Historical Lineage of the War on Drugs: The CSA Fifty years ago, on May 1st 1971, the U.S. enacted the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The CSA consolidated over 200 drug laws and effectively categorized all regulated substances on a scale of legality from one to five. Schedule I substances have no officially recognized medical value and a high-likelihood for abuse. … [Read more...] about 50 Years of Misery and Unjust Incarceration: The Semicentennial Anniversary of the War on Drugs
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FDA Releases New Guidelines for Cannabis Research
CBD has become one of the biggest trends sweeping the nation. While the cannabinoid was deemed federally legal by the 2018 Farm Bill, however, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has still approved only one CBD product — a prescription drug treating two rare, severe forms of epilepsy. Thus, as CBD products continue to pop up virtually everywhere from CVS to Ulta Beauty, … [Read more...] about FDA Releases New Guidelines for Cannabis Research
