Search results for "medical marijuana"

Legal

Medical Cannabis User Challenges Urine-Test Regime for Workers

Rights for medicinal cannabis users in the workplace haven’t kept pace with the law in states...

Legal

Biden Debuts Application For Federal Marijuana Pardon Documentation

The Biden Administration last week launched a new application for individuals who were pardoned for federal...

Science

New Study Shows Medical Cannabis Reduces Opioid Usage

A new study shows that medical marijuana can be an important tool for managing pain, providing...

Economics

US Adult-Use Marijuana Tax Revenue Exceeds $3.7 Billion in 2021

Sales of adult-use marijuana generated more than $3.7 billion in tax revenue for states that have...

Legal

Report Finds Cannabis Legalization Does Not Increase Youth Marijuana Use

A report from a cannabis policy group reveals that laws to legalize marijuana do not increase...

Politics

Austin Voters to Decide on Marijuana Decriminalization Measure

The Austin City Council voted this week to include a marijuana decriminalization measure on the ballot...

Current Events

Is The Marijuana Dispensary Break-in Wave Payback for “Defund the Police?”

A rash of unsolved break-ins and robberies at cannabis businesses in California is leading some industry...

Legal

Montana Launches Legal Recreational Marijuana Sales

Legal sales of recreational marijuana began in Montana on New Year’s Day, less than 14 months...

Economics

3 Years Of Legal Marijuana in Canada: Pros, Cons & What The US Can Learn

Canada legalized cannabis in Oct. 2018 to make money, improve public health, and help people harmed...

Medical

VA Still Punishes Veterans for Using Medical Cannabis

Military veterans continue to be denied much-needed treatment by the VA because of their cannabis use,...

Legal

Uruguay Considers Opening Legal Marijuana Market to Tourists

The administration of President Luis Lacalle Pou of Uruguay is considering a plan to open the...

Legal

New Marijuana Legalization Proposal Unveiled

Democratic senators released a draft of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act on Wednesday, a bill...

Culture

Positive Marijuana Test May Keep Sha’Carri Richardson Out Of Olympics

U.S. track and field phenom Sha’Carri Richardson may not be able to represent her country at the Olympic Games in...

Medical

Despite Adult-Use Legalization, Veterans Are Awaiting Medical Cannabis

On Veterans Day, many of America’s former soldiers find themselves without access to plant medicine that...

Books

New Children’s Book Seeks to Teach Kids About Marijuana

“What’s Growing in Grandma’s Garden” depicts a boy learning about cannabis from his grandmother.

Medical

Cannabis & Memory: The Evidence Behind Marijuana’s Impact on Forgetfulness

Is there any conclusive data about whether marijuana really makes you forgetful, or is that just...

Cultivation

Becoming a Marijuana Farmer

Growing cannabis for the first time can alter a relationship with the plant.

Medical

Why Marijuana and Yoga Is a Match Made in Nirvana

Marijuana and yoga can, singularly or in tandem, affect a sense of enhanced body awareness —...

Economics

Restaurants & Bars Shutdown Amid Coronavirus, But Marijuana Dispensaries Remain Open

Virus is causing cannabis purchases to surge before a potential shutdown of shops.

Culture

Weed Goggles: Marijuana Can Increase Hookups

Cannabis enhances the senses, which could lead to more romantic encounters.