Today, the state Assembly Oversight Committee is holding its first hearing on recreational pot, where advocates for legalization will face off with lawmakers who want to limit or even prevent the Garden State from legalizing cannabis. “I’m going to let …
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Cannabis Connecting the Troubled in Northern Ireland
Belfast, once considered one of the most dangerous cities in the world, recently hosted the first Northern Irish Medical Cannabis Summit. Organised by the United Patients Alliance, the event featured a wide array of speakers. More importantly, people from previously …
Read More »Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Running Dry
DEVON, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s budding medical marijuana dispensaries have just about run out of marijuana. Philly.com reports Friday that high demand has caused the two open dispensaries in the Philadelphia region to go nearly dry less than two weeks …
Read More »The Wakanda Effect: Black Dollar Power Can Fuel Cannabis Industry
Imagine if we were to write, produce, star, and direct our own cannabis empires. The equity and private investment companies should be scrambling to find us and invest their dollars with black entrepreneurs who are creating a space for themselves …
Read More »Israel’s Medivie signs $110 million medical cannabis export deal
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s Medivie Therapeutic said on Sunday it signed a $110 million deal to grow and export medical cannabis to an international financial investor over a four year period. The deal is dependent on Israel allowing export of …
Read More »Russia, FIFA OK Medical Cannabis in the Soccer World Cup’s Stadiums
Cannabis patients who already ordered a ticket to the 2018 World Cup in Russia can carry their medicine into the country and also bring it into the stadium. Despite draconian penalties for cannabis possession and use, Russia’s laws allow the …
Read More »New Study Shows Cannabis Enhances Effectiveness of Opioid Pain Treatment
Often, the argument for medical marijuana over opioid painkillers is presented as “this or that,” but a new study shows cannabis could be used to supplement prescription painkillers to make treatment more effective and avoid issuing higher doses of addictive …
Read More »Russia will allow medically prescribed marijuana, cocaine, and heroin at 2018 World Cup
(via Wikipedia) Fans of the Beautiful Game will be allowed to enhance their 2018 FIFA World Cup experience with weed, coke, and heroin, if they have a valid medical reason. Attendants of this year’s World Cup competition in Russia can …
Read More »Study: Minnesota Patients Say Medical Pot Helps Reduce Pain
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota health officials say many medical marijuana users report significant reductions in pain. More than 60 percent of the more than 2,200 patients surveyed by the state report benefits from using marijuana in inhaled or …
Read More »Chairman of House VA Committee Supports Medical Marijuana Research
On Tuesday, the chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs embraced a simple idea that could help America’s vets – the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should conduct substantial research into medicinal cannabis. Committee chair Tennessee Congressman Phil Roe …
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