Lead photo via Flickr user Forest and Kim Starr A couple in Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania is suing their local police department and the Nationwide Insurance Company after a bit of routine yard work lead to a false drug bust. The couple claims …
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New Research Suggests Cannabis Could Help Heart Failure Patients – News
A research team has made the discovery that cannabis may have benefits for those suffering from heart problems. At a recent meeting of the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions, Dr. Oluwole Adegbala, medical resident at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center …
Read More »The Cannabis Industry Has Mixed Reviews on California’s New Rules for Legal Marijuana – News
Image via Juanmonino On Thursday, California officials released 276 pages of long-awaited regulations to govern the state’s cannabis industry. With less than two months before the launch of the state’s new adult-use cannabis program (along with new regulations for medical …
Read More »Cannabis Supporters in Congress Have Mixed Feelings About Prospects for Federal Reform – News
Photo via Flickr user Gage Skidmore Despite growing popular and legislative support for federal cannabis reform, U.S. lawmakers have differing views on whether Congress will can any progress on pot in the near future, says a new report from the …
Read More »Wyoming Lawmakers Want to Increase Punishment for Infused Cannabis Products – News
Lead photo via Flickr user Egg Role America is going to pot, but Wyoming legislators want no part of the green rush or its ever-expanding consumption methods and product lines. According to a report from the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, lawmakers …
Read More »American Hemp Production Grew to New Heights in 2017 – News
Lead photo via Wikimedia Commons It won’t get you high, you probably shouldn’t smoke it, and it’s not entirely legal, but industrial hemp is having quite the year. As states around the country continue to sort out a path towards legalizing cannabis …
Read More »Michigan Cannabis Advocates Will Deliver Petition for Recreational Legalization Today – News
It’s looking more and more likely that the residents of Michigan will be able to vote on whether or not to legalize recreational cannabis use in their state next year, thanks to the efforts of the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana …
Read More »Greece Looks to Medical Cannabis to Generate Jobs and Revenue – News
Lead image via Cgia This June, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced that Greece would be the sixth country in the European Union to legalize medical cannabis. The government officially rescheduled cannabis from Table A, a criminal classification comparable to the …
Read More »Colorado Senator Cory Gardner Supports Bill to Reform Tax Laws for Cannabis Industry – News
Lead image via Philip Taylor Colorado Republican Senator Cory Gardner has announced that he is co-sponsoring a new bill that would allow any state-legal canna-business to claim the same tax deductions and credits as other small businesses. The Small Business …
Read More »Boston Man Misses the Mark With Satirical Medical Marijuana Rant at Zoning Board Meeting – News
Lead photo via Youtube user Boston City TV A Boston, Massachusetts zoning board meeting took a strange turn on Tuesday, when discussion about the proposed site of a new medical marijuana dispensary was interrupted by a not-so-funny comedian, who used …
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