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Blockchain will be the Next Big Thing. The technology behind the Bitcoin cryptocurrency is still in its infancy, like the start of the Internet in the early 1990s, but it has huge potential. Blockchain is also opening up new horizons …
Read More »Libertarian Think Tank Estimates $106 Billion in Revenue if US Legalized Marijuana — and Cocaine and Heroin, Too
Legalizing drugs could generate more than $106 billion a year for federal, state, and local government budgets, according to an analysis by a libertarian think tank in Washington, D.C. Jeffrey Miron, Cato Institute’s director of economic studies and undergraduate director …
Read More »Study: Pharmacy Students Don’t Know Enough About Marijuana As a Medicine, but Want to Learn
When it comes to legal medical products, consumers can expect pharmacists to speak to the benefits and risks of particular medicines with one notable exception — cannabis. A study published in the quarterly American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education found that …
Read More »Five Medical Benefits of CBD That Are Not Commonly Known
In a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation and the National Institute of Health (Cannabidiol exerts sebostatic and anti-inflammatory effects on human sebocytes), researchers found that cannabidiol counters some of the conditions which lead to acne. Specifically, when …
Read More »UK legalizes marijuana for medical use
Medical patients in the United Kingdom will be allowed to obtain medical cannabis prescriptions for certain conditions. The Home Secretary Sajid Javid announced on Thursday that patients with qualifying conditions will be allowed treatment with cannabis-derived medicinal products, reports The …
Read More »Citing ‘Anecdotal’ Evidence, Massachusetts Marijuana Panel Warns Cities to Not Apply Excessive Fees
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts cannabis regulators are urging cities and towns to stay within the boundaries of state law when negotiating local agreements with marijuana businesses. The Cannabis Control Commission cited “anecdotal” evidence Thursday, July 26, 2018, that some municipalities …
Read More »UK Doctors Are Free to Recommend Marijuana as Medicine
LONDON (AP) — The British government says doctors now will be able to legally recommend cannabis-based medicines, following criticism over the denial of medical treatment to severely epileptic children. Home Secretary Sajid Javid relaxed the rules Thursday, July 26, 2018, …
Read More »Jeff Sessions Defends Deputy Attorney General Against Impeachment, And Remains Ambivalent About Marijuana
By Philip Marcelo BOSTON (AP) — US Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended his top deputy Thursday, July 26, 2018, after a handful of congressional Republicans moved earlier in the week to impeach him. Speaking in Boston, Sessions said he has …
Read More »AG Jeff Sessions Says States are Free to Set Their Own Cannabis Laws, Sort Of
After the press conference a Department of Justice spokesperson said the comments did not represent a shift for Sessions Continue reading at theweedblog.com
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