MT: Single Donor Supports Campaign Against Medical Marijuana Expansion
Bozeman, Mont. – NBC Montana is following the money in the fight over medical marijuana as Election Day approaches. Initiative 182 would expand existing laws, but it won’t pass if a group called Safe Montana has its way. Medical marijuana is a controversial topic in the Treasure State. Some people oppose it, while others believe […]
Cannabis Proponent Says Plant Is Illegal Because Drug Companies Can’t Patent It
Attorney David Couch, a primary supporter of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment on the state ballot in November, told members of the Northeast Arkansas Political Animals on Friday that money is the reason why cannabis is not legally sold in the state. “Pharmaceutical companies can’t patent it and that’s the only reason why medical marijuana […]
CA: How The Nation’s Oldest Medical Marijuana Law Could Be Affected By Proposition 64
If Proposition 64 passes this November, California will bid adieu to the nation’s oldest medical marijuana law. Enacted in 1996, Proposition 215, or the Compassionate Use Act, created looser restrictions on cannabis use across the state. Chris Conrad is a cannabis authority who has worked as an expert witness in more than 325 marijuana-related cases. […]
FL: Voters Again Face Medical Marijuana Decision
Tallahassee – With medical marijuana already a reality in Florida, voters will decide in November whether to vastly expand the types of patients who are eligible for the treatment. It’s the second time Floridians will weigh in on a medical-marijuana constitutional amendment, with the first proposal narrowly failing in 2014 to capture the 60 percent […]
That Weird, Wild Stuff: Johnny Carson’s Sly Late Night Cannabis Battle with NBC
Johnny Carson, the beloved silver-haired late night talk show host and cultural icon, never made his relationship with cannabis public domain. Instead, he preferred to slip in subtle jabs about marijuana in relation to the stars he profiled rather than speak about his own feelings towards the wacky tobacky. Although Carson loved to poke fun […]
Grandma Raided for One Pot Plant
Please share! 81-year-old Margaret Holcomb’s home and land was raided by the Massachusetts National Guard and State Police, according the Daily Hampshire Gazette. The crime? Growing a single marijuana plant. That’s right…1 plant. The series of events that took place on September 21 left Holcomb without charges, but feelings that her constitutional rights had been […]
Investors anxious as Oregonians again vote on marijuana
By ANDREW SELSKYAssociated Press Last year, Golden Leaf Holdings, a leading cannabis company, paid $3.3 million for almost 100 acres of land in Oregon to build a marijuana growing, processing and research site. The future looked bright: Oregon voters had legalized recreational marijuana in 2014. But Measure 91 gave counties and towns the opportunity to […]
BC: Hemp Oil Victory For Kyla
A Summerland family is celebrating a victory that will allow their child to legally get the cannabis oil that calms her seizures. Health Canada has granted an exemption that allows four-year-old Kyla Williams and others like her to access the medicine, as long as they have a letter from the agency stating so. Kyla has […]
PA: Medical Marijuana Will Be HR Issue, Experts Warn
Pennsylvania businesses better prepare for medical marijuana because they’re going to have to deal with a whole range of complications once their employees start using it. That was the consensus of the panelists who participated in a forum Thursday morning sponsored by the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce Under the law, businesses will not […]
CA: What Happens To Medical Marijuana If Proposition 64 Passes?
