medical value to patients, and the top reason others oppose reform is because they’re concerned about impaired driving. That’s according to a Gallup poll released on June 12, 2019, which explored not just whether people are in favor
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A novel bill that would allow Oregon to export and import marijuana to other legal states is heading to the governor’s desk after the House approved it June 11, 2019. The legislation, which passed the Senate in May 2019, would permit the governor to enter into agreements with other
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Concerns expressed by lawmakers that marijuana legalization will make the roads more dangerous might not be totally founded, a congressional research body said in a recent report. In fact, the experts tasked by the House and Senate with looking into the issue found that evidence about cannabis’s ability to
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Cannabis reform, long regarded as a West Coast phenomenon, has steadily spread to the East, Midwest, and in 2019, throughout key southeastern U.S. states where lawmakers are embracing lighter restrictions. The conservative Southern states may be in the midst of reckoning with prohibitionist marijuana policies, as bills aimed at
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A bill to legalize marijuana in Illinois is heading to the governor’s desk following a successful vote in the House of Representatives on May 31, 2019. The legislation would allow individuals 21 and older to possess, consume, and purchase cannabis from licensed retailers. It also contains a number of
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Advocates, industry representatives, regulators, health professionals, and marijuana legalization opponents stood up before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday to share their perspectives on how to best approach regulating cannabidiol (CBD). There are lots of questions, including many related to safety we will need to answer to
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Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida emphasized the importance of conducting clinical trials on medical marijuana at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on May 21, 2019, a topic on which he has often focused. He also criticized the Catch-22 of VA cannabis research, arguing that while the
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) updated its policy on cannabis over the 2019 Memorial Day weekend, changing the medical marijuana section of its “What Can I Bring?” webpage from reading “no” to “yes” (with “special instructions”). Specifically, the agency is clarifying that hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) products may now be
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