High Opinion: Cannabis Consumer Rights Are Under Attack Across The US
March 5, 2025
It’s time for marijuana advocates to pay attention and stand up
It’s time for marijuana advocates to pay attention and stand up
Terry Cole, a drug warrior who comes from a public safety administrator role in Virginia, is no friend to cannabis
“The new acting DEA Administrator is a lifelong drug war hawk whose outdated attitudes toward cannabis are out of step with those of most Americans.”
“It is inconceivable that government agencies are unwilling to provide data.”
“Scientists’ interest in studying cannabis has increased exponentially in the past decade.”
DEA personnel lack adequate training and often fail to properly document search-related activities
The results of this study “ought to be reassuring to older adults who are increasingly turning to cannabis to manage age-related symptoms like chronic pain.”
Observational studies have previously reported decreases in consumers’ alcohol use on days when they use cannabis
“Movements are defined by how advocates respond to them. There’s little doubt that legalizing marijuana remains among the few issues most Americans agree upon.”
The Department of Health and Human Services recommended marijuana be moved to Schedule III last August and the Justice Department published a proposed rule to change cannabis’ classification in May. Here’s what’s next …
