There’s a new bill in the works that would allow federal employees to use marijuana without the fear of legal repercussions.
Currently, marijuana is still illegal at the federal level. In other words, getting caught with it while on the job leads to contract termination. This is true even in case they reside in a state where marijuana is legal.
However, Congressman Charlie Crist introduced the “Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act”, which would shake things up quite a bit in this regard.
Still, there are some notable exceptions in it. For example, if there were reasons to believe that the federal employee was under the influence of marijuana while on the job (rather than just possessing it), consequences would follow.
The U.S. is moving towards legalizing marijuana, including personal use. Currently, the District of Columbia makes recreational use completely legal, and it’s where many federal agencies and their staff reside.
Under the Obama administration, the states were free to make their own rules regarding marijuana usage, but ever since the Trump administration has come in effect, some of these benefits have been reversed.
Still, there has been some effort in Congress to legalize marijuana at the federal level, following the fact that many states have legalized it locally in one way or another.
Last month, Senator Charles Schumer introduced the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act. If it goes through, marijuana would effectively be removed from the list of controlled substances (at the federal level). At the time of writing, though, things are still the same.
Source:
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/07/29/bill-protect-jobs-federal-employees-using-marijuana/
August 17, 2018 | marijuana
The state of Michigan has added 11 new diagnoses to the list of “debilitating medical conditions” on the base of which you can get approved for a medical marijuana license.
The newly introduced list of medical conditions approved for medical marijuana treatment is as follows:
– Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
– Parkinson’s
– Chronic pain
– Tourette’s syndrome
– Autism
– Spinal cord injury
– Inflammatory bowel disease
– Arthritis
– Rheumatoid arthritis
– Ulcerative colitis
– Colitis
These changes take effect immediately and get appended to the list of currently valid ones:
– Hepatitis C
– Crohn’s disease
– Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
– Agitation of Alzheimer’s disease
– Nail Patella
– HIV
– Glaucoma
– Cancer
– AIDS
– Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
– Seizures
– Severe nausea
– Severe and chronic pain
– Severe muscle spasms
Ironically, the following medical conditions did not get approved:
– Diabetes
– Schizophrenia
– Brain injury
– Organ transplant
– Panic attacks
– Anxiety
– Non-chronic and non-severe pain
– Asthma
– Social anxiety disorder
– Depression
– Gastric ulcer
The changes to the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act of 2008 were announced on Monday by the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA).
According to Shelly Edgerton, director of LARA, the changes in the officially-approved list of medical conditions eligible for medical marijuana treatment were introduced due to the changes in state law. When deciding which ones to add to the list, the department examined the latest advancements in medical research, marijuana-infused products, and panel member recommendations.
Source:
http://upnorthlive.com/news/local/11-new-conditions-approved-for-medical-marijuana-treatment
https://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/07/11_new_conditions_qualify_for.html
August 15, 2018 | marijuana
Are you a fan of getting high? Well, now you may have an objective reason to engage in your favorite pot smoking hobby.
It turns out that phytocannabinoid, a type of cannabinoid, may stop cancer cells from diving and invading the healthy tissue, as well as cut off the blood supply the tumor is getting. This is just one of the many compounds found in marijuana and it’s naturally present in the plant.
Furthermore, this particular compound could also have other effects that are beneficial for your health. Apart from actively treating the tumors already present in the body, it can also slow down their growth and spreading throughout the body.
The study was published in EurekAlert, a British journal, and was authored by professor Burkhard Hinz who works for the Rostock University Medical Center in Germany. Through his studies, he examined and exposed marijuana’s potential to be beneficial for our health.
The professor believes his findings should lead to further studies being conducted on the topic, examining it to an even greater detail. By investigating the effect of cannabinoids on caner growth and progression in patients, we’re going to be able to broaden our understanding of the subject and discover an answer to this dreaded disease. In other words, additional clinical studies are urgently required.
If you’re interested in the full scope of the study, you can read more about it at EurekAlert’s official website.
Source:
https://nypost.com/2018/07/18/marijuana-may-help-fight-cancer/
August 9, 2018 | marijuana
