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In response to a dispensary fire in Leadville, CO in December, residents were advised to stay inside or to wear N95 masks outside. A community alert about air quality concerns was sent to residents living within a half mile of the dispensary. Nearby homes were evacuated. Read article: Popular dispensary, CBD store in Leadville catches fire on Thursday morning on Denver7 Author: Stephanie Bitzer Download PDF Read article: Dispensary fire prompts air quality concerns in Leadvil

FDA-approved EPIDIOLEX® (generic cannabidiol or CBD) is known to cause: Liver damage (hepatic injury) Somnolence and sedation Suicidal behavior and ideation Signs and symptoms of liver problems include: loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting fever, feeling unwell, unusual tiredness yellowing of the skin or the whites of the eyes (jaundice) itching unusual darkening of the urine right upper stomach area pain or discomfort Patients are advised "not to drive or operate machinery unt

The Proposition 65 List notes all chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive toxicity. This list notes that: Marijuana smoke causes cancer (added June 19, 2009) THC causes developmental toxicity (added January 3, 2020) Cannabis (marijuana) smoke causes developmental toxicity (added January 3, 2020) From the Proposition 65 List introduction: "The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Health and Safety Code section 25249.5 et seq.), also known as Proposit

In Minnesota, “all cannabis products — including flower, vape pens, wax and edibles — must be in the trunk (or trunk area in the case of SUVs) unless they’re sealed in their original, labeled packaging from a dispensary.” Many Minnesota residents are unaware of the law and therefore unaware that they are doing anything against the law when cannabis products are not in the trunk of the car or are in unsealed packaging. Defense lawyers are concerned about the potential for raci

Dr. Phillip Drum, a Doctor of Pharmacy, discusses a variety of topics related to cannabis - impaired driving and testing, failure of our legislators to legislate, concerning effects of CBD, and historical and current marijuana potency. Dr. Drum notes that there is an accurate way to test for marijuana impaired driving, contrary to popular belief. More details below: CBD CBD was approved by the FDA as the drug Epidiolex for very rare seizure symptoms. In a study of 500 childre

Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio conducted a study of 246 deceased drivers (coroner records came from Montgomery, Ohio from January 2019 to September 2024), 41.9% tested positive for active THC in their blood, with an average level of 30.7 ng/mL -- far exceeding most state impairment limits. "An average level of 30.7 ng/mL generally means those people must have consumed marijuana at some time close to driving. This isn't about residual use; it's about recent consumptio

Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) “is a dangerous and sometimes deadly syndrome that, according to the National Institutes of Health, affects chronic cannabis users, causing severe nausea, repeated vomiting, abdominal pain, dehydration, weight loss and, in rare cases, heart rhythm problems, seizures, kidney failure and death.” The World Health Organization (WHO) added CHS to its diagnostic manual on October 1, 2025. The update was also adopted by the Centers for Disease Con

The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board offers multiple criticisms on rescheduling marijuana in this article and video interview published December 19, 2025. This summary includes details from both the article and the 25 minute video. A Schedule I drug, marijuana’s current classification means there is “No currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse”. A Schedule III drug has some legitimate medical uses and “a moderate to low potential for physical and psyc

Law firms and business consulting firms that serve the cannabis industry are expecting financial benefits for cannabis businesses - specifically in taxes and banking - as a benefit of rescheduling marijuana. One business consulting firm notes, "If the federal government moves cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act, it won’t legalize the industry outright, but it will reshape how cannabis businesses operate, grow, and access capital." Bank

JAMA conducted a review of over 2500 scientific papers on medical cannabis that included other reviews, clinic trials, and guidelines on medical marijuana. They concluded that "evidence from randomized clinical trials does not support the use of cannabis or cannabinoids for most conditions for which it is promoted, such as acute pain and insomnia.” High potency use is associated with increased risk: psychotic symptoms generalized anxiety disorder Daily use is associated with

Context: If marijuana is successfully rescheduled to Schedule III, Internal Revenue Code 280E, which prohibits business tax deductions for Schedule I and II substances would no longer apply to marijuana businesses, therefore allowing them to take tax deductions for normal business expenses. Those opposed to this have reported a few concerns, including: 1. Many illegal marijuana businesses, such as foreign drug cartels who have found clever ways to disguise their operations as

Currently the Department of Health and Human services sets drug testing guidelines for the Department of Transportation. These guidelines authorize testing for Schedule I and Schedule II controlled substances. If marijuana is rescheduled to Schedule III, it will no longer be included in mandatory drug tests, and “DOT would have no legal basis to require testing.” “Through April 2025, there have been 184,839 positive marijuana tests recorded since the database launched in 2020

The experts on indoor ventilation systems determined that there is no ventilation system capable of eliminating cannabis smoke or vape. Borrowing a quote from this California Department of Public Health publication  (p. 2), "In 2015, the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the organization that develops engineering standards for building ventilation systems, expanded their definition of Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) to inclu

On September 18, 2025, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability held a hearing regarding the vast and sophisticated criminal network Chine is building across the United States using illegal marijuana grows as its infrastructure. Highlights China has created and is growing a vast, complex, and sophisticated criminal network using illegal marijuana grows. Chinese TCOs (Transnational Criminal Organizations) are more sophisticated

This study shows a significant decrease in the rate at which normal embryos are produced in the THC positive group as compared to the...

"North America has evidence that implicates cannabis as a potential etiologic factor contributing to the increasing incidence of breast...

"Pradère led a multicenter prospective study, supported by the French National Cancer Institute, which included 150 patients younger than...

"In this randomized double-blind clinical trial of healthy adults administered CBD, 5 mg/kg/d for 28 days, 8 (5.6%) experienced liver...

Among U.S, users 18 years old and up (especially 18-25-year-olds), 18 million people "have reported symptoms related to cannabis use...

One of the largest and most detailed to date analyses showed that cannabis use was associated with a significant twofold increased risk...