Proposition 64 not only seeks to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana use in California, but also makes changes to the state’s longstanding medical marijuana industry. “We strengthen it in a couple key ways,” Yes on Proposition 64 spokesman Jason Kinney said of the measure’s medical marijuana provisions. From privacy protections for patients, exemption from state […]
Canada: CATSA Gives Online Advice On Flying With Medical Marijuana
Ottawa – The agency that screens air travellers and their luggage is now providing advice on its website about flying with medical marijuana. The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority says while no change in policy has been made, it has updated its website to inform passengers they should be prepared to show medical documentation if […]
PA: Carlisle Considers Zoning For Medical Marijuana
Carlisle, Pa. – Carlisle Borough Council is moving ahead with a plan to restrict where medical marijuana operations could set up shop. On Thursday, council members voted to begin advertising a proposed ordinance that would amend current zoning laws, to address any future medical marijuana growing or processing facilities. Under a new ordinance, pot producers […]
Smoking Marijuana To Treat Mental Illness Has The Power To Change Lives
Julien is showing us around his family’s idyllic eco campsite, just outside Canterbury in Kent. He points out the fire pits for campers, rain-flushed toilets, and the glamping field that’s brimming with luxury teepees every summer. Then he sits down on one of the picnic benches, pulls out a baggie containing Girl Scout Cookies, a […]
Medicinal Marijuana In Montreal – Just Ask For Boris
The smell is unmistakable. There must be a small mountain of pot lying somewhere in a back room of the storefront office on St-Laurent Blvd. That thick, skunky aroma – strong enough to trigger memories of a misspent youth – is apparent the moment patients are buzzed through the front door of Fondation Marijuana. A […]
CT: Malloy Signs Law Allowing Children To Use Medical Cannabis Oil
Hartford – Months after the state Legislature passed a bill meant to help children who are suffering the most, Gov. Dan Malloy has signed it into law. The bill allows certain minors with debilitating illnesses to use medical marijuana, specifically cannabis oil. The oil has been shown to be effective in treating or alleviating symptoms […]
Delays In Medical Marijuana Prompt Maryland Patients To Self-Medicate
Annapolis, Maryland – While Maryland is on pace to have one of the slowest rollouts of medical marijuana in the country, patients across the state must skirt the law if they want to treat themselves. It has been more than 900 days since former Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the bill legalizing medical marijuana in the […]
AR: State Justices – Voters Will Decide Fate Of Medical Marijuana
Voters will decide the fate of medical marijuana in Arkansas. On Thursday, the Arkansas Supreme Court said that the ballot summary of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment will allow voters to make an informed decision on Election Day. As a result, the court denied an attempt to prevent votes from being counted. Now, with just […]
Canada: Medical Cannabis Producers Jockey For Top Spot As Legalization Looms
Medical cannabis sellers are in Vancouver this week hoping to catch a glimpse of what their future may hold in light of the looming federal legalization of recreational marijuana. Workshops at the International Cannabis Business Conference that began Thursday and continue Friday include titles like “Safeguarding medical marijuana as legalization unfolds” and “The future of […]
Cayman Islands: Medical Cannabis – Why Don't We Grow Our Own?
With a vote this week, The Legislative Assembly has paved the way for cannabis oil to be legally available in this country for cancer patients and others with a medical need. However, some MLAs have raised concerns surrounding the supply and importation of the drug, which is still illegal in much of the world. One […]
Medical Marijuana Rollout In Pennsylvania Is A Slow Process
Harrisburg, Pa. – It’s been six months since Gov. Tom Wolf signed a law legalizing medical marijuana in Pennsylvania, and already some seriously ill children have access to the drug. Qualifying adults won’t be able to get medical marijuana until the program is fully in place in early 2018. The state Health Department will have […]
Germany’s First Legal, Homegrown Cannabis Is Being Sown Now
Sixteen years after he first sought permission to cultivate cannabis, the German medical cannabis patient known as Michael F. has finally received authorization to grow his own. On Sept. 28, the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) granted him a temporary permit to cultivate up to 130 plants per year for personal use. […]
Pot for kids? Maine warns of unintended impact of referendum
By PATRICK WHITTLEAssociated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Supporters of a referendum to legalize marijuana for recreational use have touted the proposal as applying only to adults 21 and older, but it could actually legalize marijuana for everyone – even children, Maine Attorney General Janet Mills warned. The interpretation by the state’s top prosecutor, a […]
Maryland Patients Still Waiting on Medical Marijuana
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — With Maryland on pace to have one of the slowest rollouts of medical marijuana in the country, patients across the state must skirt the law if they want to treat themselves. It has been more than 900 days since former Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the bill legalizing medical marijuana in the state. […]
New Strains Alert: Sonic Screwdriver, Lemonder, Golden Gage, and More
This week’s New Strains Alert includes some local favorites alongside a few up and coming heavy hitters. We’ve added some outstanding OG crosses, including Lemonder (Lavender x OG Kush) and Chem D.O.G. (Chemdawg x OG Kush). With complex terpene profiles and the right balance of heavy and heady, these OG’s are ready for the weekend. […]
Montana Campaign Regulator: Anti-Marijuana Group Broke Law
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana commissioner of political practices says an anti-marijuana ballot committee broke state law by spending money on more than one initiative. Safe Montana’s ballot proposal to ban cannabis in the state failed to gather enough signatures to go before voters on Nov. 8. The group also spent money on billboards opposing […]
Canada’s Life Insurers Do a 180 on Marijuana Use: Is the US Next?
