The federal government solicits public comment on rescheduling marijuana until July 22, 2024. Take a look at people are saying or submit a comment. A round up of studies looking at the benefits of medicinal marijuana and some of the concerns. Comparing the damage of cannabis use to opioids and alcohol.

Take a look at the public comments on rescheduling marijuana here https://www.regulations.gov/comment/DEA-2024-0059-0020

Submit your comments here: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/DEA-2024-0059-0001

A review of marijuana as medicine published by NIH’s National Library of Medicine https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK224396/

Scientific American weighs in on marijuana https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-marijuana-bad-for-health-heres-what-we-know-so-far/

Effects of access to cannabis on opioid prescription use https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016604622400067X?via%3Dihub

Study suggests alcohol causes more second hand harm than cannabis https://arg.org/news/alcohol-and-drug-use-cause-significant-harms-that-go-beyond-the-individual/

The study is published here https://www.jsad.com/doi/10.15288/jsad.23-00387