Alabama was able to codify the most stringent “medical” marijuana regulations in the world when the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine on technical grounds in June 2024.
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A recent study has found that frequent use of high-potency cannabis can leave measurable changes to human DNA, raising concerns about the mental health impacts of increasingly available and more potent marijuana products.
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Among all the problems generated by marijuana legalization, few have proved more pervasive than the smell.
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The long-awaited National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) came out of the joint House and Senate conference committee this week.
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A new study finds that even relatively infrequent cannabis use is linked to higher risks of having a heart attack or stroke.
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Instead of tobacco, we now have the increasing social acceptance of marijuana with advertising and candies marketed to the youth.
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Even though U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) never served in the military, he is chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and he has joined President Biden’s efforts to weaken the U.S. Armed Forces.
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The Biden administration is shaking hands with the marijuana industry. Earlier this month, the Drug Enforcement Administration released a proposed regulation to move marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug. Schedule I drugs are defined as having “potentially severe psychological or physical dependence” and include heroin and ecstasy.
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Support for marijuana seems to be growing for Democrats and some Republicans alike. Congress will soon consider several must-pass bills that pot proponents hope to use as vehicles for language that would take the heat off marijuana users.
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“What is your opinion about legalizing marijuana?” This is the most frequent question I received over the last 25 years when I participated in over 200 domestic issues for high school students from across the country.
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Harvard brain biologist Bertha Madras has described marijuana as the most dangerous drug in the United States, not only because of its impacts on health, but because what people think they know about it is wrong. Marijuana seems ubiquitous in our society today. So, what should we know?
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Americans have radically changed their habits on recreational drugs. Today, 22 percent of Americans currently use marijuana, 20 percent regularly drink alcohol, and 11 percent use tobacco, according to a Marist Poll on “Weed and the American Family.”
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Historically, the reauthorization of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has been bipartisan, but the previous Democrat majority attempted to insert their agenda with language to provide on-demand abortions, taxpayer funded transition surgeries for transgenders, vaccine mandates, and drafting our daughters. This year, House conservatives are defending the armed services by making it clear our military is not to be used for radical social experimentation.
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Americans have radically changed their habits on recreational drugs. Today, 22 percent of Americans currently use marijuana, 20 percent regularly drink alcohol, and 11 percent use tobacco. This change in habits reflect not only the social acceptance of marijuana but also the ignorance of the many harms of marijuana.
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The Democrats were controlled by a majority of both the House and the Senate in the second session of the 117th Congress. The Biden administration worked with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to push forward his agenda.
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The House and Senate finally wrapped up their final business last week just in time for Christmas and to allow us a short rest before the new year and new Congress. Now is a great time to make an end-of-the-year donation to Eagle Forum that will allow us to continue the important work we do not only in Washington, D.C. but throughout the nation.
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“Legalize and tax it” is the theory behind the social acceptance of vice, including gambling and drugs. Since “people are going to do it anyway,” according to the theory, then government should take its cut of the money.
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How bad is the marijuana problem? Bad enough that a doctor of geriatrics recently emailed his patients this advisory: “Daily use of marijuana not a good idea.” Who knew that the golden years were so high?
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) introduced a bill to legalize marijuana this week. The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act is being advertised as a simple bill- one that loosens federal regulation of the Schedule I controlled substance. The nearly 300-page bill tells a different story and one that ignores the dangerous impacts of legalization.
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This coming week, the House of Representatives has plans to vote on the Marijuana Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act or H.R. 3617.
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The majority of states now allow some form of legalized marijuana. On the federal level, Sen. Charles Schumer is pushing to void the laws against marijuana and expunge criminal convictions. The public seems to have accepted the use of pot.
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“Legalize it and tax it” is an argument that many well-meaning Americans have advocated. In other words, people will use illegal substances anyway, so why not let government get its share of the revenues?
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April 22, 2021 House Dems Pass Marijuana Bill Tuesday was April 20th, the unofficial holiday of cannabis culture. According to the Delaware Online, “The number
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December 1, 2020 MORE Marijuana means: MORE addiction, MORE drug overdoses, MORE criminals, MORE money laundering. This week the House is back in session for
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