ATA Red-Flags DOJ's Proposed Marijuana Policy Change

benzinga.com WASHINGTON — The Biden administration's anticipated move to recategorize marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act will likely…

Marijuana could share the same status as steroids, in a historic shift in U.S. drug policy

fastcompany.com The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy.A proposed rule sent…

Column: Democrats prove that they're no better than Trump in allowing politics to interfere with science

latimes.com Anyone who cares about the importance of science in the making of government policy had to be deeply dispirited by the hearing into the origins of COVID-19 staged by a…

Biden's Spin on Marijuana's Rescheduling Exaggerates Its Practical Impact

reason.com President Joe Biden describes the Drug Enforcement Administration's proposal to reclassify marijuana under federal law as "monumental." How so? "It's an important move…

Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug

fortune.com The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy. A proposed rule…

DEA moves to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug

reason.com The Justice Department formally, finally, proposed to stop lying about marijuana today after decades of insisting the drug is comparable to heroin and ecstasy—and more…

US Justice Department Submits Proposed Regulation to Reschedule Marijuana to Schedule III

themarijuanaherald.com The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has officially published a notice detailing its proposal to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III substance. The Justice…

Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift

pbs.org The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy. A proposed rule…

Column: How the GOP — with Democratic Party connivance

latimes.com Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, defended himself and his organization from three hours of uninformed attacks Wednesday from a GOP-dominated House…

US Suspends EcoHealth Funding Over Wuhan Lab Compliance

zerohedge.com US Suspends EcoHealth Funding Over Wuhan Lab Compliance Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), U.S. officials have cut off funding to a nonprofit…

Biden administration strips federal funding from nonprofit at center of COVID lab leak controversy

reason.com Today, the Biden administration suspended federal funding to the scientific nonprofit whose research is at the center of credible theories that the COVID-19 pandemic was…

Senate study proposes ‘at least’ $32B yearly for AI programs

techcrunch.com A long-running working group in the Senate has issued its policy recommendation for federal funding for AI: $32 billion yearly, covering everything from infrastructure to…

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and Shepherd Center Present "Raise Your Voice: Succeeding through Self-Advocacy" Video Series

benzinga.com New educational video series offers insights into disability rights and self-advocacy for individuals living with paralysis SHORT HILLS, N.J., May 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --…

CISA: Black Basta ransomware breached over 500 orgs worldwide

bleepingcomputer.com CISA and the FBI said today that Black Basta ransomware affiliates breached over 500 organizations between April 2022 and May 2024. In a joint report published in…

Black Basta Ransomware Attack Brought Down Ascension Systems: Report

crn.com On Friday, the nonprofit group Health-ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Center) issued an alert about the group, saying that Russia-linked Black Basta has ‘recently…

The Escalating Threat Of Avian Influenza H5N1 And The Ethical Quandary Of Gain-of-Function Research

zerohedge.com The Escalating Threat Of Avian Influenza H5N1 And The Ethical Quandary Of Gain-of-Function Research Since the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus was first…

U.S. to provide nearly $200-million to help contain spread of bird flu on dairy farms

theglobeandmail.com The Biden administration said on Friday it will provide nearly $200-million to fight the spread of avian flu among dairy cows, in the government’s latest bid to contain…

Ascension healthcare network disrupted by "cyber security event," interrupting clinical operations

cbsnews.com The Ascension Healthcare Network announced Wednesday that its clinical operations have been disrupted by what it called a cyber security event. In a news release, Ascension…

Huge News for SNDL Investors

finance.yahoo.com The cannabis industry has been a rollercoaster over the past few years. In 2018, Canada legalized marijuana, and over the past 10 years or so, many U.S. states did, as well,…

Experts say not to fear AI in biosurveillance

axios.com Biosecurity experts say AI-driven "biosurveillance" could help spot the next pandemic or biological attack. The big picture: An initial surge of concern over the threat from…

I had cancer. My treatment was eye-opening about addiction

newsweek.com Having just completed six months of radiation and chemotherapy for Stage 3B colorectal cancer, I'm thankful for an exceptional health care experience and the best possible…

Ascension healthcare takes systems offline after cyberattack

bleepingcomputer.com Ascension, one of the largest private healthcare systems in the United States, has taken some of its systems offline to investigate what it describes as a "cyber security…

Social Security just passed Medicare as the government's most pressing insolvency risk

aol.com Social Security has now passed Medicare as the most pressing insolvency risk among the twin pillars of America's social safety net, according to new government reports, but…

DACA and ACA Come Full Circle

reason.com Flash back to September 2009. President Obama was advocating for his health care reform during a joint session of Congress. He sought to assure the American people that the…

Biden exaggerates his work to reform marijuana policy

reason.com In a campaign video directed at "young voters" that she posted on X (formerly Twitter) in February, Vice President Kamala Harris bragged that "we changed federal marijuana…

Biden Administration Finalizes Rule To Allow 'Dreamers' To Enroll In 'Obamacare'

zerohedge.com Biden Administration Finalizes Rule To Allow 'Dreamers' To Enroll In 'Obamacare' Authored by Jana J. Pruet via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Biden administration…