Trump pledges to free drug war prisoner; GOP senator: Biden wants more marijuana smokers; Fed psychedelics research
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Drug Enforcement Administration Drug & Chemical Evaluation Section Chief Terrence Boos clarified in a new letter that “cannabis-derived THCA does not meet the definition of hemp”—an interpretation of the Farm Bill that a hemp stakeholder says would “destroy” the industry.
Former President Donald Trump pledged to commute the sentence of dark web drug market Silk Road operator Russ Ulbricht if elected in November—despite his overall position that people who sell illegal drugs should face the death penalty.
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) claimed that President Joe Biden’s reelection strategy is “to get more people to smoke marijuana”—arguing that rescheduling cannabis is a “bad idea” and “sends all the wrong message about the drug use
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