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Marijuana Information - Getting to the Heart of the Matter!

History Repeating Itself

Months ago the Department of Health and Services recommended rescheduling marijuana from a scheduled I drug to a schedule III. Unfortunately the DEA’s unscientific bias against cannabis is causing harm to the American public.

Video of DEA rescheduling hearing from 12/2/2024.

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Just how out of times is the DEA. You could watch the film "Reefer Madness" a 1936 propaganda exploitation film about drugs to get an idea. It's on Fandango however it's loaded with inaccuracies about marijuana. It's not worth watching even for laughs. The movie portrays an individual who tries marijuana as having a psychosis, paranoia, violant outbursts, and erratic behavior.

These symptoms are more consistent with the effects of taking methamphetamine (METH) than Cannabis.

1/18/2025

Everything you need to know about the rescheduling hearing and it's current status (click on image).

It appears that the cannabis industry has an uphill battle. With the DEA strongly oppossed to rescheduling one has to question their reasoning. They are not listening to the American public as poll after poll show they are in favor of the rescheduling. They are not listening to the science as the medical benefits of cannabis has been documented.

They are not listening to the FDA as they have recommended the rescheduling. What are the DEA's motives. Is it religious, is it financial, is it big pharma...etc

The Hill artcile about recheduling.

1/17/2025

Survey finds more adults use cannabis as sleeping aids than prescription drugs.

1/14/2025

Judge slams DEA officials as they and groups opposed to marijuana policy reform

have had "Disturbing and Embarrassing Revelations" communications. Hearing is postponed 90 days for appeal.

1/13/2025

It's been several weeks since the DEA rescheduled the hearing to reschedule marijuana and as of yet there has been no word. It feels as though they don't want to address the issue. Perhaps the Trump administration will address marijuana. He has claimed he supportive of the rescheduling.

12/16/2024

Is the DEA operating under bad faith in regards to it's handling of marijuana.

DEA judge raises concerns about alleged unlawful contact with prohibitionists. Is an article from the end of last month but worth repeating.

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12/15/2024

Nearly 70% of the public comments during the DEA’s marijuana comment period supported marijuana rescheduling. So why is the DEA so against it. The DEA’s marijuana hearings began Dec 2. The DEA’s representatives intend to testify regarding eight issues:

1) It’s actual or relative potential for abuse;
2) Scientific evidence of its pharmacological effect, if known;
3) The state of current scientific knowledge regarding the drug or other substance;
4) Its history and current pattern of abuse;
5) The scope, duration, and significance of abuse;
6) What, if any, risk there is to the public health;
7) Its psychic or physiological dependence liability
8) Whether the substance is an immediate precursor of a substance already controlled.”

With the public support so overwhelming for rescheduling why is the DEA so against it. Alcohol can’t be scheduled as class III drug let alone be legal in the eyes of the DEA. The DEA is out of touch with cannabis science and the pulse of the American public.

As a matter of fact gambling can’t meet the criteria above to be a class III substance and yet marijuana is being questioned.

12/14/2024

The DEA has made cannabis into a gateway drug. They tell our children and young adults marijuana is as dangerous as heroin, cocaine, LSD, crack...etc.

The truth is marijuana isn't close to these drugs. However for a young adult to try cannabis they must overcome the stigma told to them by the DEA. Upon doing so, those who try marijuana realizes that the dangers they were told were untrue.

It would be like a child not being burned by touching a hot stove after they were warned by their parents they would get burned by doing so. Thus the parent and DEA with marijuana looses credibility. With the DEA they young adult tries marijuana realizes it is not as bad as warned and think that the DEA is overreacting about the other dangerous drugs mentioned above.

Thus the DEA is part of the problem.

12/12/2024

Is the DEA's historical conservative stance regarding marijuana preventing

them from having an unbiased mindset about rescheduling marijuana to a Schedule 3 drug.

12/10/2024

What's going on at the DEA regarding the rescheduing of marijuana. HHS recommended cannabis to be rescheduled to a Schedule 3 drug over a year ago.

Studies have shown some medical benefits to marijuana which is a requirement for a Schedule 3. Ironically Alcohol can't meet this standard and it's legal. Who at the DEA is against the rescheduling of cannabis. Do they not relaize that they are making it a GATEWAY drug!

With this current Banking Crisis passing the SAFE Banking Act would

help the banks capital reserve requirements. This would be a good time

to get the ball rolling towards passing SAFE Banking. Contacting your

Senator and Congressional representatives would help the process.

4/4/2023

Marijuana sales slow in all but one, Michigan, of 11 States.

03/20/2023

Oregon Cannabis industry struggles

as supply is higher then demand.

03/15/2023

Germany getting closer to legalizing

marijuana as they get positive feedback

from the EU.

03/13/2023

On the lighter side of cannabis the

International Church of Cannabis is

being asked to remove an oversized

sculpture by the city.

03/08/2023

61.7% of voters in Oaklahoma

voted against regreational marijuana.

03/07/2023

How do Americans feel about

marijuana? Gallup has surveyed

Americans and measured 5 significant

pieces of data refecting people's views.

03/07/2023

Marijuana has promise for

helping people to sleep.

03/01/2023

North Carolina passes medical

marijuana.

03/01/2023

Michigan collects just under $60m

from marijuana taxes in 2022.

02/25/2023

New study shows smoking marijuana

daily can lead to coronary heart disease.

02/23/2023

California cannabis tax revenues drop.

California fight against the black market

led to lower tax rates to make the legal

market more competitve.

02/23/2023

What's wrong with Texas. Teen

arrested for Vaping faces felony

charges. Gas station near HS

sells legal hemp vape pen.

02/22/2023

The CLIMB Act will have the

most significiant financial

imapct upon the industry.

02/22/2023

Washington State introduces bill

to allow interstate sales.

02/20/2023

A series of brief were submitted

to the DEA by Medical professionals,

academics and advocacy groups asking

a review of psilocybin (mushrooms) to

be rescheduled.

02/17/2023

Can this be the year Safe Banking

passes. Ten reasons why it could.

02/15/2023

Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer

meets with Republicans to discuss passing

Safe Banking Act.

2/10/2023

California assembly bill

to allow cannabis cafes.

Will it pass?

2/3/2023

THC infused beverages in jeapordy

as Minnesota breweries fret Federal law.

2/3/2023

Missouri begins recrerational

sales today!

2/2/2023

Schumer again working on passing

a canabis legislation bill. Unfortunately

Rupublicans are absent during talks.

2023 to be a long year for

cannabis companies as

SAFE Banking failes to

pass Congress.

Individual states need to lower the taxes on cannabis. It'll reduce black market helping to reduce crime, create new jobs and bring in additional revenues.

Cannabis companies will increase sales especially with market being and to become more saturated. And States will keep about same if not more tax revenues since overall cannabis sales will increase to offset the tax reduction.