Search results for "study"
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Politics
Police Play ‘Catch and Release’ With Cannabis Offenders: Roadblocks to Progress in Maryland
April 1, 2019Maryland’s attempts at progress in cannabis policy have met with resistance, both from the police and...
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Medical
Leading Drug Expert Remains Skeptical About MMJ’s Power to Curb Opioid Use… And Maybe She Should
March 26, 2019Let’s be careful before we try to put a bandaid on a bullet wound, people.
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Medical
Yet Another Pot-Psychosis Link Claimed: More Reefer Madness?
March 25, 2019Once again, a scientific study with questionable assumptions linking cannabis use to psychiatric maladies gets widespread...
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Economics
Caribbean Region Emerges as Next Big Cannabis Marketplace
March 23, 2019As a commercial cannabis industry is established in Jamaica, more Caribbean nations are moving toward decriminalization...
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Culture
Advertisers Are Watching: What Kind of Marijuana User Are You?
March 22, 2019They know what you blazed last summer.
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Politics
Weed-Fueled Workers of the World, Unite! New Pot Employment Rights Bill Introduced to Congress
March 22, 2019New legislation introduced in the House of Representatives is being hailed by advocates as a critical...
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CBD
Can CBD Combat Alcohol & Drug Addiction? Maybe.
March 21, 2019Researchers found evidence that CBD could curb cravings in substance-abuse sufferers — but don't forget about...
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Legal
Mexico Militarizes Anti-Cannabis Enforcement Despite Legalization Promises
March 21, 2019Contradicting his boast to have "ended" the drug war and his pledge to explore cannabis legalization,...
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Legal
Buying CBD Online? It’s Probably Hemp-Derived — And It’s Not Exactly Legal
March 18, 2019The conventional wisdom is that CBD is now legal, pursuant to the federal Farm Bill enacted...
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In The Magazine
How Pro-Marijuana Misinformation Hurts the Movement and the Industry
March 18, 2019Evidence-based information is what really advances the right conversation about cannabis use.
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Culture
Marijuana Legalization Increases Junk Food Sales
March 6, 2019Study shows cannabis legalization causes an uptick in the munchies.
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Medical
Does Marijuana Work for Parkinson’s Disease?
March 4, 2019America’s leading foundation for finding a cure believes there’s a chance.
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Cultivation
UC Berkeley Scientists Engineer THC-Producing Yeast
February 27, 2019A peer-reviewed paper published today reveals that scientists in Berkeley have created a strain of yeast...
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Legal
New Jersey Is So Close to Legal Cannabis You Can Smell It
February 26, 2019New Jersey officials have reportedly sealed the deal when it comes to legal cannabis in the...
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Medical
UK Imports First Shipments of Medicinal Cannabis Products
February 25, 2019Counterintuitively, the world's top legal cannabis producer, the United Kingdom, has just imported its first shipment...
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Medical
Dr. Sue Sisley’s PTSD Medical Marijuana Research Is Complete
February 21, 2019Study considering the ability of cannabis to treat PTSD has concluded.
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Concentrates
Cannabis Cartridges Have a Heavy Metal Problem & It Is Worse Than Reported
February 19, 2019As testing ramps up in legal marketplaces there are more concerns about just how safe vape...
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Politics
Surprise, Surprise: Polls Show Americans Are Excited About Legal Marijuana
February 18, 2019Polls show that support for pot is higher than ever — now it’s up to politicians...
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Economics
Congress Hears Testimony on Federal Cannabis Banking Reform
February 13, 2019The subcommittee hearing on cannabis banking featured a few contentious moments around the dangers of marijuana...
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Politics
Pot Lobbyists Have Taken Over Washington, D.C. — For Better or Worse
February 12, 2019The cannabis industry has wised up to the power of lobbying — but it remains to...