Lead photo via Vaping360 A new rule banning e-cigarette and vaporizer use from all public indoor spaces in New York could have an unforeseen impact on a number of undercover cannabis users at bars, restaurants, and concert venues across the …
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California Releases a Comprehensive Checklist for Cannabis Growers Ahead of Licensing – News
With summer already a distant memory and winter quickly approaching, California’s cannabis growers are preparing for a monumental shift. After more than two decades under Proposition 215’s loosely regulated medical program, recreational legalization is bringing a new set of rules …
Read More »The Average Cannabis Consumer in Legal States Spends Over $100 Per Month on Pot, Study Finds – News
With a market value that has quickly skyrocketed into the multi-billion dollar range, the recreational cannabis industry has become an economic beacon for the few states that have successfully implemented full-scale legalization. Clearly, much of this worth is being driven …
Read More »Community in Crisis: Canna-Businesses in Las Vegas Respond to Tragedy with Compassion – News
All photos by the author. As the nation reels from last week’s mass shooting in Las Vegas, which left 58 dead and 489 injured, the city’s newly legalized canna-business community has been working actively to help and heal among both …
Read More »The American Psychological Association Announces Support for Cannabis Research Bills – News
The American Psychological Association has recently voiced their support for two bipartisan bills that would remove many of the impediments to cannabis research created by the federal prohibition of marijuana. “Major barriers to research are preventing scientists from pursuing the …
Read More »The FDA Suggests Possible Crack Down on Unproven Claims of Marijuana Health Benefits – News
While medical marijuana has recently become a viable treatment for many conditions, lack of research on the federally illegal plant has made it difficult to gauge what specific health benefits cannabis actually provides to patients. The U.S. Food and Drug …
Read More »Legalized pot is driving up fast food sales, study finds
(courtesy Wikimedia Commons) Legal marijuana users prefer to satisfy their munchies by eating at major food chains, suggests recent data. A new study released by Green Market Report and Consumer Research Around Cannabis found that 43 percent of marijuana users …
Read More »Zynerba’s cannabis-based gel meets main goal in mid-stage study
(Reuters) – Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Thursday its cannabis-based gel achieved the main goal in a mid-stage study of patients with Fragile X syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes learning disabilities. The U.S. drug developer’s shares rose nearly 90 …
Read More »Nearly Half of Canada Wants to Try Edibles
The results of a new survey coming out of Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia show that 46 percent of Canadians will try cannabis-infused foods when they are available. The report was conducted in August by professor of food distribution and …
Read More »Philippine Legislators Advance Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill – News
A Philippine legislative committee has approved a controversial measure to allow medical cannabis in the country. The “Philippine Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act,” which would legalize cannabis extracts to be used for medicinal purposes under strict government regulation, was endorsed by …
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