Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment passed by a vote of 53%–47% as an amendment to the state constitution. [15] It allows patients who obtain a doctor's recommendation to possess up to 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 ounces (71 g) of cannabis for treatment of any of 12 qualifying medical conditions. [ 15 ]
Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]
In 1995, Partnership for a Drug-Free America with support from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the White House Office of Drug Control Policy launched a campaign against cannabis use citing a Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) report, which claimed that cannabis users are 85 times more likely than non-cannabis users ...
Even though hemp-derived products were federally legalized six years ago, products like delta-8 can still show up as marijuana on standard drug tests.
Notes: · Reflects laws of states and territories, including laws which have not yet gone into effect. Does not reflect federal, tribal, or local laws. · Map does not show state legality of hemp-derived cannabinoids such as CBD or delta-8-THC, which have been legal at federal level since enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill
Story at a glance More U.S. adults simultaneously used cannabis and alcohol following state-level legalizations of recreational marijuana, according to new data collected between 2008 and 2019.
The 2018 Farm Bill changed federal policy regarding hemp, including the removal of hemp from the Controlled Substances Act and the consideration of hemp as an agricultural product. The bill legalized hemp under certain restrictions and defined hemp as the plant species Cannabis sativa L. with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration ...
Under the Biden administration plan, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration would move marijuana from its current classification as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD, to a Schedule III ...