Tilray Reports Positive Results For Medical Marijuana In Chemotherapy Patients September 29, 2020 AggregatedNews Cannabis & Hemp Research 0 Comments New research indicates that marijuana could alleviate some of the worst effects experienced by cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) announced Monday that a clinical trial in Australia has demonstrated positive results in reducing the nausea and vomiting common to people enduring such… Read More→
Thai law: FDA to allow private medical cannabis production July 3, 2020 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Reopening its cannabis regulatory platform after months of disruption caused by the coronavirus, the Food and Drug Administration has prepared a draft bill to abolish a 5-year ban on the private sector making cannabis medicine. Two draft ministerial regulations, one… Read More→
Pandemic upends pot legalization April 10, 2020 AggregatedNews Coronavirus, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Ballot campaigns and cannabis bills get pushed aside during public health crisis. What was supposed to be a banner year for marijuana legalization is becoming a bust. Advocates are pushing ballot referendums in nearly a dozen states, from Idaho to… Read More→
Support for the STATES Act Yields Unlikely Coalitions April 1, 2020 Ryan Cauley Policy & Legal 0 Comments One consequence of the recent groundswell of state marijuana legislation has been the emergence of less charged political discourse surrounding marijuana policy, a topic that was until recently considered a third rail. As the stigma continues to erode at the… Read More→
Cannabis finds its moment amid coronavirus outbreak March 27, 2020 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments States across the country now consider pot shops "essential" services and anxious Americans are flocking to them. Cannabis is turning out to be the one thing the coronavirus can’t destroy. Marijuana sales are booming, with some states seeing 20 percent… Read More→
6 questions about traveling with marijuana, answered February 19, 2020 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments America’s relationship with pot is changing. While the substance is illegal to use or possess on a national level under the Controlled Substances Act, some of the country’s states, territories and the District of Columbia have been passing laws to… Read More→
Yes, marijuana has a gateway effect. But so do most addictive substances. November 20, 2019 AggregatedNews Op-Ed 0 Comments When former vice president Joe Biden asserted over the weekend that marijuana shouldn’t be legal because it might be a “gateway” to hard drug use, pro-legalization critics were quick to paint him as an out-of-touch codger still fighting the last… Read More→
The new weed on the block: hemp October 15, 2019 AggregatedNews Hemp Industry News 0 Comments In 2014, Kentucky farmer Brian Furnish was looking for ways to diversify his crops. His family had been growing tobacco for eight generations, but the market was withering. If he wanted to keep his farm profitable, he needed something new… Read More→
Impaired by Marijuana or Not Impaired … That Is The Question September 18, 2019 Amy BHARJ HR and Staffing, Policy & Legal 0 Comments A new reality is taking over. Medical marijuana is now legal in 33 states and the District of Columbia, and recreational marijuana is legal in 11 states and the District of Columbia. The marijuana wave is here to stay. For… Read More→
Marijuana makes you paranoid? Study suggests your genes are to blame September 16, 2019 AggregatedNews Science and Technology 0 Comments Weed makes me paranoid. I ate an edible once and became super panicky and I never want to use cannabis again. Marijuana’s supposed to calm you down, but it always makes me feel the opposite. You’ve probably heard such remarks… Read More→
How the Surgeon General’s Weed Warning Could Hurt Pregnant Women and Mothers September 3, 2019 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Telling expecting mothers not to use marijuana could have some unexpected consequences Pregnancy is a difficult time. Your body becomes covered in stretch marks and splotches, your calves double in size overnight, and you can’t sit through so much as… Read More→
How to Move and Bank Cannabis Cash in the US and Beyond September 3, 2019 Steven Schain Banking, Finance & Real Estate 0 Comments Spanning 34 states and generating $10.8 billion domestically in 2018, banking and cash management is one of legalized marijuana's greatest obstacles. Spanning 34 states and generating $10.8 billion domestically in 2018, banking and cash management is one of legalized marijuana’s… Read More→
Vaping linked to marijuana use in young people, research says August 13, 2019 AggregatedNews Science and Technology 0 Comments Young people who vape are more likely to use marijuana, according to a study published Monday. The findings, researchers say, support the theory that nicotine rewires the developing brain, changing how people respond to and crave addictive substances. "Adolescents have… Read More→
6 companies challenge Utah’s medical marijuana growing picks July 31, 2019 AggregatedNews Utah 0 Comments SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's decision to award a smaller number of medical marijuana grower licenses than allowed by law is being challenged by six companies that say the state granted licenses to unqualified cultivators and had inappropriate interactions with… Read More→
Marijuana, Reefer, Weed: How Language Keeps Evolving for the Devil’s Lettuce July 8, 2019 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments Kush. Bud. Herb. Who knows what to call marijuana these days? Born of the need for secrecy, slang has long dominated pot culture. But as entrepreneurs seek to capitalize on new laws legalizing recreational and medical marijuana, they too are… Read More→