Yesterday, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released its 2017 World Drug Report. The extensive document reads like a tell-all book regarding the production, distribution, and consumption of illegal substances on a global scale. The report this …
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Santa Ana, California: City Supports Marijuana Free-Market Principles
“Underlying most arguments against free-market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.” ~ Milton Friedman Cognizant of that vital philosophy, the city of Santa Ana made some thought-provoking changes to their marijuana policy this week. On June 20, the …
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Medical Cannabis Could Pose $5 Billion a Year Threat to Big Pharma, According to Research – News
With cannabis legalization slowly spreading across the United States, it’s no secret that certain entities are throwing endless stacks of cash to lobby against the plant. One of the biggest enemies to the marijuana movement is Big Pharma, a multi-billion industry …
Read More »Losing train of thought or it’s hard to multi-task? You may be having one drink too many
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Impairments in processing and using information that help with decision-making and planning simple tasks such as grocery shopping are linked with one’s frequency of alcohol or drug use according to a new study. Researchers at Columbia …
Read More »Inconsistencies in Oregon’s Cannabis Testing Labs Are Causing Retail Confusion – News
Oregon has the country’s harshest pesticide testing regulations for legal cannabis, but in an industry that has never before been held to government-sanctioned standards, it’s still taking some time for the industry to meet the set standards. In an investigative …
Read More »Storage Container Vacuum Seals Your Cannabis
When product designer Ed Kilduff’s Kickstarter campaign earned him ninety thousand dollars, he asked his supporters what they used the product for. “After coffee and tea, the most popular use was for weed,” says Kilduff. His invention, EVAK—the smell-proof, glass …
Read More »Canadian Medical Experts Say Cannabis Can Help Reduce Opioid Use
It’s no secret that North America is currently gripped in a rampant and dangerous opioid epidemic. The United States has the most opioid users per capita in the world, followed by Canada. These troubling numbers have governments scrambling to act, …
Read More »Rates of marijuana use, heavy use, and cannabis use disorder depend on where you live
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Adult marijuana use rose significantly in states that passed loosely regulated medical marijuana laws (MMLs) according to a new study by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Medical Center. Highest increases were …
Read More »Hurdles Expected for Utah's Medical Marijuana Research Law
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers balked again this year at joining more than half of all U.S. states and passing a broad medical marijuana law. Instead, they gave state colleges and other institutions a green light to study the …
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