In more than half of the states in the union, as well as the District of Columbia, medical marijuana has already been legalized. Some of the states have had legal medical marijuana for more than a decade, and others have just taken the first steps in the past few years. …
There is no question that marijuana has legitimate medical uses and benefits. It has been proven to help people with cancer and cancer-related issues as well as a variety of other serious medical conditions. It helps people who suffer from anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other psychiatric conditions.…
In the recent National Football League (NFL) draft, we heard a lot of stories about the draft position of at least one highly ranked collegiate athlete was sliding because of a failed drug test. However, it should be noted that he did not actually test positive for marijuana. Rather, he tested…
According to a recent news article from the New York Times, questions have arisen regarding the level of expertise of a medical marijuana “panel of experts” in charge of vetting dispensary applicants. The commission was established New York decided to legalize medical marijuana in 2014. Like other states, the process…
When medical marijuana first became legalized in California around 20 years ago, most people either smoked marijuana, or they would make some basic edibles with THC oil. There were no vaporizers being sold in many stores throughout the city, nor were there any bottles of THC infused hand cream to…
According to the San Francisco Gate, medical marijuana patients may soon have safer and cleaner medical cannabis. However, this cleaner and safer marijuana will come at an increased cost of around 10 percent, based upon a new regulations package from the state. These new regulations are in the form of…
Those in favor of legalizing marijuana – or at least in protecting the state-level freedoms they have now – are fearing federal sanctions from an unfriendly new administration. Even though politicians on both sides of the aisle favor both medical marijuana access and even recreational marijuana, there is concern that…
While there have been drug laws on the books for many years, it was the inclusion of marijuana as a Schedule I drug on the U.S. Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (USCSA) that has been the biggest obstacle to the cannabis business being treated like the successful business that it…
According to a recent news article from the Los Angeles Times, the governor has proposed a plan to alter some marijuana laws in California, and this has led to some push back from state lawmakers. Those who challenge these new measures say repealing certain provisions in the now two-year-old marijuana…
Most people know that 420 holds special meaning among stoners. What few seem to know, however, is just how April 20th became so revered among the reefer-loving throngs. Different strands of the story have cropped up in recent years. Some will tell you it’s tea time in Holland. Others think it has something…
