Five Cannabis Stories You May Have Missed – Cannabis | weed | marijuana

What five cannabis stories may you have missed? It’s impossible to keep up with cannabis news around the world these days. Be it banking reform and debt restructuring in the United States, legalization in Europe or Thailand, or Canada’s experiment with corporate legalization.

Here are five cannabis stories you may have missed.

Five Cannabis Stories You May Have Missed

Cannabis debt restructuring lawsuit

U.S. Attorney Matthew Zorn is suing the Biden administration over the cannabis debt restructuring, specifically the secrecy surrounding the whole thing. If you missed this cannabis story, here are the details.

Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposing to reclassify cannabis.

Currently, the U.S. government lists cannabis as a Schedule 1 drug, in the same category as heroin. The HHS letter suggests that it should be a Schedule 3. Cannabis would still be a controlled substance, but with fewer restrictions.

U.S. Attorney Matthew Zorn has filed an official complaint in U.S. District Court. He says the letter has “become a matter of public interest.” He has asked the court to force the Biden administration to release “improperly preserved government records.”

Zorn tried a Freedom of Information Act request, but was unsuccessful. HHS “failed to provide the requested documentation” and “failed to make a timely decision within 20 days,” the complaint says.

60% higher risk of cardiovascular problems associated with “cannabis use disorder”

Another day, another study finding a “link” between cannabis and something terrible. This time it’s cardiovascular problems. You haven’t missed much if you missed this cannabis news story.

Here are some problems with the study:

Correlation is not causation. As with most of these “cannabis is harmful” studies, the researchers simply established a connection. Fortunately, this study explicitly states that there is no causal relationship. They simply found a connection after controlling for the variables.

Confusing variables. While the study adjusts for some variables, it says it cannot account for tobacco smoking due to data limitations. This is obviously a significant limitation.

Smoking cigarettes is a far more significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease than smoking cannabis.

Since this variable cannot be analyzed, the study is more than useless. It is disinformation in the truest sense of the word. If you missed this cannabis news story, you’re better off here.

Five Cannabis Stories You May Have Missed

Sampling Cannabis in British Columbia

You may have missed this cannabis story from British Columbia, Canada.

After years of stigma and drug war propaganda, the British Columbia government is finally beginning to relax its cannabis rules and regulations.

Licensed manufacturers can now provide samples to retailers. The Grow Up Conference and Expo was the first cannabis industry event to benefit from the new rules.

Proponents say the new regulations will benefit the industry in several ways. Retailers can now see the product they are purchasing and test it for their customers.

Unfortunately, retailers are not yet able to supply their customers with samples. But the industry is confident it is in the works. This is undoubtedly a new cannabis story that we shouldn’t miss.

Thailand is reconsidering the decriminalization of cannabis

You may have missed this important cannabis news story: Thailand could re-criminalize cannabis.

Two years ago, Thailand became the first Asian country to decriminalize cannabis. But the government under Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has vowed to reverse the legalization of cannabis.

In an interview with Bloomberg Television in New York during his visit to the UN General Assembly, Srettah made it clear that the country’s residents are only allowed to consume cannabis for medical reasons.

“It’s just for medical reasons. “We have to rewrite the law,” he said.

Current legislation provides for cannabis to be removed from the list of narcotic drugs. Individuals must notify their local government if they wish to grow plants at home. But so far the government has not created any regulations for cultivation and sale.

This regulatory vacuum has created a free-for-all industry, similar to the “Wild West” of British Columbia before Justin Trudeau’s cannabis takeover.

While some estimate that the Thai cannabis market could be worth almost $2 billion, the new government is ensuring that the money remains in the black market.

Five Cannabis Stories You May Have Missed

SECURE banking is almost a reality

We covered it, but you may have missed this important cannabis news story.

Less than a week after its reintroduction, the SAFER Banking Act received approval from the Senate Banking Committee on September 27th. The committee voted 14-9 to send the bill to the Senate.

The text of the new change is not yet publicly available. But give him enough time and U.S. Attorney Matthew Zorn could sue to get the details released.

But overall, the cannabis reform movement in the United States just got a boost thanks to this committee.