NY: Two District Attorneys May Stop Prosecuting Most Marijuana Offenses
The district attorneys in Manhattan and Brooklyn are weighing plans to stop prosecuting the vast majority of people arrested on marijuana charges, potentially curbing...
OH: State Grader Tossed Personal Notes After Helping To Score Medical...
A state employee said he destroyed personal notes used to grade applications to grow weed under the state's new medical marijuana law after he...
On Marijuana And Opioids — The DEA Has No Clue What...
Is state-level medical cannabis access mitigating or fueling America’s opioid crisis? Testifying before Congress last week, Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) acting administrator Robert Patterson...
Canada: Dalhousie Student Focuses On Women’s Health And Cannabis Use
Lots of research has been done on cannabis and dependence issues. But you won’t find many that focus on women and the drug that...
California Made $60.9M In Tax Revenue From Cannabis Industry In 2018...
Tax revenue from the cannabis industry totaled $60.9 million in the first quarter of 2018, according to the California Department of Tax and Fee...
Marijuana Legalization: Good For The Environment
The legalization of Marijuana legalization for either medical or recreational use is a hot-button topic — the federal government still classifies the drug as...
CA: Gov. Brown’s Budget Increases Cannabis Tax Revenue Estimates Despite Disappointing...
Despite disappointing first-quarter cannabis tax revenue numbers, Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised state budget proposal actually increases the amount of money California is expected to...
IL: A Northwestern Study Investigates A Connection Between Coffee And Cannabis
Coffee and Cannabis . . . They affect the same part of the brain, but in opposite ways. Here, your burning questions answered.
Why is...
UK: MP Victoria Atkins Accused Of ‘Hypocrisy’ Over Legal Cannabis Farm
Drugs minister Victoria Atkins has been accused of "hypocrisy on a grand scale" over her husband's involvement in a legal cannabis farm.
Paul Kenward -...
Cannabis Use Up Among Parents With Children In The Home
Cannabis use increased among parents who smoke cigarettes, as well as among non-smoking parents, according to a latest study from researchers at Columbia University's...
VT: Inn Owners Consider Cannabis-Friendly Events
Two local inn owners are getting a head start on making a green plant that will soon be legal in Vermont to generate green...
PA: Medical Marijuana Patients Share Their Success Using The Medication
For some people suffering from serious conditions, medical marijuana has been the only solution for pain management.
Life changing - that's how two Lancaster County...
Canada: Telemedicine Revolutionizing The Medical Cannabis Industry
Telemedicine is a relatively new way to receive health-care that came about with advancements in telecommunication and information technologies. While it was traditionally used...
Canada: Jim Beam Heir Turns To Pot With Plan For A...
Shortly after Prohibition ended, one of Ben Kovler’s ancestors invested $5,000 in a family of distillers led by James Beauregard Beam.
Kovler, 39, sees similarities...
Christian Okoye Says Marijuana Saved Him, ‘Almost Pain Free’
Ex-NFL star Christian Okoye says marijuana has changed his life -- freeing him up from opioid-based pain meds -- and now his body is...
How Expensive Will Legal Marijuana Be In Massachusetts When Retail Stores...
For states that have legalized recreational marijuana, the new authorized markets have carried the promise of increasingly cheap weed. In Colorado, wholesale cannabis prices...