Federal Bill Aims to Decriminalize CBD and Reschedule Cannabis
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A bill was introduced to the House of Representatives on January 27 that could change the future of medical cannabis in the United States. H.R. 715, also known as the Compassionate Access Act, aims to decriminalize cannabidiol (CBD) by excluding it from the definition of “marihuana.” H.R. 715 also requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services alongside the Institute of the National Academy of Sciences officially recommend for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I.
If the Compassionate Access Act is passed, the bill’s text requires the Administrator of the DEA to consider the recommendations the DEA has received and move to reschedule cannabis from its Schedule I status. The bill does not specify which section cannabis should be rescheduled to, leaving that decision to the DEA’s discretion.
Excluding cannabidiol from the definition of “marihuana” would be a huge win for many people battling debilitating conditions across the nation. According to the bill, “The term ‘cannabidiol’ means the substance cannabidiol, as derived from marihuana or synthetically formulated, that contains not great than 0.3 percent delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on a dry weight basis.” CBD is a non-psychoactive cannabinoid that is found in the cannabis plant.
CBD has been proven effective for stopping seizures in patients with Dravet’s Syndrome, intractable epilepsy and other rare seizures disorders. It has also been reported that CBD is great for treating Crohn’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. It has even proven effective at healing and strengthening bones.
Representative Thomas Garrett of Virginia introduced the H.R. 715 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Garrett introduced the bill on behalf of himself and Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon.
CBD is being recognized as medicinal not only in the United States, but there is a global movement towards its acceptance as well. Earlier this year, The Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in the United Kingdom admitted that CBD is in fact medicine. Mexico recently approved the importation of CBD derivatives from American company Medical Marijuana, Inc. If H.R. 715 does pass, it will be a huge victory toward cannabis reform.
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Lets hope this pass’s for all those who benefit from it,,,maryw
Compassionate Access Act?? I can’t believe our government has compassion for anyone or anything. And when Trump gets total power, I say Trump because he’s not my President Trump, the shit will really hit the doomsday fan then!!!! You think Hitler had a big ego?? HAHA just wait!! That Act and any other inkling of compassion the government has is out the window! Trump and his little DEA NAZIS will be sending the sick and unable to work to concentration camps! Me being a gay man, I truly for the first time ever fear for mine and millions of others lives!!!
I do hope this bill passes through. CBD will help a lot of people. I’m not sure if this blog gets only readers from the US or from all over? Or if you Steve are from the US being that who ever typed this for you can’t spell marijuana? Lady Liberty may have been kicked right square in her vagina, and she may be on her knees but she’s wearing a iron and steel tampon!!! I am still a very proud American citizen and still think we have the greatest nation on earth! But she’s growing weak and oh so tired. Every time we let this government take away another one of our freedoms makes her and her peoples get weaker!!! We are not a totalitarian nation!!