Please share! By: Kayda Norman Two Canadian life insurance companies, Sun Life and BMO Insurance, have agreed to classify marijuana users as non-smokers. What exactly does this mean for their customers?It means they can stop worrying their life insurance premiums will spike due to their smoking habits. This is true whether they’re medicinal or recreational […]
The Science of Sativa Cannabis Strains
This article is sponsored by The Bloom Brand. The Bloom Brand is the leading cannabis lifestyle brand in Southern California, striving to set the standards of consistency and quality for concentrate products in the market today. If we’re stereotyping cannabis strains, sativas can be thought of as the “uppers” of the cannabis world – more energetic, […]
How Cannabis Could Turn the Opioid Epidemic Around
Those fortunate enough to only know the word “opioid” outside the context of personal tragedy may not realize what this addiction looks like up close. Opioid abuse is a scary-sounding statistic, with something to the tune of 19,000 Americans dying of overdose in 2014 alone, and a four-fold increase in opioid prescriptions written since 1999. […]
S02, Ep. 27: He's a cannabis sommelier; He wants Pueblo to say 'No on 200'
Published: Oct 14, 2016, 10:47 am • Updated: Oct 14, 2016, 10:47 am By The Cannabist Staff Featured guests: Trichome Institute president Max Montrose and No-on-200 campaign spokesperson Jim Parco. Podcast: Play in new window | Download LOTS TO TALK ABOUT • There is now a sommelier-like program that will standardize the grading of marijuana. […]
S02, Ep. 27: He's a cannabis sommelier; He wants Pueblo to say 'No on 200'
Published: Oct 14, 2016, 10:47 am • Updated: Oct 14, 2016, 10:47 am By The Cannabist Staff Featured guests: Trichome Institute president Max Montrose and No-on-200 campaign spokesperson Jim Parco. Podcast: Play in new window | Download LOTS TO TALK ABOUT • There is now a sommelier-like program that will standardize the grading of marijuana. […]
URGENT: Marijuana Legalization Needs Your Help!
by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy DirectorOctober 14, 2016 In just a few weeks, voters in nine states will go to the polls to vote on crucial marijuana policy reforms at a time when national polling shows that the public’s support for legalization has never been greater. I’m pleased to say that NORML is playing a […]
As Marijuana Legalization Looms in Canada, Officials Consider 25 Plus Age Restriction
Health officials in Canada’s capital city want the federal government to restrict marijuana sales to individuals 25 and older as the nation prepares to legalize weed within the next few years, according to newly released documents. The minimum age requirement is one of 33 recommendations included in a report put together by Canada’s Public Health […]
Cannabis Fine Dining Slowly Picking up Steam in Legal States
How to set a tone of woodsy chic at a four-course candlelight dinner served under the stars in the Colorado foothills: Live musicians and flowers, check. Award-winning cuisine, check. Beer and wine pairings with each course, check. Marijuana pairings? Oh, yes. The 100 diners at this $200-a-plate dinner smoked a citrus-smelling marijuana strain to go […]
Top 10 Health Benefits Of Marijuana
There is no plant on Earth more condemned than marijuana. We’re talking about a living organism which governments have taken upon themselves to designate as an illegal substance. Despite no existing evidence of anyone ever dying of a marijuana overdose, possession of this plant is still illegal in many parts of the world. Marijuana has […]
Family, Lawmaker Push To Legalize Medical Marijuana In TN
3-year-old Josie Mathes, with her hair tied up in a purple bow, gets a kiss and hug from her mother Staci before her weekly therapy session at a hospital in Greene County. Josie attends physical, occupational and speech therapy three times a week for her severe epilepsy. “We are just waiting for her to get […]
PA: Carlisle Looks At Creating Pot Zone
Carlisle may soon allow the inclusion of production and processing medical marijuana in a designated zone in an effort to be proactive. “Since we don’t have that grower or processor of medical marijuana use in our ordinance, we want to put it in,” said Bruce Koziar, “Anybody can go to the Zoning Hearing Board and […]
CA: Grass Valley Marijuana Committee Updates Council With Dispensary Discussion
The Grass Valley City Council opted to postpone any action regarding a medical marijuana dispensary to be located within the city during a council meeting Tuesday. Citing consensus from a previously formed ad-hoc committee, the council decided to wait until after the Nov. 8 election to continue the discussion. Vice Mayor Howard Levine, who was […]
Large Majority of Likely Indiana Voters Support Legalizing Medical Cannabis
