Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Leading e-cigarette researchers are urging the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) to correct misinformation overstating the dangers of e-cigarettes as part of its “Moving Forward” initiative. A group of public health experts from …
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Do financial incentives increase adult vaccinations? A view of lessons learned
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cash transfers have yielded limited outcomes in increasing vaccination efforts among adults, according to research led by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits). The impact of lottery …
Read More »Marijuana users may feel more post-surgery pain: Study
Folks who regularly use weed could be in for a rocky road if they ever require major surgery, a new study reports. Frequent marijuana users tend to experience more pain as they recover from surgery, and they require more opioid …
Read More »Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition Releases White Paper Critical of SAFE Banking Act
As the momentum for cannabis legalization grows, social equity continues to be a key issue for the industry and politics on both sides of the aisle. The impact of the cannabis prohibition that devastated communities across the country still reverberates …
Read More »City of Portland to host first ever Cannabis Empowerment Day for Industry and Community
The City of Portland’s Office of Community and Civic Life’s Cannabis Program invites you to Chapman Square on Friday, Aug. 12, to celebrate the important contributions the cannabis community has made for the City of Portland. Local and state officials …
Read More »Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition Continues Work to Shape Sound Federal Cannabis Policy
As the landscape of cannabis policy and the cannabis industry continues to evolve and change in the United States, it is critical that we have the right voices helping shape both sectors. The Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition (CRCC) continues …
Read More »Natural High Co. Celebrates Black Changemakers in Cannabis in Honor of Juneteenth
Natural High Company is hosting its inaugural Juneteenth Emancipation Edition of the “Plates and Plants” dinner series in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, June 17th at 6p. We want everyone to have a seat at the table to share in …
Read More »New York Governor Unveils updated Marijuana Legalization Plan For 2021
On Wednesday, New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, unveiled basic details about his proposed marijuana legalization plan for 2021. During his briefing he stated these concerns, “I think too many people have been imprisoned and incarcerated and punished, too many people …
Read More »Biden AG Pick Merrick Garland Indicates Deference to DEA on Marijuana Science and Classification
Marijuana legalization advocates are anxiously awaiting the implications of recent election results in regards to potential federal marijuana policy changes. Several news outlets reported Wednesday that President-elect Joe Biden selected Marrick Garland as his nominee for U.S. attorney general. Garland …
Read More »Illinois Marijuana Sales Top $1 Billion in 2020
After just a year of recreational marijuana sales, the Land of Lincoln has already hit an economic milestone: $1 billion of legal cannabis sold. Cannabis Sales in Illinois: The Road to $1 Billion Since the state’s legalization of recreational marijuana …
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