Welcome to Senior Cannabis Digest. This week we look at a surprising comment from the DEA, cannabis tea and sleep, getting medical cannabis by mail and more. Enjoy.
Cannabis Quote of the Week
“Currently there are over 30,000 practitioners treating more than six million patients (with medical cannabis) in 43 U.S. jurisdictions. Such practices demonstrate that there is no longer a lack of accepted safety for use of marijuana under medical supervision, and as such, marijuana does not fulfill the requirements of being a Schedule I substance.
The vast majority of individuals who use marijuana do so in a manner that does not result in dangers to themselves or to their communities.” – the Drug Enforcement Administration
The statement is taken from a brief filed by the DEA as part of the Trump administration’s initiative to reschedule cannabis as a Schedule III drug.
According to Tom Angell, reporting for Marijuana Moment, the agency also stated in its filing that under the law the DEA must give “significant deference” to an “extensive ten-month study on the scientific and medical properties” of cannabis conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which recommended rescheduling.
Angell also noted that the DEA stated in its brief that opponents also “have not offered sufficient fact or expert testimony to rebut HHS’ findings that marijuana” has a currently accepted medical use (CAMU), adding “The evidence proffered by the Opposed Parties boils down simply to the fact that Schedule III marijuana poses employment and enforcement difficulties, the same as any other controlled substance in Schedules II – V.”
The DEA also argued, writes Angell, that several opposition witnesses “lacked necessary reliability and credibility and should be afforded no weight”—also saying that some of them ignored the judge’s instructions for sequestration by reading transcripts of the testimony delivered by others prior to their appearances, leading to their own testimony being “irreparably tainted.”
The DEA concluded its remarks by asking the judge overseeing the hearing to “expeditiously recommend” that marijuana be transferred from Schedule I to Schedule III.
The bottom line is that the use of medical cannabis now has the blessing of the DEA. Feel free to take a minute to let that news sink in.
Holy gummies Batman.
To learn more, we urge you to read Tom Angell’s reporting in the August 18, 2026 issue of Marijuana Moment.net.
The Shape of Things to Come
Waiting for the mail is about to take on a new meaning for some folks in Georgia. That’s because officials there are planning to allow the delivery of medical cannabis products via the U.S. Postal Service or private mail carriers.
That’s the word from Graham Abbott, reporting for Ganjapreneur. Abbott writes that if adopted by the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission at its next meeting, the rule would allow for the delivery of medical cannabis products to registered medical cannabis patients via the U.S. Postal Service or a private mail carrier, so long as the deliveries are made directly to the patient.
This follows what have been described as “sweeping” changes to the state’s medical cannabis regulations earlier this year that added new qualifying conditions for the use of medical cannabis, eliminated rules capping the THC content of medical cannabis at 5 percent, allowed additional product types, and approved new consumption methods.
That’s right, that Georgia.
Abbot also notes that more than 10,000 patients have joined the Georgia medical cannabis program since the eligibility expansions took effect in July.
To learn more you can read Graham Abbott’s article in the August 19, 2026 issue of Ganjapreneur.com.
ganjapreneur.com/georgia-planning-to-allow-medical-cannabis-delivery-by-mail/?
Cannabis News and Notes
There may be helpful news for those who have trouble getting a good night’s sleep. A new study claims that drinking a cup of tea infused with marijuana before going to bed can lead to a better night’s sleep and an overall improved sense of happiness in life.
So says Tom Angell in an article he penned for Marijuana Moment. In his article, Angell noted that researchers affiliated with Rajamangala University of Technology Isan in Thailand separated 30 volunteers into three groups that received drip tea infused with 3 percent, 5 percent or 7 percent cannabis, weight by weight.
The participants were instructed to steep marijuana leaves in hot water and then drink the infused tea 30 minutes before bedtime every day for a week. Their happiness levels were assessed with a 15-item questionnaire and a follow-up phone interview at the end of the trial.
According to an article published in the Journal of Health Science and Medical Research, the researchers found that, “The results demonstrated a statistically significant increase in happiness levels between pre-experimental and post-experimental groups, indicating that cannabis-infused tea had a positive effect on participants’ well-being.”
The groups that received the 5 and 7 percent by weight marijuana tea infusions reported improved sleep quality, while the 7 percent cohort had the “highest level of happiness score.”
The research team concluded that drinking the tea before bed time,”contributed to improvements in life satisfaction, self-esteem, the ability to confront and accept problems, the ability to regulate emotions, a sense of confidence, a sense of empathy for others, and a greater sense of security with family.”
You can learn more by reading Tom Angell’s reporting in the July 14, 2026 issue of Marijuana Moment.net.
marijuanamoment.net/drinking-marijuana-infused-tea-boosts-happiness-and-sleep-quality-study-shows/
Spotlight on Research
In a finding that’s about as shocking as uncovering a gambling ring in Casablanca, researchers at Dalhousie University and other schools in Canada, claim that they have quantifiable evidence that marijuana use enhances the experience of listening to music and that listening to music can bolster the therapeutic benefits of cannabis.
Their study, which was published in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, examined self-reported data from 122 marijuana consumers who completed an 176-question survey.
In an article that appeared in Marijuana Moment, Tom Angell reported that the study found 93 percent of participants view combining cannabis and music favorably and 74 percent said they use marijuana more than half of the time they’re listening to music.
When it comes to the emotional impact of combining cannabis and music, a majority of respondents said it makes them happier (71 percent), more lively (71 percent), more relaxed (70 percent), less fearful (61 percent), less angry (54 percent) and more nostalgic (57 percent).
Sunshine daydream, indeed.
In addition, the study also found that participants “frequently reported the use of cannabis as a substitute for pharmaceutical treatments for pain, anxiety, and sleep disorders, with music further amplifying these therapeutic effects.”
Olivier Valentin, an assistant professor of audiology at Dalhousie University and one of the authors of the study, said participants didn’t report major changes in how they perceived the music, but they did report that it became more emotionally meaningful, “amplifying the emotional experience of music rather than the sound itself.”
Science dances on.
You can learn more by reading Tom Angell’s article in the July 17, 2026 issue of Marijuana Moment.net.
Senior Cannabis Digest is compiled and edited by Joe Kohut and John Kohut. You can reach them at Joe.kohut@gmail.com and ar 347-528-8753.