Please share! A new WTHR/HPI Indiana Poll has found that a vast majority of likely Indiana voters are in support of legalizing the medical use of cannabis in the state. Given that the poll focused specifically on likely voters, it strongly indicates that an initiative effort to legalize cannabis as a medicine would be approved […]
How Cannabis Can Help You Manage Your Arthritis
Please share! By: Ljubica Kostovic Arthritis patients use Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Cannabidiol (CBD) dominant cannabis strains to help them improve their quality of life. September is Arthritis Awareness Month The medical cannabis landscape in Canada is rapidly changing. As more and more doctors, researchers and patients expand their awareness of the potential therapeutic benefits of medical […]
Marijuana Legalization in CO, WA, AK, OR, and Washington D.C.: So Far, So Good
October 13, 2016– By Joy Haviland As Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada prepare to vote on the legalization of marijuana for adults 21 and over in a few weeks, all eyes are on the initial outcomes of those states that have already legalized marijuana. A new report from the Drug Policy Alliance finds a […]
Thursday in Washington DC: Activists to Protest Philippines State-Sanctioned Murder of More than 3,000 People Who Use Drugs
Washington, DC – On Thursday October 13, activists will protest the mass murder and detention of people suspected of using or selling drugs at the Philippines embassy in Washington D.C. Since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in May, more than 3,000 people have been murdered and 700,000 admitted drug users are under threat to confinement […]
Activists Around the World Protest State-Sanctioned Murder of More than 3,000 People Who Use Drugs in the Philippines
October 12, 2016– By Hannah Hetzer Alberto. Cesar. Reynaldo. Felix. Marvin. Benjamin. Noel. Christopher. Unidentified Filipino male. Yesterday, dozens of activists gathered in front of the Philippines Consulate in NY to protest the recent brutal murders of people suspected to be involved in drug use or selling in the Philippines, and listened in silence as […]
In Unprecedented Move, Drug Enforcement Administration Withdraws Emergency Kratom Ban
In an unprecedented move, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has posted a notice in the Federal Register stating that it is withdrawing its plans to ban kratom using emergency scheduling powers. The DEA instead is opening a public comment period ending December 1st. The official notice indicates that comments received by the DEA will be […]
So Far, So Good: What We Know About Marijuana Legalization in Colorado, Washington, Alaska, Oregon, and Washington D.C.
As Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada prepare to vote on marijuana legalization next month, all eyes are on the initial outcomes of those states that have already legalized marijuana. In 2012, Colorado and Washington became the first two U.S. states – and the first two jurisdictions in the world – to approve ending marijuana […]
Grieving Parents and Families Who Have Lost Loved Ones to Addiction and Overdose Come Together to Find Healing and Support
There has been an explosion of overdose deaths throughout the country, with 47,000 Americans dying from an overdose in 2014 – more than from either car crashes or guns. One hundred people who have felt the pain of losing a loved one to overdose and addiction will gather in Atlanta this week to heal, support […]
DPA Q & A with “Do Not Resist” Director, Craig Atkinson
October 13, 2016– By Ifetayo Harvey The new documentary “Do Not Resist” opened up last week, receiving positive reviews for its honest yet alarming look at the state of policing in the United States. From Ferguson, Missouri to Columbia, South Carolina my interview with Craig Atkinson highlights the areas of policing that must be done […]
CA: Grass Valley Marijuana Committee Updates Council With Dispensary Discussion
The Grass Valley City Council opted to postpone any action regarding a medical marijuana dispensary to be located within the city during a council meeting Tuesday. Citing consensus from a previously formed ad-hoc committee, the council decided to wait until after the Nov. 8 election to continue the discussion. Vice Mayor Howard Levine, who was […]
Now Available In N.J. – Cherry Or Grape Cannabis Lozenges
The first cannabis-infused lozenges approved for sale in New Jersey were offered to registered medical marijuana patients Tuesday at a dispensary in Camden County, one year after it opened. The Compassionate Sciences Alternative Treatment Center in Bellmawr announced it would sell a bottle of 30 grape- or cherry-flavored lozenges for $75, or $60 if patients […]
American Epilepsy Society Announce Cannabis Extract Obliterates Epileptic Seizures
Cannabis is by far one of the most healing plants in history. And yet, in most of the world, it remains an illegal drug. In fact, the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has classified cannabis as a schedule 1 drug according to the Control Substance Act (CSA). This is the same classification as heroin. […]
