Tag: marijuana

SAM Analysis of HHS Cannabis Rescheduling Rationale

Full Analysis: https://learnaboutsam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SAM-Analysis-of-HHS-Cannabis-Rescheduling-Rationale.pdf Executive Summary   On August 30th, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it recommended the reclassification of marijuana to Schedule III to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Four months later, HHS released an unredacted version of its recommendation to reclassify the drug. The 252-page review had been hidden… Continue reading SAM Analysis of HHS Cannabis Rescheduling Rationale

The Legalization of Marijuana; thoughts and opinions

Drew Horowitz, MA, LADC, LPCC, CIPOwner & CEO, Horowitz Health Minnesota Legalizing Marijuana Is a Big, Potentially Bad Deal For those who are easily influenced, mentally shaky or predisposed to addiction, legalization is as good as an endorsement, one that’s more likely to harm than not.   It’s not going to be OK.   As… Continue reading The Legalization of Marijuana; thoughts and opinions

Colorado marijuana industry experiencing ‘largest downturn that we’ve ever seen’

https://www.9news.com/article/money/colorado-marijuana-industry-experiencing-largest-downturn-ever-seen/73-dc6706ff-19ff-40dd-bcb4-5ff41cc7ca64 Many factors are leading to a decrease in revenue for an industry that’s only a decade old, and it’s threatening the funding of public projects. Author: Marc Sallinger (9 News) Published: 7:54 PM MST November 30, 2022 Updated: 10:32 AM MST December 5, 2022 DENVER — Colorado’s marijuana industry knows what it’s like to feel the high,… Continue reading Colorado marijuana industry experiencing ‘largest downturn that we’ve ever seen’

CDC Health advisory

Increases in Availability of Cannabis Products Containing Delta-8 THC and Reported Cases of Adverse Events Distributed via the CDC Health Alert NetworkSeptember 14, 2021, 10:00 AM ETCDCHAN-00451 SummaryThe purpose of this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory is to alert public health departments, healthcare professionals, first responders, poison control centers, laboratories, and the public to… Continue reading CDC Health advisory

New HHS Data Shows Significant Youth Drug Use Increases in Legalized States

(Alexandria, VA) – Today, state-level data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the most authoritative study on drug use conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), found significant increases in youth marijuana use in several recently legalized marijuana states versus last year. At the same time, mental illness indicators worsened across… Continue reading New HHS Data Shows Significant Youth Drug Use Increases in Legalized States

Not good for minnesota

Editor’s Note: The following position paper opposing the legalization of recreational marijuana was written by Dakota County Attorney James C. Backstrom and Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie. MSANI opposes the legalization of recreational marijuana in Minnesota as do the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, the Chiefs of Police Association, the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association and… Continue reading Not good for minnesota

Marijuana prison stats

Despite the false narrative being pushed by Representative Winkler, here are the real facts from our own Minnesota Department of Corrections: Out of 10,114 people in prison ONLY 50 people are there for marijuana and 70 % of those have prior felony convictions. Remember: Minnesota decriminalized marijuana possession many years ago; only sales and possession of large amounts remains a felony!… Continue reading Marijuana prison stats