Federal grant recipients broke the law while spending an estimated $246 million in taxpayer dollars for cannabis and e-cigarette animal experiments, a new report by a group opposing publicly-funded animal testing finds…
CDC: Vaping-Related Lung Illnesses May Be Linked to THC Products…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday described a possible link between the current outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries and the use of THC-containing vaping products. The CDC’s findings indicated that out of 514 patients with suspected vaping-related illnesses, 77 had self-reported that they had been using products containing THC, or using […]
Cancer Patient Who Bought Marijuana to Self-Medicate Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison…
A cancer patient from Montgomery, Illinois, has been sentenced to four years in prison for ordering a 42-pound package of chocolate marijuana edibles to self-medicate. The day after he pleaded guilty, the state legalized recreational marijuana. Thomas J. Franzen ordered 430 marijuana-infused chocolate bars from a California dispensary in 2014 in order to abate some […]
Bankers Groups Urge Senate to Advance Marijuana Reform…
Bankers associations for 50 states and Puerto Rico signed a letter Monday asking senators to consider letting financial institutions legally work with state-legal marijuana businesses. “The undersigned state bankers associations, which represent banks of all sizes, write to urge the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee to conduct hearings on the merits of providing […]
Stop Ignoring the Brutal Downside of Legal Pot…
Politicians are pushing to legalize recreational marijuana in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, following 10 other states. But the Parent Teacher Association, local health officials and pediatricians are pushing back, warning about the permanent damage to youngsters’ brains caused by weed. If you have children, trust the PTA, not the pols. Legalization delivers what […]
New Senate Bill Would Legalize Marijuana Nationwide and Erase Possession Charges…
A group of Democrats are hoping that they can roll back the war on drugs with a new federal marijuana legalization bill. Dubbed the Marijuana Justice Act of 2019, the bill would see marijuana finally removed from the federal list of controlled substances, legalizing the plant on a nationwide level and removing a range of obstacles from […]
Massachusetts Marijuana Stores to Open Tuesday…
The wait will soon be over. On Tuesday morning, the first recreational marijuana stores in the Eastern United States will open in Massachusetts, kicking off an era of legal cannabis sales after more than a century of pot prohibition in the state. The state Cannabis Control Commission made the historic announcement at 4:20 p.m. Friday, […]
Cannabis Set to Disrupt $500 Billion Market Amid DEA Approvals and Canadian Legalization…
The CEO of Canadian marijuana producer Canopy Growth says that marijuana is set to disrupt $500 billion in global markets. Bruce Linton – whose company recently shipped cannabis from Canada to the United States using a yet-undisclosed “DEA-approved partner,” told CNBC’s Jim Cramer that the “back-of-the-envelope math” pencils out – between therapeutic cannabinoid treatments to […]
Trump Administration Seeks Public Comments on Marijuana Reclassification…
The federal government wants your input on whether marijuana should be reclassified under global drug treaties to which the U.S. is a party. Specifically, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is asking for public comments about the “abuse potential, actual abuse, medical usefulness, trafficking, and impact of scheduling changes on availability for medical use” […]
STUDY: Legal Marijuana Access Disrupts the Illicit Market…
Another study has found that people really prefer to buy their marijuana from legal sources, even if it is somewhat more expensive than illicit alternatives. A behavioral economics analysis published in the journal Addiction offers more evidence that legalizing and regulating cannabis sales can “disrupt and potentially reduce illegal purchases.” The idea that people would […]