Cannabis Treats Heroin Addiction Successfully
Opioids & Heroin According to the Center for Disease Control, opioids, including heroin, were responsible for more than 28,600 deaths in 2014 and 61% of all overdose related deaths. Heroin is a growing problem in the United States and it is popping up everywhere from city streets to once quiet American suburbs. Often heroin addiction […]
FL: Dade City Moves Toward Moratorium On Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Dade City – Uncertainty over an impending statewide vote on medical marijuana and whether legislators will take up the issue next session has led Dade City leaders to look at temporarily banning dispensaries. During a meeting Tuesday night, the Dade City Commission voted unanimously to hold a first reading of an ordinance recommended by City […]
QLD: Medical Marijuana Advocate Proposed Action 20 Years Ago
A CQUniversity academic has written a biography about one of Australia’s most notable advocates for legalising medicinal marijuana. Former lawyer, academic, teacher and librarian, Dr Susan Currie is about to launch the biography on social activist Dr Janet Irwin. Dr Irwin rallied for the use of medicinal marijuana at a time when Queensland was far […]
Arkansas Court Says Voters Can Decide Medical Marijuana Plan
Little Rock, Ark. – Arkansas voters will have their say on at least one medical marijuana proposal this November, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Justices sided with supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow patients with certain medical conditions to purchase marijuana from dispensaries. A coalition of groups, including the state Chamber […]
CT: Families Celebrate Expansion Of Medical Marijuana Program For Children
Families of pediatric medical marijuana patients were joined by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Thursday for a ceremonial signing of legislation to expand the state’s medical marijuana program to include children. “We don’t always get it right on the first go-around but eventually we persevere,” Malloy said. “The idea that we […]
FL: CannaMoms Keep Up Fight For Landmark Marijuana Legislation
Passage of medical-marijuana legislation remains an uphill battle across the country. But a chance to score a landmark victory for the cause could come with Amendment 2, known also as the Florida Right to Medical Marijuana Initiative. This question comes up for a vote on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. After falling less than […]
MT: Leaders Endorsing New Medical Marijuana Initiative
Montana – Leaders from communities across Montana are coming together in support of Montana’s new medical marijuana initiative, I-182. Montana Citizens for I-182 announced that 116 “Champions for I-182” have endorsed the measure that will appear on the November ballot. “Republicans and Democrats, doctors and patients, veterans, community leaders from across Montana are coming together […]
PA: Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana Are Now Protected
Employees who use medical marijuana are a new protected class under federal equal employment opportunity laws, according to a panel of experts discussing Pennsylvania’s new medical marijuana law at a Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce symposium this morning. Keya C. Denner, an attorney with Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus in Bridgewater, N.J., said Pennsylvania businesses […]
Canada Could Restrict Legal Cannabis to Adults 25 and Older
As Canada prepares to legalize cannabis for adult use, Ottawa’s public health agency is suggesting an unusual definition of “adult.” In a report that contains 33 recommendations on how to regulate the coming market, the agency recommends that the minimum age for buying legal cannabis should be set at 25. The Ottawa Board of Health […]
Did a Massachusetts Senate Panel Mislead Voters About Legalization?
Cannabis supporters in the legalization-battleground state of Massachusetts are pushing back against a state Senate report, claiming its “misconstrued statistics and unfounded speculation” have misinformed voters about legalization in the lead-up to November’s election. The report, published in March, was the result of Colorado trip taken by members of the Special Senate Committee on Marijuana […]
Maryland Patients Still Waiting On Medical Marijuana
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — While Maryland is on pace to have one of the slowest rollouts of medical marijuana in the country, patients across the state must skirt the law if they want to treat themselves. It has been more than 900 days since former Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the bill legalizing medical marijuana in […]
Why Does Smoking Cannabis Make Your Eyes Red?
