Replies to post #21419 on Marijuana - Companies & Stocks

[DarthYoda]

The dorks bullshitted on weed for the last 2 years so they could save it as a carrot to dangle in front of voters for midterms lol. What is or is not a schedule one substance by definition should have nothing to do with who wins anything...

Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Some examples of Schedule I drugs are: heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana (cannabis), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), methaqualone, and peyote.

https://www.dea.gov/drug-information/drug-scheduling#:~:text=Schedule%20I%20drugs%2C%20substances%2C%20or,)%2C%20methaqualone%2C%20and%20peyote.

FDA has approved Epidiolex, which contains a purified form of the drug substance cannabidiol (CBD) for the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome or Dravet syndrome in patients 2 years of age and older. That means FDA has concluded that this particular drug product is safe and effective for its intended use.

The agency also has approved Marinol and Syndros for therapeutic uses in the United States, including for nausea associated with cancer chemotherapy and for the treatment of anorexia associated with weight loss in AIDS patients. Marinol and Syndros include the active ingredient dronabinol, a synthetic delta-9- tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) which is considered the psychoactive intoxicating component of cannabis (i.e., the component responsible for the “high” people may experience from using cannabis). Another FDA-approved drug, Cesamet, contains the active ingredient nabilone, which has a chemical structure similar to THC and is synthetically derived. Cesamet, like dronabinol-containing products, is indicated for nausea associated with cancer chemotherapy.

FDA is aware that unapproved cannabis and/or unapproved cannabis-derived products are being used to treat a number of medical conditions including, AIDS wasting, epilepsy, neuropathic pain, spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis, and cancer and chemotherapy-induced nausea.

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/public-health-focus/fda-and-cannabis-research-and-drug-approval-process

States/Territories with Medical Marijuana Laws
Alaska Alabama Arizona
Arkansas California CNMI
Colorado Connecticut Delaware
District of Columbia Florida Guam
Hawaii Illinois Louisiana
Maine Maryland Massachusetts
Michigan Minnesota Mississippi
Missouri Montana Nevada
New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico
New York North Dakota Ohio
Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Dakota
Utah Vermont Virginia
Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia

https://norml.org/laws/medical-laws/

"Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants":

Current Assignee: US Department of Health and Human Services
Status: Expired - Lifetime

https://patents.google.com/patent/US6630507B1/en