If you grew up as part of the D.A.R.E. generation — kids of the 1980s and ’90s who learned about drugs from alarmist public service announcements — you know all too well the dangers of so-called gateway drugs. Go to …
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Delaware Cannabis Advocates Expect Recreational Legalization as Soon as Next Year – News
Photo via omersukrugoksu The green rush is moving east. As Massachusetts and Maine continue to try and sort out regulations for voter-approved recreational cannabis sales, and advocates wait with bated breath for more news out of New Jersey and New …
Read More »Political Analyst Believes Republican Tax Reform Bill May Pressure More States to Legalize Cannabis – News
Photo via 401(K) 2012 The GOP’s tax reform bill may be terrible news for the majority of Americans, but there could be a silver lining for the cannabis industry, according to political strategist Bradley Tusk. In a recent op-ed at …
Read More »Cannabis Prohibition in New York Has Everything Working Against It – News
Photo via 400tmax Cannabis prohibition in New York State could have a fast approaching expiration date — if legislators take into account all the factors working against it. According to a recent poll, 62 percent of New York voters think cannabis …
Read More »Recreational Cannabis in New Jersey Could Put a Dent in Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Industry – News
Photo via Flickr user WeedPornDaily The prospects for legal weed in New Jersey are looking better than ever after voters elected Phil Murphy to the governor’s office this month. But while the Garden State is eagerly anticipating the great financial …
Read More »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 »Election 2017: Cannabis Reform & Progressive Politics Win Big Across the Board – News
Lead photo via Flickr user & N.J. Governor-Elect Phil Murphy It’s been exactly one year since America elected Donald Trump the President of the United States. In the 365 days since, Trump has brought his outlandish Twitter troll persona to the …
Read More »Marijuana Reform Candidates and Issues Taste Victory on Election Night
The political fate of marijuana’s future in Virginia and New Jersey solidified after the polls closed Tuesday. While there were no statewide initiatives to legalize marijuana on the 2017 ballot, the synergistic momentum to reform existing marijuana laws made significant …
Read More »Chris Christie Won’t Stop Lying About Cannabis – News
Lead photo via Flickr user Gage Skidmore New Jersey Governor Chris Christie really, really hates cannabis. As the head of Donald Trump’s White House commission on opioids, Christie has done little to stop the spread of prescription painkillers and heroin, …
Read More »New Jersey Medical Marijuana Panel Approves 5 New Qualifying Conditions – News
New Jersey’s notoriously strict medical marijuana program may be on the road to expansion, thanks to the approval of five new ailments as qualifying conditions for medical cannabis by state regulators. Patch reports that the state’s Medicinal Marijuana Review Panel …
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