What's new
  • Seeds Mafia is running a TURBO contest with great prizes! You can check it here.

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

L

Loriented

Well-known member
This shit is from 1937
Dr. Woodward: There is nothing in the medicinal use of Cannabis that has any relation to Cannabis addiction. I use the word "Cannabis" in preference to the word "marihuana", because Cannabis is the correct term for describing the plant and its products. The term "marihuana" is a mongrel word that has crept into this country over the Mexican border and has no general meaning, except as it relates to the use of Cannabis preparations for smoking. It is not recognized in medicine, and I might say that it is hardly recognized even in the Treasury Department.

I have here a copy of a letter written by the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, April 15, 1937, in which he says:

Marihuana is one of the products of the plant Cannabis sativa. L., a plant which is sometimes referred to as Cannabis americana or Cannabis indica.
Click to expand...
In other words, marihuana is not the correct term. It was the use of the term "marihuana" rather than the use of the term "Cannabis" or the use of the term "Indian hemp" that was responsible, as you realized, probably, a day or two ago, for the failure of the dealers in Indian hempseed to connect up this bill with their business until rather late in the day. So, if you will permit me, I shall use the word "Cannabis", and I should certainly suggest that if any legislation is enacted, the term used be "Cannabis" and not the mongrel word 'marihuana."

I say the medicinal use of Cannabis has nothing to do with Cannabis or marihuana addiction. In all that you have heard here thus far, no mention has been made of any excessive use of the drug by any doctor or its excessive distribution by any pharmacist. And yet the burden of this bill is placed heavily on the doctors and pharmacists of the country; and I may say very heavily, most heavily, possibly of all, on the farmers of the country.
 
pipeline

pipeline

Cannabotanist
ICMag Donor
Veteran
Marijuana tax act of 1937. Nobody knew what the work marijuana meant at that time. Happened just like that.

No tax stamps were available for purchase making cannabis illegal. The bankers had control of the monetary policy and this was their way of prohibiting it. Suppressed cannabis in the modern world for almost 100 years now has caused a lot of harm to society.

People had been growing cannabis hemp up until that time as well as potent varieties.

Happened right after the repeal of alcohol prohibition.
 
N

Nannymouse

Well-known member
✅
Hemp used to refer to cannabis, in general. It wasn't until recently that the world differentiated the words, and 'hemp' 'became' low/no THC. I remember back to grade school Geography classes, where they would list the countries' products, and there were SO many countries that had listed hemp as a main export or import. Hard to find any mention of hemp, or its importance, in classrooms today.
 
armedoldhippy

armedoldhippy

Well-known member
Veteran
Nannymouse said:
Hard to find any mention of hemp, or its importance, in classrooms today.
Click to expand...
watched a neat video about a company making lumber from compressed stems/stalks after leaves/flower stripped. was pretty attractive visually, and compared well with white oak as flooring. slightly more expensive right now, but that should change as production ramps up. "hempcrete" is another development as well. things are looking up... :good:
 
pipeline

pipeline

Cannabotanist
ICMag Donor
Veteran
Yeah they're looking into putting government resources into developing hemp products as well as promoting their use in society.

Oops , shouldn't have banned that crop 100 years later. Quite a valuable one. What a shame. Goes to show we need to be paying attention to what the government is doing. Otherwise it could take 100 years to correct these problems with policy.

Society needs to take note and be more responsible by educating themselves, educating others, becoming engaged with lawmakers and lobbying organizations. :smoke:

 
pipeline

pipeline

Cannabotanist
ICMag Donor
Veteran
Indiana state lawmakers have yet to hold a hearing on cannabis reform this year. There will probably be a committee hearing soon, but the head republicans who hold the chair positions are delaying it even though lawmakers have put forward a number of bills.

Governor Braun calls his agenda the "Freedom and Opportunity" agenda. And has said that its time to consider medical cannabis legislation. He has said cannabis reform bills are high profile bills, so what is the reason for waiting to intruduce these to committee? Most committees have met 3 times now. Schedule will be released next week for committee hearings and bills to be heard.
 
Last edited:
pipeline

pipeline

Cannabotanist
ICMag Donor
Veteran
Hemp is hemp just as flax is flax and corn is corn. I have always been supportive of hemp, but in the past I never knew about the benefits of Cannabidiol (CBD) until it became popular. Why wasn't CBD hemp utilized in the past when CBD is not psychoactive? They wanted to hide the medical benefits of hemp and medical cannabis (hemp).

