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Active Duty and Reserve – Cannabis Still Off Limits

The Department of Defense (DOD) is reaffirming that CBD is off limits to service members, regardless of the federal legalization of hemp and its derivatives.

Despite legalization in many states, US military use is verboten

Despite predictions that up to 40 states will have some form of legalized marijuana in 2020, including conservative states like South Dakota and Mississippi, US servicemembers are still prohibited from using cannabis in any form, including for medical use.

In separate posts published this month, the U.S. Air Force and Military Health System said that while CBD products have become abundant since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill and can be found on store shelves throughout the country, military policies remain unchanged such that enlisted individuals cannot partake. No exception is made for legality in any state or jurisdiction. The ban covers all military branches. Even NASA reiterated that their employees are not allowed to use any cannabis products, legal or illegal.

Legalization Domino Effect?

Could 2020 be the tipping point

With the Health subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce holding hearings on cannabis last week, and Presidential candidates like Pete Buttigieg finding a work around the legalization question in the idea to revamp the criminal justice system, could there be a domino effect happening in 2020?

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) included marijuana legalization in his budget proposal on Tuesday. A new poll shows that voter support for ending cannabis prohibition is at its highest level ever in the state.

According to the new proposal, New York stands to receive $20 million in revenue for the 2021 fiscal year and $63 million in 2022, according to the governor’s projections. By 2025, the amount is expected to rise to $188 million.

State of Legal Cannabis

Where is legal cannabis now

Libertarian candidates for President don’t normally get a lot of press but they can change the conversation. Former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee has just filed as a Libertarian candidate for President. One of his messages during his press conference to announce his candidacy was that of decriminalization of drugs, siting the “war on drugs” as a failure.

Meanwhile, the Senate has yet to schedule a vote on the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act which passed the House late last year. While there has been some speculation about the Republican controlled Senate moving instead to re-schedule cannabis. All bets are probably off though until the matter of impeachment is settled.

For now legal cannabis is coming to the U.S. on a state by state basis. The scale is tipping however now that over half the States allow sales of either medical marijuana or recreational or both. And even in a few states like Nebraska and Mississippi, though the pendulum has not swung to legal sales as yet, there are moves to decriminalize or reduce penalties for marijuana possession.

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