Portland’s Sativa Science Club, a serious science and business school, seeks to fill an important need in the cannabis industry: educating people. The first academic program of its kind — independent of any of Oregon’s 510 dispensaries, law offices, and investment …
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No, the Arrival of CBD Coffeehouses Don’t Mean Paris is the New Amsterdam
With the swift opening of several coffee shops dispensing cannabis products, one might think Paris has become Amsterdam and France is now CBD heaven. In fact, as it is often the case with cannabis, it is more complicated. French media …
Read More »FDA’s Approval of CBD Epilepsy Drug Draws Praise From Democrats and GOP
The United States Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Epidiolex, created from CBD, a therapeutic cannabinoid found in marijuana, fired up officials — including the FDA Commissioner — who took to Twitter to share praise and support of this historic approval. “This …
Read More »What Won’t ShirJu Do? Edibles.
Being a stoner and not being able to consume edibles feels wrong. It’s always interesting to hear about all the new products adding to the variety of ways to medicate. You have weed, edibles, dabbing, CBD pills — the list goes …
Read More »Legal Weed: California Examines Criminal Resentencing, Event Licenses, Driving While Stoned
California lawmakers prepare for a week chock full of cannabis legislation. The Legislature will hear bills affecting cannabis event licensing, veterinary services and cannabis licensing equity. These and many more are the bills on the legislative calendar in California for …
Read More »Physician Aims For High-Tech, Curative Cannabis Medicine in Her Oregon Practice
Dr. Janice Knox was the first in her immediate family of four doctors to leave traditional medicine. After 35 years of working as an anesthesiologist, she began researching cannabis therapeutics and endocannabinology, a specialty concerned with the study and treatment …
Read More »Product Guide: Celebrities Bring Their Brand Power to Marijuana
For as long as celebrities have dominated the news cycle in America and beyond, the famous personalities have parlayed that prominence into endorsement dollars. When not making music or movies or playing pro sports, celebrities slapping their valuable name on …
Read More »Oklahoma Voters Prepare to Vote for Medical Marijuana Legalization
Medical marijuana will be high on the list of topics Oklahoma’s voters consider as they head to the polls on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, for their primary election. In addition to selecting party candidates for November’s general election, voters in …
Read More »New Hampshire Democrats’ Platform Supports Marijuana Legalization
By Rob Wolfe STRATHAM, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Democrats added cannabis legalization to their party platform, bolstering advocates’ hopes of catching the state up with the regulations of neighboring states. “We believe that marijuana should be legalized, taxed and …
Read More »FDA OKs Epidolex, The First Marijuana-Based Pharmaceutical to Treat Epilepsy
By Matthew Perrone WASHINGTON (AP) — US health regulators on Monday, June 25, 2018, approved the first prescription drug made from marijuana, a milestone that could spur more research into a drug that remains illegal under federal law, despite growing …
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