All posts tagged "medical marijuana"

Politics

Cannabis Reform Set for Debate at UN

With the United Nations General Assembly Special Session scheduled to meet later this year in New...

Joint Opinions

Objects of Desire: Decoupling Women and Weed

In the tradition of James Dean suggestively puffing a cigarette, the juxtaposition of slender white joints...

Medical

MMJ in Missouri: Fundraising Hits Big Hurdle

Although 70 percent of Missouri voters support legalizing marijuana for medical purposes, the state legislature is...

Politics

Indiana Medical Marijuana Bills Filed, But Will Likely Fail Again

Although many predict Indiana will be one of the last states to legalize marijuana in a...

Joint Opinions

Healthcare Professionals are Needed in Dispensaries

As we enter the second decade of state-authorized medical cannabis the growing pains are evident and...

Medical

NY Patients Can Now Register for Medical Marijuana Program, But Good Luck Finding A Recommendation

Perhaps one of the biggest concerns surrounding medical marijuana in New York is that there will...

Legal

Typo in California Pot Law Leads Cities To Quick Bans

A mistake in the text in California’s new medical marijuana law, the Medical Marijuana Regulation and...

Economics

Cannabis Delivered: Tech Solutions for Patients & Collectives

In the nearly two years since cannabis home delivery began, there are already over a dozen services and...

Politics

Growers Face Being Shut Out of MMRSA Priority Status as Deadline Looms

With the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act (MMRSA) set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2016,...

Current Events

Go North, Young Person: The Canadian Green Rush Is On

If you are one of Canada’s 27 currently-licensed medical marijuana growers under Health Canada’s rigorous system, 2016 may...

Industry Events

Flying High: TSA Rules for Pot Relax This Holiday Season

If you're flying, it appears that the TSA and local police won’t bother you too much...

Economics

Meadow Embraces an Industry to Push Forward Tech in Cannabis Delivery

The solitary table set up in the center of Meadow’s San Francisco headquarters is overflowing with...

Industry Events

Should Grandma Smoke Pot?

Robert Platshorn started the Silver Tour after noticing that seniors, those in the greatest need of...

Legal

A Guide to CA’s Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act

In October of this year, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the Medical Marijuana and Safety Act...

Legal

Illinois Medical Marijuana Patients Told to Give up Guns

While the controversial issue of Illinois’ medical marijuana patients being refused the right to gun ownership...

Medical

Cannabis Makes Recovery for Opioid Addiction Easier

A new study suggests that people recovering from an addiction to painkillers may experience better results...

Legal

Michigan Court: MMJ Patients Cannot Smoke Weed in Cars Outside a Public Place

Michigan medical marijuana patients were dealt a disappointing blow earlier this week after a state Court...

Joint Opinions

Medical Marijuana Advances in Colombia

Earlier this month, Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos announced a decree that created a regulatory legal...

Current Events

Florida Approves 5 Licenses for Ineffective MMJ Program

The Florida Department of Health announced on Monday the five cultivation facilities selected to produce a...

In The Magazine

Under the Radar: Medicating in a Prohibition State

For a comparatively small number of U.S. citizens, accessing cannabis can be as simple as walking...