Day: April 5, 2022

Washington, D.C. lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a measure to effectively circumvent a congressional ban on locally legalizing adult-use marijuana sales by allowing adults 21 and older to “self-certify” themselves as medical cannabis patients without needing a doctor’s recommendation. The emergency resolution faced criticism from some advocates over separate provisions thatContinue Reading

On April 1, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to decriminalize cannabis on the federal level with the passage of the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. Lawmakers approved the legislation with a 220-204 vote, passed largely along party lines by the House’s Democratic majority. “This landmark legislation is oneContinue Reading

Compared to the control group, the hemp-munching steers spent more time lying down and had lower levels of stress hormones. By Suzanne Perez, Kansas News Service A new study suggests feeding cattle industrial hemp—a horticultural cousin of marijuana—reduces their stress levels and makes them lie down more. That could proveContinue Reading