A federal agency is seeking to add hair testing to the government’s arsenal of workplace drug screening tools, despite evidence that the process is unreliable and may lead to racial bias. The proposed rule change by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which was published in the…
The Biggest Hurdle to Federal Marijuana Legalization? State Legalization Killed the Urgency to the Outside World Sometimes you have to watch what you wish for in life. The struggle to legalize cannabis at the Federal is a monumental push by tens of thousands of people in the USA, but the…
The Coronavirus Recession Will Boost Marijuana Legalization – What If the Experts are Wrong? The Cannabis 10th Man has to go against all logical thought and beliefs, so what would happen? If you are not familiar with the zombie apocalypse movie with Brad Bitt called World War Z, you either…
Colorado’s cannabis industry is allowed to remain open to provide “critical” services during the coronavirus pandemic, but because marijuana is a federally controlled substance, dispensaries and other businesses are ineligible to receive stimulus funds to help offset the economic impacts caused by COVID-19. Many say they’re struggling. Gov. Jared Polis,…
COVID-19 May Not Get Cannabis Legalized Federally but What about Shipping It Across a State Line? Interesting developments in the cannabis world this week as dispensaries and cannabis providers in California were deemed “essential services and activities” by Governor Newsom and allowed to stay open during the coronavirus lockdown. Granted, it is…
Will the Feds Shut Weedmaps Down? Feds Issue a Wide Range of Subpoenas into Weedmaps’ Businesses as Federal Probe Begins Federal Government Subpoenas Weedmaps over Cannabis Listings and Ordering Platform A Weedmaps IPO could be in trouble as the Feds dig into their records and bookkeeping. Weedmaps, or the Ghost…
Congress Holds Historic Vote Today on Federal Cannabis Legalization in the MORE Act On Wednesday the 20th of November, 2019, The MORE Act or the “Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement Act” is expected to have a Judiciary Committee Vote. While certain analysts says this bill has a 1% chance of…
Let’s Make a Deal – Would You Agree to Full Cannabis Legalization if Trump Gets 4 More Years? Interesting rumblings out of the White House press conferences recently as President Trump was asked if we will see marijuana legalization under his presidency. At a press briefing on the lawn of…
You Can Support Legalization Without Having to Use the Plant You don’t have to like Cannabis, but you should definitely hate prohibition There was a time, not so long ago, where the concept of a Free individual was something of a fantasy. Society was set up in such a way…
Federal Government Will Spend $ 1.5 Million To Study Lesser Known Compounds In Cannabis Meanwhile $ 300 million upwards are dedicated to other kinds of research It’s a little strange that the US federal government has been studying cannabis for decades now, but we have no real idea what they’ve…