Michael Smolens: Unshackling research on guns, marijuana

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act signed by President Joe Biden in 2022 gave the attorney general 60 days to approve applications, provide reasons for denying them, or request more information, according to Smithsonian magazine.
48% : Marijuana has remained a Schedule I drug for years in part because of the politically-volatile climate over drug enforcement.
44% : An omnibus bill was signed by President Donald Trump clarifying that restricting the use of federal funds to advocate or promote gun control doesn't ban research.
36% : That's when Congress prohibited the use of federal funding to advocate or promote gun control, a measure that was passed after the National Rifle Association argued that Center for Disease Control-funded research was biased.

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