A stained micrograph of a mouse purkinje neuron, a type of brain cell that releases the GABA neurotransmitter, and which is affected by nicotine exposure. Credit: Cell Image Library, NCMIR Neonatal exposure to nicotine alters the reward circuity in the …
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Marijuana users weigh less, defying the munchies
Credit: CC0 Public Domain New evidence from Michigan State University suggests that those who smoke cannabis, or marijuana, weigh less compared to adults who don’t. The findings, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, are contrary to the belief that …
Read More »Researcher studies the binge-watching blues
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Like many studies, Jessica Kruger’s foray into researching binge-watching began with a good story. Kruger, who is now at the University at Buffalo, was a Ph.D. candidate in health education at the University of Toledo. She …
Read More »The Week Ahead: Medical Marijuana Makes Movement in Midwest
The Week Ahead is Monterey Bud’s weekly column focusing down on the most pressing cannabis policies, issues and discussions. Each Monday, Monterey Bud brings his voice to comment on the marijuana industry and the politics of cannabis from the perspective …
Read More »Midwest Update: Ohio MMJ Rollout Behind Schedule, Michigan Approves Testing Labs
Here is the latest on cannabis law reform in Ohio and Michigan. Continue reading at theweedblog.com
Read More »80-year-old Michigan Woman’s Arrest Should Be A Rallying Cry for Medical Marijuana Patients
After 80-year-old Michigan grandmother Dolores Saltzman was arrested by a Clare County sheriff’s deputy for medicating with marijuana while having a lapsed medical marijuana card, she had a message for other marijuana patients: “Don’t be ashamed of something that’s going …
Read More »Michigan Woman in her 80s Recounts Arrest, Jailing for Smoking Medical Marijuana
Dolores Saltzman, who lives in Lake George, Michigan — population 163 — heard a knock on her door July 13, 2018. She opened it to find Clare County deputy Ashley Gorun standing there. It was 9 p.m. Gorun notified Saltzman …
Read More »Grandmother and Medical Marijuana Patient Jailed for Small Amount of Cannabis
80 Year-Old Michigan Grandmother and Medical Marijuana Patient was jailed for a small amount of cannabis in her home. Continue reading at theweedblog.com
Read More »Gretchen Whitmer Faces Abdul El-Sayed In Michigan Race
On the other hand, political newbie El-Sayed, who is vying to become the first Muslim governor in the history of the United States, has brought the big guns to the Wolverine State in recent days — packing up events with …
Read More »While Michigan Regulatory Authorities Fiddle, Dispensaries Prepare Budtenders
The process is moving slowly and many are worried that the market will not be prepared by the mid-June. Continue reading at theweedblog.com
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