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Entire Cannabis Industry Wins with Lawsuit Verdict in Favor of Colorado Grower A long-brewing lawsuit that carried heavy implications for the cannabis industry as a whole came to a head this week when a federal judge ruled in favor of defendant Canna Craft Grow House. The cannabis grower was being...
No intelligent proponent of marijuana legalization would argue against the necessity for warning labels on edibles. But as more states opt for legalization, a predictable cry for stricter warning labels on edibles has been issued in states where cannabis has been legalized. While many of these proposals come from educated...
A rapidly relaxing public attitude toward medical marijuana is finding entrepreneurs scrambling for limited medical marijuana dispensary licenses. Among this rush, we're seeing exceedingly creative approaches to taking advantage of a massive market that's still in its infancy. In early October of 2015, it became public knowledge that Amoeba Music had...
Religion is often a topic best skirted; a subject at the center of so many debates that have little sway on any given side. Yet, every so often, a statement is made that is so egregious as to taunt neutrality, especially considering its prominent position pinned to the vulnerable sleeve...
While my own grandmother goes into a wild panic at the thought of vaping lavender, a significant percentage of seniors are beginning to consider trading in their opiates for cannabis. A study published in 2016 used a survey of nearly 50,000 participants to determine that people over the age of 65...
A state of emergency declaration has been recommended in response to the U.S. opioid addiction problem, announced by the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. The nation’s struggles with prescription painkillers comprise a serious issue that deserves equally serious scrutiny. Yet, the use of marijuana for...
The Secret Service has recently changed its policy regarding marijuana use. Where in the past, smoking weed was strictly outlawed alongside cocaine, heroin and other illicit substances, the rules are changing now in order to make space for more agents to be hired in the coming years. The decision reflects...
Very few of us find ourselves eating a personal pizza for health benefits but some patients in Massachusetts are doing just that. Last month, the Ermont Inc. medical cannabis dispensary in Quincy made its THC-infused 6” cheese pizzas available to the public…or at least the medical marijuana card-carrying public. Since then, news...
As 29 states can attest, using cannabis for health improvement is nothing new. The medical benefits of weed are a hot topic, often discussed and sometimes actually researched (if our government is feeling particularly generous). But we often tend to access these benefits by simply ingesting the herb and letting...
