All posts tagged "Cannabis"

Politics

The Fight for Automatic Criminal Record Expungement in the Midwest

With the second annual National Expungement Week a little over a week away, the push for...

Legal

Hemp Makes Marijuana Crimes Difficult to Prosecute

The arbitrary distinction that makes hemp actually marijuana is causing challenges for law enforcement.

Medical

How Consumers Can Avoid Dangerous Vape Cartridges

Health authorities have named a chemical derived from vitamin E as a potential cause of the...

Economics

Injunction on Nevada Dispensaries Offers Hope for Mom-and-Pop Shops

Judge blocks Nevada marijuana licenses for alleged violations.

Cultivation

Hemp Licenses Quadrupled from 2018 to 2019, So Will There Be a CBD Surplus?

Advocates warn that this could be the year that the supply of CBD outpaces demand. Plus,...

Medical

Will CBD Be an Answer to Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs?

A new study suggests CBD could play a role in fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Many U.S. cannabis...

Joint Opinions

Enjoying Edibles

Most people who have experimented with edibles have gotten too high. Here’s some quick tips to...

Economics

Why ‘Hard Seltzer Summer’ Bodes Well for Cannabis Beverages

The Boston Beer Company announced they are looking to make the jump to marijuana, in part...

Legal

Mexican Lawmakers Introduce Marijuana Legalization Bill

Court-mandated end of prohibition is coming, the only question is when.

Culture

What Are Marijuana Users Listening to When They Are High?

Reggae isn’t number one when it comes to listening to music while high.

Books

Review: ‘Weed: Everything You Want To Know But Are Always Too Stoned To Ask’ Is Instructive Fun

Michelle Lhooq’s illustrated debut is more sophisticated than its cartoony package might appear to the self-serious...

Politics

U.S. Student Held in Russian Jail For a Month Over Medical Marijuana Possession

An American college student is currently locked in a 300-year-old Russian jail after attempting to exit...

Legal

The Surgeon General Launches a New Anti-Cannabis Campaign

All too predictably, the anti-legalization assumptions behind the new campaign — a further disappointment for activists...

Medical

Only 3 U.S. States Have No Medical Marijuana

What’s up with Idaho, Nebraska and South Dakota?

Legal

Advocates Push Workers’ Right to Cannabis Use

Advocates increasingly assert that cannabis legalization is not fully realized unless workers are guaranteed their right...

In The Magazine

Topicals: The Real Gateway Drug for Senior Citizens

More and more seniors are coming to cannabis for the first time via topicals, perhaps most...

Edibles

End Summer Right With an Infused Labor Day Dessert

Whether you want to work hard or hardly work on crafting a Labor Day delicacy, Cannabis...

Strains

Strains of Summer

Cannabis Now’s Senior Staff Writer Jimi Devine takes a look back at our top strain choices...

Medical

Smoking A Bowl of High-THC Flower Might Be Best For Combatting Pain

Smoking marijuana is associated with greater pain relief than other methods of consumption.

Medical

Statistics Show Accidental Cannabis Consumption is Insignificant

Poison control center calls for marijuana are low, so why is the media making it a...