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The change would mean the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration would treat marijuana as a drug that can be lawfully prescribed as medication, rather than one believed to be highly dangerous, addictive and without med- ical use. The move fully legalize the drug, but would follow recommenda- tions by the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Justice to place marijuana alongside drugs like testosterone, ketamine, Tyle- nol with codeine and anabolic steroids substances deemed to have ate to low potential for physical and psy- chological Schedule III drugs can be legally pre- scribed by licensed health care provid- ers and dispensed by licensed pharma- cies. Marijuana has been a Schedule I drug since the Controlled Substances Act was signed in 1970. Marijuana is illegal in Wisconsin, and the DEA would not fully address the inconsistencies between federal restrictions and state laws.
But it could open the door to addi- tional research, which would further in- form policymakers as they consider changes going forward. The Wisconsin Medical Society sup- ports the goal of facilitating the conduct of clinical re- search and development of cannabi- noid-based medicines, and alternate delivery The organization has previously op- posed marijuana proposals because of the lack of research available on the drug, particularly which elements of the plant have therapeutic potential and which could cause harm. Marijuana use of any kind is illegal in Wisconsin. Penalties for possession vary. A in a misdemeanor carries a maximum penalty of six months in prison and a $1,000 Ad- ditional are charged as felo- nies.
Transporting marijuana from one state back to Wisconsin is a federal crime because cannabis is still illegal under federal law. Democratic proposals to legalize marijuana have generally been met with GOP resistance. In recent years, some Republican lawmakers have shown in- terest in legalizing cannabis for medici- nal use, but have struggled to reach con- sensus. Most recently, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and other Assembly Repub- licans put forward a medical marijuana bill that would have created state-run dispensaries and would not allow users to smoke cannabis. Senate Republicans opposed the proposal to create government-run dispensaries, and Senate President Chris Kapenga questioned the wisdom of legalizing marijuana for any reason.
Wisconsin is one of 12 states where recreational or medical marijuana is not available. Using marijuana for medical purpos- es with a approval is a popular idea among Wisconsin voters supported it in a January 2024 Mar- quette University Law School poll. In the same poll, full legalization was support- ed by of Wisconsin voters. A recent investigation by the Mil- waukee Journal Sentinel, The Examina- tion and AL.com found that chemical cousins to marijuana with names like delta-8, HHC and THCH are preva- lent in Wisconsin at gas stations, strip mall dispensaries and even tourist shops. The investigation found that these largely unregulated products are caus- ing a sharp rise in reports of children and adults getting sick, alarming doc- tors and public health researchers.
The emergence of delta-8 and similar products can be traced to the 2018 Farm Bill, when Congress legalized the sale of hemp and products extracted from it. Hemp is a variety of the cannabis plant that has low levels of delta-9 THC, the psychoactive compound that gets peo- ple high. USA TODAY contributed. What would marijuana mean in Jessie Opoien Milwaukee Journal Sentinel USA TODAY NETWORK WISCONSIN Columbia University announced Monday that it will not hold its main commencement ceremony, following weeks of campus protests over war in Gaza. In a news release, the university said it chose to make ceremon- the centerpiece of this gradu- ation instead of a formal ceremo- past few weeks have been in- credibly for our community.
Just as we are focused on making our graduation experience truly special, we continue to solicit student feedback and are looking at the possibility of a festive event on May 15 to take the place of the large, formal the university said in a statement. are eager to all come together for our graduates and celebrate our fellow Columbians as they, and we, look ahead to the future. We will share more in the coming Columbia, the epicenter of pro-Pal- estinian campus protests, is at least the second school to cancel its main gradu- ation ceremony. The University of Southern California canceled its com- mencement on April 25 after police broke up an encampment that caused a campus shutdown. Columbia said on Monday it had con- sulted with student leaders in deciding how to handle graduation.
The majority of the ceremonies, which had been set to take place on its upper Manhattan campus, where most of the protests have taken place, will take place at the main athletic complex about 5 miles away. New York City police cleared a Co- lumbia campus building last week that had been barricaded by pro-Palestinian protesters, arresting more than 100 peo- ple and dismantling an encampment. The protests at Columbia, which drew national attention, have inspired similar demonstrations at dozens of universities around the U.S. Students have called for a in Gaza and have demanded their schools divest from companies with ties to Israel. Princeton University students hold hunger strike Students at Princeton University be- gan a hunger strike in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, calling for the Ivy League school to divest from Israel.
will abstain from all food and drink (except water) until our demands are said a statement from organizers. commit our bodies to (the) liberation of Palestine. PRINCE- TON, hear us now! We will not be The university told CNN that univer- sity physicians were monitoring the group and were the students health information and medical sup- port. The university did not immediate- ly respond to a request for comment from USA TODAY. Contributing: Reuters Columbia cancels main commencement ceremony Christopher Cann USA TODAY Columbia University in New York has decided to forego its usual large commencement ceremony in favor of smaller after campus protests over war in Gaza.
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