Red eyes are typically a classic, telltale giveaway that someone’s smoked cannabis. For certain individuals, it’s a guaranteed occurrence, while for others who seem to be less sensitive, red eyes may come and go depending on the quantity or quality of the cannabis they consume. What causes this common reaction? A few factors may come into […]
Cannabis Ambassador Rick Steves Lands in Massachusetts to Support Question 4
Every few years, travel writer and PBS show host Rick Steves embarks on what he calls a “barnstorming tour,” traveling through the country to advocate for what he calls a “pragmatic” approach to cannabis. The events tend to be small and conversational, but they’ve made a big impact. On Wednesday night he was at Boston’s […]
How Cannabidiol (CBD) Works for Treating Anxiety
While we don’t normally think of anxiety as desirable, it’s actually a critical adaptive response that can help us cope with threats to our (or a loved one’s) safety and welfare. These responses help us recognize and avert potential threats; they can also help motivate us to take action to better our situation (work harder, […]
Water Conservation Will Be Prime Beneficiary of California Cannabis Legalization
Please share! By Cynthia Salarizadeh The long-anticipated legalization of cannabis in California will produce many benefits in the judicial, social, economic and legal sectors, but its greatest – and least acknowledged – benefit will be in water conservation and environmental protection. That’s because illegal cannabis grow sites have endangered sensitive watersheds, diverted entire streams and hurt […]
This Canadian province says the minimum age for buying legal marijuana should be 25
Published: Oct 13, 2016, 11:28 am • Updated: Oct 13, 2016, 6:04 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff If Canada were to legalize marijuana, sales should be limited to adults over the age of 25, Ottawa’s public health agency officials say. Age restrictions are one of 33 recommendations Ottawa Public Health officials submitted to […]
Minors can Now Become Medical Cannabis Patients in Connecticut
Please share! Connecticut House Bill 5450, signed into law by Governor Dannel P. Malloy earlier this year, is now in full effect. This means that those under 18 with certain qualifying conditions can legally use cannabis for medical uses if they receive a recommendation from a physician. Nurses are also now authorized to recommend medical […]
Worst-case scenario: Why more pot businesses are suddenly getting audited by the IRS
Published: Oct 13, 2016, 9:20 am • Updated: Oct 13, 2016, 9:20 am By The Cannabist Staff The IRS’ auditors have been paying closer attention to the cannabis industry of late, says James Thorburn, an attorney with Thorburn Walker LLC in Greenwood Village, Colo. Thorburn, whose areas of practice include taxes and cannabis law, joins […]
Worst-case scenario: Why more pot businesses are suddenly getting audited by the IRS
Published: Oct 13, 2016, 9:20 am • Updated: Oct 13, 2016, 9:20 am By The Cannabist Staff The IRS’ auditors have been paying closer attention to the cannabis industry of late, says James Thorburn, an attorney with Thorburn Walker LLC in Greenwood Village, Colo. Thorburn, whose areas of practice include taxes and cannabis law, joins […]
California: Medical Dispensary Sales Top $844 Million
NORML | October 13, 2016 SACRAMENTO, CA — Medical marijuana dispensaries in California sold over $844 million worth of cannabis-related products between April 2015 and March 2016, according to an analysis of sales tax receipts obtained exclusively by Marijuana Business Daily. Their analysis reports that there were 2,756 dispensaries operating during this time period, producing $844,482,174 […]
AR: Health Matters – Marijuana As Medicine
Albuquerque, N.M. – Arkansas voters are facing the decision about whether or not medical marijuana should be legalized in the state. There has been much debate over the benefits of the medicinal value of cannabis and the impact legalization could have on the state. In an effort to make sure voters are informed about this […]
FL: Pine Island Man – Marijuana Helped Cure My Cancer
Next month Floridians will be asked once again to decide on medical marijuana. Amendment Two on the November ballot asks voters to decide on whether to expand Florida’s current medical marijuana laws to include medical marijuana with THC. Currently low THC cannabis oil is legal in Florida, if prescribed by a doctor. Jason Cole believes […]
Canada: The Competitive World Of Medicinal Marijuana
Vancouver – Master horticulturalist Francoise Levesque tends to the thousands of marijuana plants at Tilray, one of 35 federally licensed producers of medicinal marijuana that have brought pot growing “from the basement into the light.” “We are pioneering, in a way, how to do things,” says Levesque, who was growing tomatoes before joining the Vancouver […]
UK Recognizes Marijuana Extract As Medicine
A chemical compound found in marijuana can now be used for medicinal purposes in the United Kingdom, according to the governmental branch that regulates medicine. “We have come to the opinion that products containing cannabidiol (CBD) are a medicine,” a spokesman for the U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency told The Huffington Post. CBD, […]
Scotts Miracle-Gro surges into cannabis industry, but will the momentum last?
