(StT illustration) Californians will be allowed to enjoy legal marijuana in 2018, but unfortunately it won’t be falling from the sky from a delivery drone. The California Bureau of Cannabis Control recently announced an emergency set of regulations that includes …
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What we know from cannabis research
Published: Sep 11, 2017, 11:47 am • Updated: Sep 11, 2017, 11:47 am By Deirdre Conroy, The Conversation If you speak to someone who has suffered from insomnia at all as an adult, chances are good that person has either …
Read More »Does marijuana affect your sleep?
Results may vary. Credit: Stokkete/shutterstock.com If you speak to someone who has suffered from insomnia at all as an adult, chances are good that person has either tried using marijuana, or cannabis, for sleep or has thought about it. This …
Read More »New Report Details and Debunks the Persisting Myth That Cannabis is a “Gateway Drug” – News
For over 100 years prohibitionists have tried to curb cannabis use with fantastical lies about the effects and long term consequences of taking even one hit of the devil’s lettuce. To this day lawmakers and lobbyists have stood by their …
Read More »57% of Germans Support Cannabis Legalization
When it comes to cannabis acceptance in Europe, attitudes are changing in some countries more rapidly than others. Recent poll results show increased acceptance for adult cannabis use in Germany and Switzerland, whereas Austria is lagging behind her German-speaking companions. …
Read More »Economist Discovers Link Between Increased Opioid Prescriptions and Unemployment – News
According to a new study that will be released this week, the steady decrease in employed adult Americans over the past two decades is strongly connected to the increase in opioid prescription rates over that same time frame. Princeton economist …
Read More »NFL players, researchers push for answers about CBD to treat pain, CTE
Published: Sep 8, 2017, 2:56 pm • Updated: Sep 8, 2017, 3:50 pm By Elliott Almond, Mercury News Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the most common chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant. While CBD can help with mental and …
Read More »Canada looks to spend $274M to boost marijuana-related law enforcement
Published: Sep 8, 2017, 2:39 pm • Updated: Sep 8, 2017, 2:39 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Canada intends to commit upward of a quarter-billion dollars to deter drug-impaired driving and diversion in preparing for national cannabis legalization, …
Read More »Hocking College Applies to Open Ohio’s First Medical Marijuana Testing Lab – News
While many Ohio patients eagerly wait in the wings for medical marijuana to take effect, state lawmakers have taken a slow and methodical approach to implementation. Although regulators finished drafting the program’s rules a month ahead of the schedule deadline, legalization …
Read More »Olivia Newton-John: “I use medicinal cannabis”
Published: Sep 7, 2017, 10:01 am • Updated: Sep 7, 2017, 10:30 am By Neil Bonner, Civilized Grammy-winning singer/songwriter and actor Olivia Newton-John has opened up about her use of marijuana. “I use medicinal cannabis, which is really important for …
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