VA Psilocybin Trial Will Enroll 240 Veterans
The VA psilocybin trial, called PIVOT, is a Phase 3 study in veterans with treatment-resistant depression. Nobody has been dosed yet.
35 Attorneys General Fought the Hemp Ban Delay
A bipartisan attorneys general hemp ban letter urged Congress to reject any delay of the November 12 recriminalization date. Four days later, they lost.
Dr. Oz Hemp Letter Urged Senate to Delay Ban
The Dr. Oz hemp letter asked senators to reject the Budd amendment so Medicare beneficiaries could keep getting hemp-derived CBD coverage.
Senate Hemp Ban Delay Passes on 61-32 Vote
The Senate hemp ban delay advanced 61-32 at 2:36 a.m. on August 8, pushing federal hemp recriminalization from November 12 to December 11.
Schumer’s Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act Is Back — With Union Muscle
One day after the DEA closed the record on rescheduling, Congress raised the bid. On July 16, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senators Cory Booker and Ron Wyden reintroduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act — the comprehensive bill that would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act entirely. Not Schedule III. Not a […]
The Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Is Over — Now One Judge Decides
The marijuana rescheduling hearing is over. After two weeks of testimony at DEA headquarters in Arlington, the evidentiary hearing on moving marijuana to Schedule III wrapped up on July 15 — and here is what a searcher actually wants to know: Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julius gave participants until August 17 to file post-hearing […]
The KIDS Act Passed the House — and It Quietly Hits Cannabis Ads
KIDS Act: A Hidden Cannabis Advertising Ban If you run cannabis advertising anywhere online, a “kids’ safety” bill you probably didn’t read just became your problem. On June 29 the U.S. House voted 267–117 to pass the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, and buried in the text is a provision that could seriously […]
DEA Rescheduling Hearing, Week Two: A Pain Doctor Takes the Stand
DEA Rescheduling Hearing: Week Two Testimony The DEA rescheduling hearing came back from its Fourth-of-July recess and kept doing the thing that still surprises people: the government is building the record for moving marijuana to Schedule III. The two-week administrative proceeding recessed July 3, reconvened July 6, and runs no later than July 15. Week […]
A New Bill Would Create Federal Weed Scholarships at HBCUs
Congress wants to put cannabis education money where the first wave of legalization didn’t. A new bill called the EDUCATE Act would create a federal cannabis scholarship program at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic-Serving Institutions — up to $10,000 a year for students studying the agricultural science behind the plant. Filed June 23 […]
Congress Wants the Air Force and Marines to Take Cannabis Recruits
The military’s recruiting crisis is doing what decades of advocacy couldn’t. A new provision in the defense bill would push the Air Force, Space Force, and Marine Corps to create permanent military marijuana waivers for recruits who test positive for THC — bringing them in line with the Army and Navy, which already do it. […]