This crop has been supressed for no reason.

Timing is everything in business. Now that the big companies which profit the banking industry in industries such as petrolium-based plastics, pesticide manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, prison industry, have enriched themselves with wealth for generations, they will begin to allow the hemp crop to be introduced into modern society on a broad scale. The wealth they have generated will allow these companies and the banks who run them to have a significant influence in society into the future to continue to be able to continue to profit at our expense.

There were efforts to reform cannabis prohibition in the late 60's and early 70's which preceded the CSA and Regan's War on Drugs.

God's doing a fine job of keeping the enemy in check. :smoke:

See how much influence the leadership in congress can have? Other lawmakers are powerless unless the leadership will agree to hold hearings on the bills presented. The people have started to speak up and help the change society one day at a time. Its beautiful to watch. :smoke:

Top North Carolina GOP Senator Says There’s ‘An Opportunity’ To Advance Medical Marijuana Legalization, With Hemp Product Restrictions, This Session

A top North Carolina GOP senator says there’s “an opportunity” to advance medical marijuana legalization this session, and he feels it should be coupled with legislation to impose restrictions on unregulated intoxicating hemp products. As the 2025 session heats up, Senate President Pro Tempore...
www.marijuanamoment.net
 
Last edited:
pipeline

pipeline

Cannabotanist
ICMag Donor
Veteran

New Hampshire Committee Weighs Proposal To Legalize And Regulate Marijuana For Adults

A New Hampshire House committee this week held a hearing on one three competing proposals to legalize adult-use marijuana in the state following last year’s failure by supporters to push similar proposals past the finish line. The House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee on Thursday...
www.marijuanamoment.net

Hawaii Lawmakers Host Briefing On Marijuana Legalization Bill Ahead Of Formal Hearing Next Week

A group of Hawaii lawmakers heard presentations from experts and state officials this week about a new plan to legalize adult-use marijuana in the state that would also put all consumable cannabis—including medical marijuana and hemp products—under a single regulatory agency. Sponsored by House...
www.marijuanamoment.net

This is our hope, the hope of salvation. The truth will always come to us because God is with us.



 
Last edited:
pipeline

pipeline

Cannabotanist
ICMag Donor
Veteran

MSN

www.msn.com

Could lawmakers legalize marijuana this year? These are the bills to watch.​

Story by Kayla Dwyer, Indianapolis Star
• 5h • 3 min read

The push for marijuana legalization in Indiana has new money and new faces behind it. It's more bipartisan than ever before. And there's a new governor who's more amenable to certain aspects of the debate than the previous one.


Every year there have been many, sometimes dozens, of bills attempting to move the needle, but they always fail to make it into law. Indiana is now surrounded on all sides by states where some level of cannabis is legal. Could this finally be the year for one of these bills to go the distance?

Leaders behind a new lobbying group, Safe and Regulated Indiana, are projecting optimism. Some lawmakers behind the bills are far more tempered in their expectations: This could take multiple election cycles, but it does seem like there's some momentum. Still, so far this year none of the bills legalizing marijuana have received a hearing, the first step toward becoming law.

Here are the marijuana-related bills lawmakers have proposed this session:


Legalizing medical marijuana​


Four bills would allow people with a medical condition and their doctor's permission to use medical marijuana, and establish a regulatory framework to oversee a medical marijuana program:


  • House Bill 1635, by Rep. Jake Teshka, R-North Liberty
  • Senate Bill 341, by Sen. Michael Young, R-Indianapolis
  • Senate Bill 400, by Sen. Greg Taylor, D-Indianapolis
  • House Bill 1178, by Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour. This bill also includes a host of other regulations about the packaging and labeling of medical marijuana.

Legalizing recreational marijuana​


Four bills would legalize the production and sale of marijuana for adults, establish a tax and create a new state agency to oversee the regulations:


  • House Bill 1630, by Rep. Heath VanNatter, R-Kokomo
  • Senate Bill 113, by Sen. Rodney Pol, D-Chesterton, and Sen. Kyle Walker, R-Fishers
  • House Bill 1332, by Rep. Blake Johnson, D-Indianapolis
  • House Bill 1654, by Rep. Zach Payne, R-Charlestown. This bill would set the legal age at 18, whereas the others set it at 21.

