Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Fewer college-age Americans drink alcohol, compared to nearly 20 years ago, according to a new study. Between 2002 and 2018, the number of adults aged 18-22 in the U.S. who abstained from alcohol increased from 20% …
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US traffic deaths fell 2% in 2019; 3rd straight yearly drop
In this Jan. 24, 2020 file photo, early rush hour traffic rolls along I-10 in Phoenix. Traffic deaths in the U.S. fell for the third straight year in 2019, the government’s road safety agency said Thursday, Oct. 1. The National …
Read More »Where Did 420 Come From, And Where Is It Going? | Sensi Seeds
Having its own day is one of the defining components of a culture. The special day of cannabis lovers, April 20th, has evolved rather than being chosen. For many years, the origins of this nebulous festivity were little known and …
Read More »Study shows vaping is linked to adolescents’ propensity for crime
Credit: CC0 Public Domain UTSA criminal justice professor Dylan Jackson recently published one of the first studies to explore emerging drug use in the form of adolescent vaping and its association with delinquency among 8th and 10th grade students across …
Read More »Canopy Growth pushes into Cannabis beauty and wellness with This Works buy
(Reuters) – Canopy Growth Corp said on Wednesday it would buy skincare company This Works for C$73.8 million ($55.2 million), adding beauty and sleep products to the Canadian weed producer’s portfolio of cannabis oil, hemp and medical capsules. London-based This …
Read More »Understanding The Rick & Morty Bong Craze
If you have watched the Rick and Morty show there is a good chance that you have caught a reference or two quoting drug use. In fact, just about every episode has something to do with losing reality or getting …
Read More »Study provides insights on marijuana and opioid use in people with cancer
A new study reveals that many people with cancer use marijuana, and rates of use in the U.S. have increased over time. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study also found that …
Read More »TechFestNW 2019 to Include Cannabis Companies in PitchFestNW
With cannabis law reform steadily on the rise across the U.S., it is increasingly important that we continue to normalize and legitimize the cannabis industry and market. It was so refreshing to see SXSW include a cannabis track in their …
Read More »Majority of Madrid’s black market marijuana hash contaminated by feces, study finds
(courtesy Wikimedia Commons) Tourists looking to take in Spain’s cannabis culture should probably skip on buying hashish from Madrid’s illegal street dealers. According to a study published in the journal Forensic Science International, “The majority of the hash sold in …
Read More »Data Was Proof of Criminality, Now Proves Legitimacy of Cannabis Industry
It’s no secret cannabis has a long history of stigmatization. There are countless movies, books, songs, artwork and mentions throughout pop culture that vividly paint a picture of lazy, lethargic and seemingly detached individuals. But as cannabis has begun to …
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