Tag Archives: medical marijuana

Controlled Drug Classifications: Schedule I, II, III, IV, V

Posted on May 8, 2025

Since the early 1900s, the federal government has attempted to regulate narcotics and other drugs with a potential for abuse or dependence (whether for medical or recreational use), by employing a hodgepodge of tariffs, import and export laws, and criminal prosecution. (The 19th century saw little to no effective regulation of dangerous drugs in the U.S.) In ... Read More

Edible Marijuana Risks for People with Heart Conditions

Posted on Feb 13, 2019

If you have cardiovascular disease or a heart condition, you might want to lay off eating marijuana edibles as they may cause a heart attack. That’s a warning from researchers, based on the case of a 70-year-old man with stable heart disease who ate a marijuana edibles, one of the main compounds found in marijuana, ... Read More