JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Bipartisan House bill aims to replace hemp product ban with federal regulatory system
Barr said the proposal is intended to provide certainty for producers while adding consumer safeguards.
NYTIMES (Pam Belluck) - Agitation in Dementia Can Be Helped by Medical Cannabis, Study Suggests
A combination of THC and CBD eased symptoms in an especially frail population: patients with advanced dementia near the end of their lives.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Detained American in Russia continues to fight for freedom | CUOMO
A New York woman was arrested in Russia on drug charges in 2022, despite her CBD capsules being legal under the country's law. Olga Jezler was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Harold Jezler, Olga’s husband, and Ksenia Karelina, another American who was wrongfully detained in Russia, join “CUOMO” to discuss. #american #russia #prison Chris Cuomo hosts "CUOMO," a no-nonsense show featuring the day's most important news from all perspectives. "CUOMO" airs weeknights at 8p/7C on NewsNation. #CUOMO NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
NYTIMES (Jan Hoffman) - Some Medicare Patients Can Now Get Free CBD
The Trump administration has authorized a test program to see if the cannabis compound can ease some symptoms and reduce health care costs among older patients.
THEFEDERALIST (Jennifer Galardi and Scott Yenor) - Backlash To Legal Weed Rising As Its Massive Costs Hit Neighborhoods
The pot industry sold America a bill of goods on the supposed 'benefits' of marijuana, and the bill is coming due.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Ashley Walley) - THC-hemp products are now illegal in Arkansas
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin c
WASHINGTONPOST (Karin Brulliard) - After record highs, Colorado’s legal pot market faces a sobering gut check
Oversupply and competition from other states have helped upend Colorado’s legal cannabis market, which was the nation’s first.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Michaela Bourgeois) - Cannabis can blur, reshape your memory, study finds
A new study from Washington State University found that smoking cannabis can not only blur memories but reshape them.
NYTIMES (Jan Hoffman) - Bans on Many CBD Products Loom This Year
A federal law taking effect in November severely limits the amount of THC, the euphoric cannabis compound, allowed in over-the-counter items. Many groups are fighting back.
NPR (Bill Chappell) - Hemp and marijuana are the same species. So why all the different laws?
Farmers in the U.S. have grown cannabis since the 1600s — but policymakers are still figuring out how to regulate two famous types of Cannabis sativa. A historian calls the plant "incredibly cryptic."
AI:Federal regulators and policymakers continue to struggle with a confusing legal landscape regarding the different classifications of cannabis species, specifically distinguishing between hemp and marijuana despite both being varieties of Cannabis sativa. While American farmers have cultivated these plants for centuries, current legislative efforts remain mired in regulatory ambiguity as officials attempt to reconcile distinct laws for substances that are biologically similar. This ongoing confusion persists even as President Trump presses Senate Republicans to postpone new restrictions on hemp-derived THC products, highlighting the intense political and legal battle over how to categorize and control these various cannabis derivatives.Open