Published: Oct 13, 2016, 6:37 am • Updated: Oct 13, 2016, 6:38 am By Jack Kaskey, Bloomberg News Investors looking for a play in the burgeoning legal U.S. marijuana industry are turning to a company known mainly for its lawn-care products. After making big bets on pot, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has seen its shares soar […]
Colorado: Record-breaking pot shop sales in August 2016
Published: Oct 13, 2016, 6:01 am • Updated: Oct 13, 2016, 6:15 am By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff The summer of 2016 turned out to be quite lucrative for Colorado’s marijuana industry. Legal marijuana shops tallied up $126 million in medical and recreational cannabis sales in August, setting a new monthly record, according to […]
Medical Marijuana Sales Hit $23.5 Million In Illinois
Fulton, Illinois – It’s been almost a year since medical marijuana sales started in Illinois and profits are skyrocketing. Sales have topped $23.5 million since the program started last November. As of October, 11 2016 the program now includes more than 11,000 patients and the number of dispensaries is growing with 44 licensed to sell […]
IL: Cancer Patient Battles For Medical Cannabis
The state’s fledgling medical cannabis program has 19 giant cultivation sites, located across Illinois. But those sites serve only about 11,000 patients. That averages about 578 patients for each football-field sized greenhouse growing product. You would think they would want every patient they could get. But Barbara Schneider says she has been waiting for her […]
CBD Is Booming in Central Europe. That’s Not Necessarily a Good Thing.
Until recently, cannabis has been predominantly associated with THC, the plant’s famously psychoactive and most abundant ingredient. Now the focus is shifting to the second-most abundant and, perhaps most importantly, non-psychoactive cannabinoid: cannabidiol, or CBD. As more and more researchers discover the molecule’s therapeutic effects, cultivation of CBD-rich strains has ballooned, and CBD products are […]
Reasoned Approach Needed On Medical Cannabis Plants
I miss the days when Kathy’s Diner was open in downtown Northampton. My wife and I would bring our kids there for breakfast on Saturday mornings. Police officers often sat at the counter and my son would chat with them, enamored of their presence and smart uniforms. This was before the National Guard, state police […]
MD: High Hopes, But No Buzz For Growing Medical Cannabis On Farmland
County leaders earlier this month let expire a bill that would have allowed medical cannabis to be grown in the county’s agricultural zones, the idea drying up in the face of opposition from Frederick’s farming community. We think that was a mistake. When the law to allow medical cannabis cultivation in Maryland was still being […]
Iowans Push For Expanded Medical Cannabis Options
Des Moines – Sick and suffering Iowans went to the Iowa Capitol building Tuesday to urge voters to research legislative candidates’ position on expanding access to medical cannabis that they and their children need before casting their ballots in the 2016 election. “Disease isn’t partisan,” said West Des Moines resident Sally Gaer, whose daughter has […]
The Cannabis Closet
“Coming out of the closet” is a figure of speech long associated with the gay community but the expression has been used to describe many situations in which admission of some societal anomaly is involved. Deviating from the norm, even when one is certain their path is correct, can be a nerve wracking experience. And […]
Medicinal Marijuana – Queenslanders Given Access To Drug
Patients with a range of medical conditions will be allowed to access legal medicinal cannabis products in Queensland from March next year. The State Parliament last night unanimously passed the Public Health (Medicinal Cannabis) Bill 2016, will allow greater use of medicinal cannabis products for some patients. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the legislation would provide […]
TN Lawmaker Wants To Legalize Medical Marijuana After CO Trip
Twenty-five states allow medicinal marijuana in the United States, and the closest state to us that allows it is Ohio, but Georgia passed a law last year and is next in line. Now one Republican Tennessee State Representative wants to make it legal here at home. Representative Faison, from District 11, had a family member […]
CA: A Look At Tax Propositions And Legalizing Medical Marijuana
There is an overwhelming number of propositions on this year’s statewide ballot. – 17 in total. As part of our You Decide 2016 coverage we’re breaking down each one of these measures over the next several days. In this report, Monte Francis takes a look at two tax measures and a move to legalize recreational […]
MI: Lansing's Proposed Medical Marijuana Ordinance Stays On Hold
Lansing – It could take awhile before City Council votes on a proposed medical marijuana ordinance that’s been changed, debated and delayed for several months. Until a new ordinance is brought to Council’s full eight-member body and approved, the city will continue following an ordinance created in 2011 that doesn’t include a licensing process for […]
Ex-DEA Agent: ‘I See No Downsides to Marijuana Legalization’
