Credit: CC0 Public Domain Reports from cannabis users that the drug reduces the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may finally be explained by new research from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Bath showing that …
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Massachusetts Might License More Marijuana Testing Labs
BOSTON (AP) — State marijuana regulators could approve independent testing laboratories by the end of August 2018, clearing what’s been a key roadblock to opening up the first retail pot shops in Massachusetts. The executive director of the Cannabis Control …
Read More »Massachusetts Launches Driving-While-Stoned Public Safety Campaign
By, Bob Salsberg BOSTON (AP) — In anticipation of the first recreational cannabis stores opening within Massachusetts in the coming weeks, state officials on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, stepped up warnings to motorists about the risks of driving while stoned. …
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 »Cynthia Nixon: Legalizing Marijuana is a Racial Justice Issue
By Chris Carola ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A week after telling two interviewers her support for legalizing recreational use of marijuana in New York was revenue-based, Democratic candidate for governor Cynthia Nixon said Wednesday, April 11, 2018, that it’s foremost …
Read More »Former US House Speaker To Promote Legalizing Marijuana
By Dan Sewell CINCINNATI (AP) — Former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday he has had a change of heart on marijuana and will promote its nationwide legalization as a way to help veterans and the nation’s deadly opioid …
Read More »Interest in Massachusetts Marijuana Licenses Appears Strong
BOSTON (AP) — There appears to be no shortage of interest in obtaining commercial marijuana licenses in Massachusetts. The state’s Cannabis Control Commission reported on Tuesday that more than 200 applications have been started on the agency’s website since a …
Read More »Mass. State Cannabis Regulators to Begin Accepting Commercial Bids
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is taking another step on the road toward commercial sales of recreational marijuana, which are expected to begin on July 1. On Monday, the Cannabis Control Commission will begin accepting applications for “priority certification” of marijuana …
Read More »Massachusetts Welcomes First Wave of Applications for Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensaries – News
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Read More »Connecticut Lawmakers Kill Cannabis Legalization Bill in Committee – News
Php” target=” blank”> voted to shut down a bill that would have legalized and regulated adult-use cannabis retail sales. The issue was hotly debated in the committee, but unlike other states where Democrats champion legalization against Republican opposition, the committee …
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