Decriminalizing marijuana​


House Bill 1145, by Rep. Heath VanNatter, R-Kokomo, would decriminalize the possession of two ounces or less of marijuana. This isn't the same as legalization, which would involve regulating a market.


Prohibiting marijuana advertising​


Senate Bill 166, by Sens. Spencer Deery, R-West Lafayette, and Tyler Johnson, R-Leo; as well as House Bill 1327, by Rep. Timothy Wesco, R-Osceola, would prohibit the advertising of the product or a related business by any medium ― billboard, digital, etc.


House Bill 1026, by Rep. Joanna King, R-Middlebury, narrowly focuses a prohibition on physical signs located within 1,000 feet of places where kids are, such as schools and public parks.

Driving under the influence​


House Bill 1119, by Rep. Wendy McNamara, R-Evansville would set the legal limit for the amount of THC that can be found in a person's saliva to be penalized with an OWI charge. Current law says you can get charged if you have any measurable amount in your blood; this bill would set the threshold at five nanograms per milliliter in your saliva, the common limit in states where marijuana is legal.
 
pipeline

pipeline

Cannabotanist
ICMag Donor
Veteran
Gov. Braun gave the State of the State this week, maybe top lawmakers were holding off on hearing cannabis reform bills until after the State of the State to avoid conflict about the issue. Thats what I think happened. State lawmakers will be in session a for several more weeks until it ends in April.
 
pipeline

pipeline

Cannabotanist
ICMag Donor
Veteran
The LORD Our God will silence the enemy. The victory is ours, worship the King, we are all one. Enjoy! :smoke:

 
pipeline

pipeline

Cannabotanist
ICMag Donor
Veteran
Take note, no federal reform bills have been introduced for 2025. Federal reform appears to have ended indefinitely until the courts can figure out the rescheduling procedure and validate DEA as a proponent of the rule change.

2025 Cannabis Policy Reform Legislation and Voter Measures

We Change Laws!
www.mpp.org

Take Action

We Change Laws!
www.mpp.org

Issues

We Change Laws!
www.mpp.org

Indiana

We Change Laws!
www.mpp.org

Last updated: January 20, 2025

Because less than half of U.S. states allow citizen-initiated ballot measures, in most states, the only way to reform cannabis laws is via the state’s legislature. Polls show over two-thirds of Americans support making cannabis use legal and around 90% support allowing medical cannabis, but lawmakers lag behind the public.

Only 24 states have legalized cannabis for adults. Eleven states are even further behind the times — lacking even a medical cannabis law. And 19 states continue to jail their residents for even simple possession of cannabis.

State legislatures are just beginning to convene for the 2025 legislative sessions, but several bills have already been proposed to reform cannabis laws. Below is a list of states where bills have been filed to legalize cannabis for adults, to decriminalize cannabis (i.e., issuing a fine-only ticket for simple possession), or to legalize medical cannabis. You can find additional cannabis policy bills — including to expand existing decriminalization, medical cannabis, and legalization laws — at the bottom of each of our state webpages, courtesy of BillTrack50.
 
Last edited:
pipeline

pipeline

Cannabotanist
ICMag Donor
Veteran
I think its been over 2 years since the last federal cannabis reform bills. Federal legislature has been at a standstill.


Loading…

www.congress.gov


Sponsor:Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (Introduced 07/21/2022)
Committees:Senate - Finance
Latest Action:Senate - 07/21/2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
Tracker: Tip This bill has the status Introduced
Here are the steps for Status of Legislation:
  1. Introduced

Loading…

www.congress.gov


Sponsor:Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] (Introduced 05/28/2021)
Committees:House - Judiciary; Energy and Commerce; Agriculture; Education and Labor; Ways and Means; Small Business; Natural Resources; Oversight and Reform; Transportation and Infrastructure | Senate - Finance
Committee Meetings: 09/29/21 10:00AM
Committee Reports:H. Rept. 117-276
Committee Prints:H.Prt. 117-37
Latest Action:Senate - 04/04/2022 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
Roll Call Votes:There have been 5 roll call votes

RFK Says He’ll ‘Defer’ To DEA On Marijuana Rescheduling As Trump’s Health Secretary, While Dodging Questions On Legalization Support

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), says he will defer to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on marijuana rescheduling if confirmed. And he’d “like to review the data” that led to the health agency’s...
www.marijuanamoment.net
 
pipeline

pipeline

Cannabotanist
ICMag Donor
Veteran
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest posts

Latest posts

Top