Canada was the first country to legalize medical marijuana in 2001. Meanwhile fifteen years after total medical marijuana legalization in Canada; efforts in America have only succeeded in bringing legal medical cannabis to about half the states (twenty-four to be exact). The country even attempted to completely decriminalize the plant across the board in 2003,…
Cannabis is officially listed as a schedule one drug by the United States Controlled Substances Act. The Controlled Substances Act also created the DEA as well as the FDA, both of which determine which substances are either added or removed from certain schedules. While there are a few requirements for a substance to be landed…
April 13th, 2016 was a happy day for many a Pennsylvanian. The states house of representatives voted to approve the new medical marijuana bill at a 149-46 vote. The 80 page bill is currently sitting on the desk of democratic Governor Tom Wolf, who seemed quite pleased that the bill had passed. “I am proud…
