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Weekend Weed Read • December 14, 2024

DEA Judge Provides Timeline for Witness Testimony in Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing

DEA Administrative Law Judge John Mulrooney orders witness testimony to begin in the marijuana rescheduling hearing on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.

 
car driving on the road with blurred scenery

Researchers conclude there's no evidence to support the prohibitionist claim that legalization makes consumers think it's okay to drive high.

 
map of Nebraska with a gavel and marijuana leaf

Former Republican Nebraska state senator John Kuehn files a second lawsuit seeking to nullify two voter-approved medical cannabis legalization measures.

 
 
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a woman applies cannabis oil to her knee to relieve pain

Cannabis oil relieves knee pain from arthritis in a clinical trial.

 
commercial driver driver sits in his truck cab filling out a form on a clipboard and rubbing his neck with a concerned expression

Feds say that commercially licensed drivers will continue to be subject to observed urine tests for the foreseeable future, despite the US Department of Transportation amending its rules nearly 20 months ago to allow for less invasive oral fluid testing.

 
a German shepherd police dog stands on its hind legs with its front paws on a car door indicating that it is alerting for the presence of marijuana

Illinois Supreme Court Justices determine that police can search a motor vehicle without a warrant based solely on the "odor of raw cannabis" emanating from the car. 

 
 
 
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