Non-psychoactive cannabis extract cannabidiol (CBD) dramatically reduces the number of convulsive seizures affecting children with a rare and sometimes fatal form of epilepsy known as Dravet syndrome, a study shows. The extremely debilitating condition renders sufferers unconscious for the duration of seizures and stiffens the muscles which jerk uncontrollably…
Meet the ‘Nuns’ Making $3k a Day Growing Pot and Selling Cannabis Products…
The Sisters of the Valley are taking the cannabis industry by storm, but they look very different from their competitors. In Merced County, California, you won’t find much besides almond fields, a high crime rate and a bunch of nuns smoking weed. The Sisters of the Valley is a company that sells cannabidiol (CBD) oils […]
Twenty-Eight Alleged Members of Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking and International Money Laundering Offenses…
Twenty-eight individuals are facing drug trafficking and money laundering charges as the result of a federal investigation targeting a Mexican drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for importing large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico, and distributing the drugs in New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Kentucky and Illinois…
STUDY: Medical Marijuana Program ‘could save U.S. taxpayer $1B a Year’…
A new study claims that medical marijuana use directly correlates with a decline in prescription drug use, which could save the US taxpayer up to $1.1 billion a year on Medicaid prescriptions. The research follows up on another study carried out last year by Ashley Bradford and W. David Bradford which found that taxpayers would […]
Redefining DUI Laws in States That Have Legalized Pot…
More Americans Than Ever Support Marijuana Legalization…
A new CBS News poll shows that nearly two-thirds of Americans agree that marijuana should be legal for recreational use. A total of 61 percent of respondents said that they think marijuana should be legal, which is an increase of five percent from last year’s poll, and more than 20 points higher than 2011. When […]
Landmark Court Ruling: THC In Blood Insufficient Grounds For DUI…
A Court of Appeals in Phoenix delivered a ruling on Thursday that could set a precedent as legal systems grapple with the question of driving under the influence of cannabis…
Colorado Cannabis Sales Top $1 Billion & Oregon Sales Defy Expectations…
Legal cannabis is booming, and with Colorado netting $1 billion in legal, regulated sales in the first 10 months of 2016, the industry’s growth isn’t showing any signs of slowing. Sales of both recreational and medical cannabis hit $1.1 billion by October…
Soaring Sales Forecasts for Colorado, Massachusetts Marijuana Markets…
The first state to legalize recreational marijuana use is on track to see total sales top $2 billion by 2020. Colorado’s medical marijuana sales for this year are projected at $438 million, and recreational sales are forecast to reach $739 million. By 2020, medical cannabis sales are forecast to reach…
And the Winner of the 2016 Election Is… WEED!…
The 2016 U.S. election shocked everyone. But while the results did not look like anything pundits and pollsters predicted, American voters stayed mostly consistent on at least one subject: marijuana…