WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the federal status of marijuana and the expanding policy gap with states (No. IF12270) on Dec. 7, 2022. The white paper was written by Lisa N. Sacco, illicit drugs and crime policy analyst, Joanna R. Lampe, legislative attorney, and Hassan Z. Sheikh, public health emergency management analyst: * * * Marijuana is a psychoactive drug that generally consists of leaves and flowers of th  more