Search results for "world health organization"
-
Joint Opinions
The Hidden Problem with the WHO’s Reclassification of Cannabis
February 7, 2019There appear to be signs of political manipulation behind the UN health agency’s recommendations on marijuana,...
-
Politics
U.N. ‘Shadow Report’ Blasts Drug War as ‘Failure’
October 31, 2018Will the U.N. take heed when it revisits the question of drug policy in 2019?
-
Economics
Will Hype Keep Driving Up CBD Investments Over THC?
October 30, 2018Amid the seemingly endless hype about CBD, THC seems to increasingly languish in the shadows —...
-
Politics
Activists Bash Trump’s ‘Global Call’ to Renew Drug War at U.N.
September 27, 2018As the United Nations General Assembly met in New York this week, President Trump issued a...
-
CBD
CBD Is Psychoactive — And That’s OK
September 12, 2018Perhaps the biggest lie put forth by people in the cannabis industry is that CBD is...
-
Cultivation
Glyphosate Case Highlights Pesticide Dilemma in Cannabis Industry
September 9, 2018A verdict against glyphosate producer Monsanto has brought world attention to the dangers of pesticides and...
-
Politics
Could Free Weed Help San Francisco’s Homeless Population?
August 4, 2017A former candidate for San Francisco mayor wants to hand out free medical cannabis to homeless...
-
Politics
Cannabis Decriminalization Movement Goes Global
December 30, 2016The United Nations' 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs — the first international treaty to prohibit...
-
Cultivation
Chasing Cannabis in South Africa
November 1, 2016South Africa gave the world the excellent sativa Durban Poison so why is U.S.-driven marijuana eradication...
-
Joint Opinions
The Real Danger in Your Water Isn’t THC
August 13, 2016The term red herring defines something that is being used to mislead people and misdirect their...
-
Cannabis
The Pesticide Dilemma
May 21, 2016Colorado, Oregon, California and other legal states are tightening their list of allowed pesticides.
-
In The Magazine
Using Cannabis to Treat Alcohol Addiction
May 19, 2016Research stirring around the medical community is suggesting that cannabis could hold salvation for those struggling...
-
Joint Opinions
International Prohibition: The Next Battleground
January 20, 2016Recently two U.S. cannabis reformers Steph Sherer of Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and Michael Krawitz...
-
Joint Opinions
Marijuana and Ebola: The Claim and the Controversy
November 2, 2014America has been in a wild-eyed state of panic for the past several weeks, as news...
-
Culture
Week in Review: Wana Brands CEO Nancy Whiteman Stepping Down
April 21, 2024ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.
-
In The Magazine
Ric Flair’s Back In the Ring
January 16, 2024The iconic professional wrestler pins down a new cannabis venture.
-
Legal
Breaking: UFC Officially Removes Cannabis from List of Banned Substances
January 6, 2024The historic update builds upon prior reforms within the sporting organization.
-
Medical
Study: Cannabis Doesn’t Increase Heart Attack Risk
August 24, 2023The results of a new study from University of California San Diego researchers found no association...
-
Current Events
Week in Review: Tilray to Acquire Beverage Brands from Anheuser-Busch
August 12, 2023ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.
-
Cannabis
California’s Persisting Cannabis Dystopia: Part 1
July 12, 2023There’s grim news from California, where cannabis industry profits are dropping, robberies of dispensaries are soaring,...