Marijuana

• El Departamento de Justicia anunció la semana pasada que flexibilizó las restricciones legales sobre la marihuana medicinal, con el objetivo de ampliar las opciones de investigación y tratamiento en todo EE. UU. • Se espera que este cambio de política facilite más estudios clínicos y el acceso de los pacientes en estados con programas médicos. • El cambio aborda las barreras de larga data para la investigación de la marihuana aprobada a nivel federal, lo que podría acelerar los avances terapéuticos.

Marijuana had same classification as heroin, LSD and others before Trump signed an order to move it to schedule IIISign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Trump administration has moved to reclassify marijuana, more than four months after Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the attorney general to move it from schedule I to schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act.The schedule I classification meant marijuana was alongside heroin, LSD, MDMA and synthetic opioids, whereas a schedule III classification put it in the same category as ketamine, anabolic steroids and testosterone. Continue reading...

Change raises age limit from 35 and removes barrier for entry for recruits who have a legal conviction for cannabisSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US army has raised the maximum enlistment age to 42 years old and scrapped a barrier for potential recruits who have a legal conviction for marijuana or drug paraphernalia possession.People aged up to 42 can now enlist in the army, the army national guard and the army reserves, according to the new US army regulation, lifting the previous ceiling of 35 years old. Continue reading...