:::::::USA Set to Reschedule Cannabis::::::: HHS Releases Recommendation Documents:::::::

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Kamala Harris Puts Marijuana Legalization On Presidential ‘To-Do List’ Alongside Border Security, Reproductive Rights And More

Legalizing marijuana is one of the top items on Vice President Kamala Harris’s “to-do list” if she wins the presidential election next month, the Democratic nominee says. On Thursday, Harris shared a list of 14 priorities on X, placing cannabis reform alongside other major initiatives such as...

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Do you know if that means she supports moving it to Schedule III or is she supposedly saying that she supports descheduling all together?

 

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Harris is supporting adult-use legalization.

 

[Sweatloaf]

Harris is supporting adult-use legalization.

So, de-scheduled completely then, probably like alcohol?

 

[armedoldhippy]

So, de-scheduled completely then, probably like alcohol?

hopefully. that position, while not perfect, is a good step forward. hope the desire for perfect doesn't run pretty damn good off of the road...

 

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Harris isn't being clear on purpose. I guess that allows some flexibility for her to work out policy specifics with lawmakers.

Seems like Trump is also open to legalization using states rights and allowing them to adopt their own policies. He wants to allow the federal process to occur which involves rescheduling and more research to determine federal policy.

 

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Both are likely going to stay within the guidelines of the 1961 single convention on narcotics which would restrict cannabis to medical use only as accepted by the federal government.

Governors of states hold more authority on this issue than the president of the United States and governors have more flexibility within the treaty it appears to be. Legislators can create and vote for bills, but the governors have the most power over the land within each state.

 

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Legalizing Natural Marijuana Is The Pathway To Protect Public Health, Not Pretending Synthetic THC Products Are Hemp (Op-Ed)

“Misleading marketing, which frames synthetic THC as a ‘hemp product,’ tricks buyers into thinking they are purchasing something natural and safe.” By Michael Bronstein, American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH) In a recent op-ed by the Reason Foundation titled “Banning Hemp...

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Everyone is vaping this hemp derived synthetic THC void of terpenes. You can't even smell it.





“Misleading marketing, which frames synthetic THC as a ‘hemp product,’ tricks buyers into thinking they are purchasing something natural and safe.”
By Michael Bronstein, American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH)
In a recent op-ed by the Reason Foundation titled “Banning Hemp Products Isn’t The Way to Protect Public Health,” the author correctly makes the case that bans are often ineffective and can push consumers toward more dangerous, unregulated markets. However, the Reason Foundation overlooks a crucial distinction in this case: that most “hemp products” referred to in the piece are in fact synthetic THC products, and they are sold as substitutes for natural—but federally illegal—marijuana.

The change in federal law has led to an explosion of unregulated intoxicating products in the marketplace that masquerade as “hemp” products.
Synthetically converted THC such as delta-8, HHC, THC-O, THC-P etc. are lab-created and do not exist naturally in large enough quantities for mass production. Yet, these molecules are being commercialized at scale in labs and sold outside the purview of regulation as “hemp.”

The “Hemp Product” Misnomer
Referring to synthetic THC as a “hemp product” misleads consumers.
Unlike natural cannabinoids from marijuana, synthetic cannabinoids are manufactured through chemical processes that convert CBD molecules into a potpourri of chemicals, including several analogs of THC and a host of synthetic byproducts, many of which have never been tested, studied, or consumed until recently.

This distinction matters because calling these products “hemp products” misleads consumers and policymakers into believing they are natural, safe and similar to marijuana products—not something closer to, say, an unregulated designer drug.
Regulation that prioritizes public health and safety over pure profit is indeed the answer, but we should be honest about what delta-8, HHC, THC-O, THC-P and others are: synthetics that should be treated and regulated as such. They shouldn’t be marketed as harmless, healthy or lighter versions of cannabis."