All posts tagged "medical marijuana"

Joint Opinions

Edibles Bans Are Based on Paranoia

Infused marijuana products are facing stricter regulations than other substances that can be more harmful.

Politics

The U.K. Approves Prescriptions for Medical Marijuana Products

Physicians in the United Kingdom will be able to legally prescribe medical marijuana products, only oils...

Economics

Oklahoma Has Approved One Dispensary For Every 12 Patients So Far

Oklahoma’s new medical marijuana program has no restrictions on the number of dispensaries they’ll approve. In...

Politics

Jamaica Begins Exporting Medical Marijuana Products to Canada

Long famous for its contraband product, Jamaica has just dispatched its first shipment of cannabis oil...

Legal

Legalization Foe Claims Medical Marijuana Leads to Fentanyl

Reports of fentanyl-laced marijuana have largely been debunked, but the head of one of Amerca's most...

Medical

Lobsters Get High Because of the Endocannabinoid System

Other animals also have receptors for marijuana.

Politics

‘Urban-Rural Divide’ in the U.S. Figures Strongly in Marijuana Legalization

With some notable exceptions, marijuana legalization is limited to cities and still a great notion out...

Politics

California Might Resurrect Compassionate Care, & Other Bills Waiting To Be Signed Into Law

A bill to lift the tax burden on compassionate marijuana providers is currently sitting on the...

Economics

Musician Jimmy Buffett Signs Deal With Wrigley-Backed Pot Company

What do “Margaritaville” and bubblegum have in common? They’re going to sell weed together!

Medical

Jeff Sessions & Congress Are Both Preventing Federal Marijuana Research

Jeff Sessions has continued to wage his war against marijuana by blocking all potential marijuana research,...

Legal

Renters Who Consume Cannabis Could Face Eviction in California

How a new rental addendum may lead to a residential cannabis ban in California.

Edibles

Why Lawmakers Keep Trying to Ban Edibles

In states where many lawmakers are skeptical of marijuana legalization but are forced to write cannabis...

Politics

Utah’s Medical Marijuana Opposition Keeps Pushing False Advertisements

A Salt Lake City radio station pulled an ad after a flood of complaints over misleading...

Economics

NAFTA Negotiations, Vicente Fox & The Future of Exporting Cannabis

With the North American Free Trade Agreement under renegotiation, Mexico's former president and born-again cannabis advocate...

Politics

Widows Support Cannabis for PTSD, as Congress Introduces Bill to Legalize Pot for Veterans

The topic of cannabis for veterans suffering from PTSD has again shot into the mainstream, as...

Medical

Pregnancy & Marijuana: Who Should You Believe?

American pediatricians and obstetricians tell mothers they shouldn't smoke weed, but the medical literature suggests there...

Medical

In Illinois, Marijuana Is an Official Painkiller

Massive expansion, easing of restrictions in Illinois’s medical marijuana law under bill signed by Gov. Bruce...

Politics

California Set to Approve Medical Marijuana Use on School Grounds

A bill that would allow the use of medical marijuana products in California's schools has arrived on...

Culture

America’s Most Famous Pot Prisoner Finishes Parole

The case of Jeff Mizanskey, who was sentenced to life without parole for cannabis crimes, has...

Medical

The Health Benefits of THC Are Overlooked in CBD Mania

Having just undertaken a "critical study" of CBD, the non-psychoactive cannabinoid held to have multifarious medicinal...