Editor’s Note: CBE was touched by the following essay that was sent to us the other day. We wanted to do our small part in helping those severely effected by the War on Drugs by sharing it with our readers, many of whom are working hard to right the ship by employing or working with […]
Letters to the Editor
The Importance of Testing to the Standardization of Hemp Research
The legalization of hemp in the 2018 Farm Bill has opened many new opportunities for research by universities across the country. One example is that of the Oregon State University Global Hemp Innovation Center. This program is the latest example of expansion into institutional hemp research, with their program tasked “to advance the research of hemp […]
Marijuana in Wonderland: Making Sense of a Judge’s Anti-Cannabis Ruling
By Barry Gainsburg “When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ ” —  Lewis Carroll, from Through the Looking Glass Last week, the U.S. District Court in Northern California declined to declare the federal classification of marijuana […]