Tag Archives: Cannabis

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House panel approves marijuana banking bill

BY ALEX GANGITANO The House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would allow [...]

28
Mar
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NFL Considers Options for Medical Use of Marijuana

The NFL has been hidebound about players using pot for pain, but federal law makes [...]

26
Mar
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Tom Brokaw is medical marijuana’s newest fan for cancer pain relief

By Lauren Steussy Tom Brokaw, America’s straight-laced newscaster for the past half-century, is medical marijuana’s [...]

26
Mar
More seniors are using marijuana, studies show
More seniors are using marijuana, studies show

By: JOHN ROGERS Associated Press LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (AP) — The group of white-haired folks [...]

26
Mar
Two years after voters approved it, Florida legalizes smoking medical marijuana
Two years after voters approved it, Florida legalizes smoking medical marijuana

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that allows medical use of marijuana [...]

19
Mar
U.S. Postal Service Issues Advisory On Mailing Hemp-Derived CBD
U.S. Postal Service Issues Advisory On Mailing Hemp-Derived CBD

By Kyle Jaeger The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) quietly issued an advisory earlier this month [...]

19
Mar
EMILY POST’S GREAT-GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER WROTE A DELIGHTFUL GUIDE TO CANNABIS ETIQUETTE
EMILY POST’S GREAT-GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER WROTE A DELIGHTFUL GUIDE TO CANNABIS ETIQUETTE

By Jenni Avins “Etiquette is the science of living,” said Emily Post, who wrote the [...]

19
Mar
Marijuana is a lot more than just THC—a pharmacologist looks at the untapped healing compounds
Marijuana is a lot more than just THC—a pharmacologist looks at the untapped healing compounds

By James David Adams, The Conversation Medical marijuana is legal in 33 states as of [...]

15
Mar
Lobby of Trulieve Medical Marijuana Treatment Center in Boynton Beach, FL [Bruce R. Bennet / The Palm Beach Post]
As marijuana gets legalized, companies drop THC testing of employees

By Jeff Ostrowski At the Ed Morse empire of auto dealerships, testing for THC no [...]

15
Mar
Under a new bill, federal employees who use marijuana in accordance with state laws could not be fired for their marijuana use.(GETTY IMAGES)
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Protect Federal Employees Who Use State-Legal Marijuana

Under current law, federal employees can be fired for using marijuana even if it is [...]

15
Mar
Marijuana is the fastest-growing sector in the U.S. job market
Marijuana is the fastest-growing sector in the U.S. job market

By Sibile Marcellus The fastest-growing industry in the U.S. right now is not tech. It’s [...]

15
Mar
This Is The Best Way To Store Marijuana For The Apocalypse, According To Science
This Is The Best Way To Store Marijuana For The Apocalypse, According To Science

By Kimberly Lawson You may want to rethink how you’re storing your marijuana stash long-term. [...]

14
Mar
Brad Stottlemyer, 65 of Dearborn Heights with his 11-year-old chocolate lab mix Misty in their home on Thursday, March 7, 2019. Misty has bone cancer in her right front bone joint and the Essential CBD pet drops, a marijuana-based product has helped her not limp as much and become more active. The dog is also on medicine in pill form to help with her bone cancer. (Photo: Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press)
Pot for pets: Here’s how vets and others say it can help

An increasing number of pet owners are using cannabis-based products to treat their dogs' ailments.

14
Mar
Soon, Alaskans will be able to smoke up on-site. Eduardo Verdugo/AP/REX/Shutterstock
Alaska Approves On-Site Marijuana Use

The state will begin licensing dispensaries on April 11th, though it will likely take several [...]

14
Mar
How legal pot is reviving a rural Illinois city named for anti-booze crusader
How legal pot is reviving a rural Illinois city named for anti-booze crusader

By Tom Schuba Empty storefronts and shuttered restaurants line the main drag along Locust Street [...]

12
Mar