Tag Archives: Legal

Cannabis Wafer Tablets for medical purposes from the Rangsit University laboratory seen being display at Rangsit University in Pathum Thani Province, north of Bangkok. Photo by Guillaume Payen/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
The data is clear: legalized marijuana lowers opioid abuse and death rates

A new study analyzes over 1.5 billion opioid prescriptions over eight years.

18
Dec
Cannabis Wafer Tablets for medical purposes from the Rangsit University laboratory seen being display at Rangsit University in Pathum Thani Province, north of Bangkok. Photo by Guillaume Payen/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
House-Passed Marijuana Amendments Stripped From Congressional Spending Bills

By Kyle Jaeger House Democrats failed to get a number of marijuana-related provisions attached to [...]

18
Dec
Cannabis has amazing potential but the industry needs to be able to do more research. SHUTTERSTOCK
To Unlock the Potential of Cannabis, The Industry Needs More Research

By Kevin Murphy A recent spate of vaping-related lung illnesses has lawmakers and health officials calling for more testing of legal cannabis products. But because cannabis is [...]

18
Dec
State marijuana reforms could spark tens of millions of dollars in business opportunities
Cannabis is a booming industry that is seeing stigma fade

By: Jason Dinant MJ BizCon, the annual marijuana business convention, is happening now in Las [...]

13
Dec
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MLB Officially Removes Marijuana From Banned Substances List For Baseball Players

By Kyle Jaeger Major League Baseball (MLB) and the MLB players union announced on Thursday [...]

13
Dec
Photo Source: Major League Baseball is considering removing cannabis from the banned substance list for minor league players while implementing an opioid testing program in both the minor and major leagues, according to a CBS Sports report. The proposal was first reported by The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. According to the report, players on the 40-man roster are not tested for cannabis but non-40-man roster minor league players are, and 13 players were suspended last season for cannabis use. Rosenthal says major league players “have not been subject to testing for marijuana.” The opioid testing proposal comes more than five months after the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs who had two different types of opioids in his system at the time of his death. Players who fail an opioid test would be referred to treatment rather than suspended. Under the current rules, non-40-man roster minor leaguers are suspended 25 games for their first positive test for a “drug of abuse” – which includes cannabis – 50 games for a second positive test, 100 games for a third positive test. A fourth positive test bans a player for life. To date, no minor leaguer has been banned for life for cannabis use, although former Brewers relief pitcher Jeremy Jeffress was suspended three times for cannabis use. Jeffress was released by the Brewers on September 3 after an injury-shortened campaign.
MLB Considers Not Testing Minor Leaguers for Cannabis

The MLB may remove cannabis from its banned substances list for minor league players; major [...]

11
Dec
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Study Shows Cannabis Use Does Not Affect Next-Day Driving

A recent study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto has debunked [...]

11
Dec
Biotech Institute lists no executive officers and has no corporate home office. So... WTF is it? (Gillian Levine for Leafly)
This company filed the first cannabis DNA patent—and nobody knows who they are

By David Bienenstock The world first learned about Biotech Institute LLC two years ago in an [...]

09
Dec
U.S. Virgin Islands Considering Cannabis Legalization

Gov. Albert Bryan of the U.S. Virgin Islands is considering adult-use cannabis legalization as a [...]

04
Dec
West Coast Cities Have More Cannabis Users Than Cigarette Smokers

According to polling data from the major metro areas of Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco, [...]

04
Dec
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Holiday Gift Guide 2019: The Top Cannabis Books To Exchange on Christmas Eve (Jólabókaflóð)

By Sara Brittany Somerset Holiday Gift Guide 2019: The Top Cannabis Books To Exchange on [...]

03
Dec
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Michigan, Illinois set to usher in recreational pot sales

DAVID EGGERT and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — James Daly is [...]

02
Dec
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Problematic Marijuana Use Is Declining Among People Who Consume Every Day, Study Finds

By Kimberly Lawson Contrary to the expectations of public health experts, the rate of frequent [...]

21
Nov
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Marijuana Use Tied To Lower Rates Of Depression And Suicidal Ideation Among PTSD Patients

By Kyle Jaeger People suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who consume marijuana experience significantly [...]

21
Nov
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U.S. Lawmakers To Vote On MORE Act To End Federal Cannabis Prohibition

By Sara Brittany Somerset Washington, D.C. – The Executive Director of the National Organization to [...]

19
Nov