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CBD defended by Congress

Marijuana Business Daily has reported that 28 members of Congress have filed a brief to go along with the pending lawsuit against the DEA for keeping cannabidiol (CBD) a schedule 1 drug.  The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is set to hear arguments February 15th. The Congress members argue...

CBD oil patients won’t be arrested by the DEA

Reported by WTHR Indianapolis, the DEA was surprised that the Indiana state police were conducting raids of retailers of CBD oil and prosecuting patients when the DEA itself won’t come after them.  DEA spokesperson, Rusty Payne, said “We are in the middle of an opioid crisis in this country....