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Donald Trump is hard on drugs. At least that’s the image he tried to portray on his way to the White House, where at every rally and speech, the teetotaling businessman ranted and raved about the nation’s opioid epidemic. He …

They are bankers, accountants and computer engineers—mainstream in every way but for one respect: their love of cannabis and the desire to make megabucks in a growing US industry. This week in New York, around 120 people took part in …

There does not appear to be much hope of the New York Legislature pulling together in the next couple of years to legalize marijuana for recreational use. It is for this reason that a group of cannabis advocates from Albany …

As more states legalize cannabis with either medical or adult-use/recreational laws, the topic of cannabis use in the workplace is increasingly more timely.  What do legalized marijuana laws mean for HR professionals?  We recently posted an article about this that …

High Times, the magazine that has chronicled the transformation of marijuana use from an underground vice to a major American business, said on Thursday that it had been acquired by a group of investors that includes Damian Marley, son of the reggae star Bob Marley.The group, led by Adam Levin, the founder of the investment firm Oreva Capital, bought a controlling interest at a price that values the magazine at $70 million, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.In a news release, the new ownership group said it planned to expand the publication’s audience and its events business.“I think most would

The New York Assembly’s Health Committee approved a new bill last week that could allow people in the state to treat severe period pain with medical marijuana, Newsweek reports.Assembly Bill 582 would add dysmenorrhea to the list of conditions people in the state are legally allowed to use marijuana to treat.

New York lawmakers believe it’s time to let women treat menstrual cramps with the help of cannabis.

The New York Assembly’s Health Committee passed an initiative last week to add dysmenorrhea — the medical term for severe period pain — to the state’s list of approved conditions that qualify for medical marijuana use, reports Newsweek.
“This is a woman’s health issue and for years women have suffered in silence. There’s Midol. You can take Advil, but really nothing more,” said Democratic Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal to Newsweek.

By appointing Steve Cook to oversee the Justice Department’s focus on cannabis, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has once again doubled down on his archaic criminal justice stance and left the door wide open for a large-scale legal weed crackdown.

Growing medical cannabis. Credit: Tilray
Although cannabis had been used for many centuries for treatment of seizure disorders, medical use became prohibited in the 20th century. However, with the loosening of laws regarding medical marijuana, research and clinical use of marijuana-derived substances are increasing. This has prompted the editors of Epilepsy & Behavior to produce a special issue that presents an in-depth assessment of the potential of cannabinoids for the effective treatment of epilepsy.

The Empire State’s subway system just got quite a bit greener with what is believed to be its first ever medical marijuana advertisements.