(via Flickr.com/gageskidmore) Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hopes to expand industrial hemp production with a new bill to federally reclassify the once-popular commodity. The leader of the U.S. Senate plans to introduce a bill to remove hemp from the …
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Scientists Look at Why Cannabis Potency Does Not Affect Schizophrenia
Studies concluding that cannabis use can induce psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia, might need some updating. Continue reading at theweedblog.com
Read More »Pennsylvania to Allow Universities to Research Medical Marijuana
This decision is viewed as a positive step forward for medical marijuana and for science in that MMJ research has been hindered by the fact that the DEA has kept the plant on its list as a Schedule 1 drug, …
Read More »Cannabis is a Safe and Effective Treatment for Cancer Patients
Published in the March 2018 volume of The European Journal of Internal Medicine, the study, done in collaboration with the Clinical Cannabis Research Institute at Soroka University Medical Center, studied almost 3,000 cancer patients at Tikun Olam clinics in Israel. …
Read More »Study reveals new findings on marijuana use among young men
Credit: Yale University The social fabrics of their neighborhoods, including friendships and ideas about masculinity, have a powerful impact on marijuana use among young minority men, a new Yale School of Public Health study finds. The research led by Tamara …
Read More »Millions of Americans seek and find illicit marijuana online
Credit: CC0 Public Domain These days, Americans shop for nearly everything online—including marijuana. That’s the conclusion of a new study published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine led by San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health …
Read More »Chicago Voters Support Recreational Marijuana
CHICAGO (AP) — Voters in the Illinois county that includes Chicago have backed the recreational use of marijuana in a nonbinding referendum. Tuesday’s question for Cook County voters asked if Illinois should legalize “the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, testing, and sale …
Read More »Cannabis Industry Who’s Who: Meet Plant Science Educator Emma Chasen
Cannabis has amazing healing potential. However, we don’t yet know much about the intricacies of how and why it can be so medicinal for some people. As more cannabis research comes out, we are able to uncover the power of …
Read More »Scientists Finally Delving into Second-Hand Pot Issues
Moral of the story: Be mindful when you toke around non-tokers. Continue reading at theweedblog.com
Read More »Medical Marijuana for Mental Health: Know The Facts
Marijuana does not have long- term effects on the cognition in adults. A study was conducted by Harvard’s Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery program who studied a group of people using marijuana to treat PTSD, chronic pain, sleep problems and …
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