Michael Raus of Kentucky Bluegrass Cannabis talks legalizing medical marijuana Michael Raus — long time Kentucky resident and founder of Kentucky Bluegrass Cannabis — is advocating for his state and fellow citizens to come together and legalize medical cannabis. Former …
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Industry Insider Opinion on the Current CBD Trend and the Future of Cannabidiol
Author Bio: Craig Henderson is the founder and CEO of Boulder, CO based Extract Labs. Extract Labs is producer of high quality, hemp derived CBD products. Craig is originally from California, but has spent years living all over the country; …
Read More »This Weed in News April 13: Cannabis Cuts Crime, Receives Republicans’ Respect
Cannabis news occupied a dominant position in the headlines for the week of April 7-14, 2018 – for all the right reasons. A new study concluded adult-use legalization is directly linked to a reduction in crime and alcohol use; US …
Read More »Marijuana legalization may reduce opioid use
(HealthDay)—State implementation of medical marijuana laws is associated with a reduction in the rate of opioid prescribing, according to a study published online April 2 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Hefei Wen, Ph.D., from the University of Kentucky College of Public …
Read More »Legal marijuana is saving lives from opioid abuse, new studies find
Legal access to marijuana is helping people use less prescription opioids, according to two studies published Monday by the American Medical Association. In a study conducted by authors Ashley C. Bradford, W. David Bradford and Amanda Abraham of the University …
Read More »Need to Know: Teachers in Kentucky and Oklahoma Go on Strike, Arizona May Follow – News
After years of stagnant wages, pension cuts, and empty promises from state lawmakers, ten of thousands of educators across the country are taking matters into their own hands, using collective action to
Read More »The Politics of Cannabis: Marijuana, A Week in Review
Hemp, Vets, and Banking: There was a lot of intriguing marijuana news in the press last week; Sen. Mitch McConnell cultivated new industrial hemp legislation, congressional leaders supported veterans through medical marijuana research, and seven senators encouraged bank access for …
Read More »Kentucky teachers to skip work after lawmakers’ ‘bait and switch’ on pension reform : news
I’ve been going to college to be an educator for almost three years now, but I will never be an educator in Kentucky. A lot of people don’t realize this, but when you become a teacher in KY you lose …
Read More »Kentucky House Committee Reviews Medical Marijuana Bill
Kentucky’s House Standing Committee on Judiciary will meet at 2 p.m. Monday to consider a bill that seeks to legalize, regulate, and tax, medical marijuana. House Bill 166, scheduled for today’s daily legislative calendar, would create new sections under the …
Read More »Kentucky House Committee Postpones Vote on Medical Marijuana Bill
Update: The House Judiciary Committee heard statements from advocates of HB 166 to allow the state to establish a medical marijuana program and has deferred to a vote tomorrow on the House floor. Democratic Rep. John Sims Jr. (70th …
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