Arizona’s cannabis-legalization measure, Proposition 205, has faced outspoken opposition from a number of forces. The most visible is Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy, an anti-legalization group led by a pair of tough-on-crime prosecutors, Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk and Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery. Law enforcement tends to be among the most hesitant sectors when […]
US PA: Vets Pleased PTSD On Cannabis List
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n640/a01.htmlNewshawk: Herb CouchVotes: 0Pubdate: Mon, 10 Oct 2016Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)Copyright: 2016 Philadelphia Newspapers IncContact: Website: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/340Author: Jan HeflerPage: B2 VETS PLEASED PTSD ON CANNABIS LIST The day after Gov. Christie signed a bill allowing vets to use marijuana for post-traumatic stress syndrome, he was greeted by cheers – – and some […]
US: OPED: Our Reefer Republic
Contributing Op-Ed Writer October 7, 2016 Timothy Egan PORTLAND, Ore. — The budtenders of the Rose City are relentlessly helpful with tips pairing a marijuana strain that is “equal parts fruity and musky” with a stimulating Sichuan dish. As Oregon, the place where empires once clashed over the global trade of beaver furs, glides into […]
Quality Vape Pens: How to Choose the Safest and Best Vaporizer
This article is sponsored by SOURCEvapes: Experience True Taste. The vaporizer market is growing at a breakneck pace; such a pace, in fact, that regulation of the industry can hardly keep up with new products entering the market. While there are plenty of scrupulous brands out there, it’s an open secret that not all vaporizers are […]
North of the Border: Drunk Driving vs High Driving
There are couple of charges that qualify as a driving offence, commonly called DUI (driving under the influence). These include Impaired Driving, Over 80, failure or refusal to perform physical sobriety tests or give breath or blood samples. Not only that, but this also includes Impaired Driving charges connected to driving under the influence of […]
Pew Poll: Support for Cannabis Legalization Keeps on Rising
The number of Americans who believe cannabis should be made legal continues to grow at a steady rate, according to a Pew Research poll released Wednesday. A full 57 percent of US adults now say adult-use cannabis should be legal. Only 37 percent say it should be illegal. The numbers show a dramatic rise support for legalizing adult-use cannabis. A decade ago, […]
How 3 Pro Cannabis Chefs Think About Infused Cooking
Professional cannabis chefs have one of the coolest jobs ever. Then again, it’s hard enough to put together a spectacular meal in the kitchen without the added challenge of incorporating the perfect amount and type of cannabis for each dish. How do canna-chefs do it? To find out, we talked to three professional cannabis chefs: […]
Scotts Miracle-Gro Surges as Market’s Darling for Legal Pot
Shares hit record after company’s big bets on hydroponics, California alone could triple size of American weed industry Investors looking for a play in the burgeoning legal U.S. marijuana industry are turning to a company known mainly for its lawn-care products. After making big bets on pot, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has seen its shares soar 31 […]
PotCoin: Can the Cryptocurrency for Cannabis Live up to Its Hype?
In early 2014, around the time retail cannabis stores opened in Colorado, news reports heralded the arrival of a digital currency for the legal cannabis market. PotCoin was supposed to allow consumers to buy or sell marijuana anonymously without using cash. At least one dispensary installed an ATM linked to the cryptocurrency. And then PotCoin fell […]
Integra Boost 2-Way Humidity Regulator – Product Unboxing
Revisiting the House of Jane
After sampling their product, I met Ben-David Sheppard and his partner Jill Amen of House of Jane over a year ago at the Washington DC ArcView event held at the Hilton in Alexandria. We recently reconnected and wanted to share an update on the rising processor as they expand their product lines and distribution footprint. […]
Cannabis Tour Guide in Colorado Describes Shift in People Seeking Marijuana Information
Please share! Working as a tour guide in the cannabis industry, I interact with lots of different people from all over the world. The intrigue around this new industry spans the globe, and people come from all directions to see and experience this mostly foreign culture. As strangers light up joints, discuss effects of different […]
Stop Calling Cannabis Suppositories “Weed Tampons”
We need to talk about this “weed tampon” thing. I’ve been watching for months, since Foria Relief launched in February 2016, as news outlets and media sites have gone from excellent coverage like HelloMD modeled, to this abomination of a video from Aura Publishing that makes me want to light the Internet on fire. I’m […]
DEA Withdraws Emergency Kratom Ban
Please share! In an unprecedented move, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has posted a notice in the Federal Register stating that it is withdrawing its plans to ban kratom using emergency scheduling powers. The DEA instead is opening a public comment period ending December 1st. The official notice indicates that comments received by the DEA […]