NY moves to allow cannabis homegrow for patients (Newsletter: October 22, 2021) – Marijuana Moment
Military recruits with marijuana waivers “perform no worse”; Study: Government-grown cannabis more like hemp than consumer marijuana
Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day.
Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible…
Paid for by readers like you. Marijuana Moment’s newsletter and in-depth cannabis reporting is made possible by the nearly 700 people who subscribe to us on Patreon.
Support our work for $25/month and gain access to valuable insider data, exclusive interview audio, and more: https://www.patreon.com/marijuanamoment
/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
The Washington, D.C. Council chairman removed controversial provisions of legislation up for a vote on Tuesday that would have cracked down on unregulated marijuana sales.
A new military-funded RAND Corporation study found that Army recruits granted a waiver for marijuana “perform no worse” than other soldiers and are “less likely to separate as the result of health or performance concerns.”
- “Without waivers, a failed drug test for marijuana would block the one-third of American 18-year-olds who say they have used marijuana at least once in the past year. Recruits who make it into the U.S. Army despite low-level histories of marijuana use perform no worse, overall, than other soldiers. That should be welcome news in recruiting offices nationwide.”
A new study found that the marijuana the government grows to be used in research is “substantially genetically different from most commercially available” cannabis strains that consumers are actually using and in fact shares a “genetic affinity with hemp.”
/ FEDERAL
Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram spoke about marijuana on a call with law enforcement officials.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality published the latest edition of an ongoing review of cannabis and other plant-based treatment for chronic pain.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) attended the opening of a CBD processing facility.
Rep.. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) tweeted, “Congress hasn’t passed any federal cannabis reforms …….
About The Author
