An update on DEA rescheduling marijuana. New research on marijuana use among seniors and youth. New research on menstrual pain and cannabis use and Covid-19 outcomes.

Marijuana rescheduling won’t happen before the election https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/update-deas-efforts-reschedule-cannabis-what-you-need-know-2024-09-11/#:~:text=September%2011%2C%202024%20%2D%20As%20readers,towards%20federal%20legalization%20in%20more

Older Americans using more marijuana according to AARP https://www.marijuanamoment.net/marijuana-use-by-older-americans-has-nearly-doubled-in-the-last-three-years-aarp-backed-study-shows/

Younger Americans using marijuana for anxiety, PTSD, chronic pain, and depression https://leafwell.com/blog/minor-medical-cannabis-patients-study

More promising research on menstrual pain https://www.nature.com/articles/s44294-024-00032-0

Reduced risk of infection among Covid patients who consume cannabis https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/can.2024.0048