Tag Archives: Legal

Hound Labs has developed a breathalyzer the company says can pick up THC within two-to-three hours after a user consumes it. (Photo courtesy Hound Labs)
A marijuana breathalyzer is in the works. But will it stop weed DUIs?

By Amanda Hoover There are several reasons people oppose marijuana legalization, but perhaps chief among [...]

12
Nov
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CDC identifies ‘strong culprit’ in vaping-related lung illnesses

By ASSOCIATEDPRESS U.S. health officials announced a breakthrough Friday into the cause of a mysterious outbreak [...]

08
Nov
More older people are reaching for cannabis, but they face barriers in accessing it. Johnce / Getty
The number of people over age 65 using marijuana is increasing faster than any other age group, but they think doctors need to catch up

•More and more older people are using cannabis to soothe the pains, diseases, and mental [...]

04
Nov
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White House Signs Off On Proposed Hemp Rules From USDA

By Kyle Jaeger The White House approved plans to regulate hemp and its derivatives on [...]

28
Oct
Happy Croptober!

By Isabella Cook The month of October is a special time in the cannabis community, [...]

28
Oct
A judge has put a stay on Oregon’s ban of flavored vaping products containing nicotine. But the ban remains in place for cannabis products. Kristian Foden-Vencil/OPB
Oregon’s Cannabis Retailers Pull Product In Observance Of Flavored Vape Ban

by Kristian Foden-Vencil Confusion over Oregon’s new flavored vape ban does not seem to have [...]

25
Oct
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Mexico Legalization Plan Unveiled, Vote Expected Soon

Mexican lawmakers are poised to pass adult-use legalization legislation as early as this week; an [...]

22
Oct
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Banning legitimate vaping is ‘absolute madness’

By Anthony L. Fisher, Business Insider US All panics begin with a rational fear that [...]

21
Oct
Former FDA head Scott Gottlieb called for legalization to solve the vape crisis, but Wall Street Journal editors blamed legalization for causing the crisis—over Gottlieb's own story. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
How mainstream media botched the vape lung story

In 1989, a mysterious figure known as Dr. Lunglife sent High Times a set of [...]

17
Oct
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Smoking Hemp Is a Growing Cannabis Trend. But What Does It Actually Do?

It’s still cannabis, only bred for fiber rather than the resin that gets you high.

16
Oct
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Can I Use Marijuana to Treat My Cold or Flu?

When it comes to cannabis for cold season, edibles are the best way to ease [...]

15
Oct
Vaping in Oregon: The Flavored Products Ban is Just the Beginning

By Vince Sliwoski, Attorney at Harris Bricken On Friday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown issued Executive [...]

08
Oct
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FBI: Cannabis arrests on the rise for 3rd year running

By Janet Burns The number of US cannabis arrests continued to climb last year, new [...]

07
Oct
Leafly's investigation tracked a contaminated global supply chain for illicit market THC vape cartridges. (HighGradeRoots/iStock)
Journey of a tainted vape cartridge: from China’s labs to your lungs

By David Downs, Dave Howard, and Bruce Barcott Jon Doneson started feeling ill on a [...]

07
Oct
Fabian Castillo lies in a hospital ICU last month when he was suffering from severe lung damage linked to his use of a bootleg marijuana vape.salazar383412 / Instagram
Tests show bootleg marijuana vapes tainted with hydrogen cyanide

NBC News commissioned laboratory tests of knock-off marijuana vapes that found a pesticide linked to [...]

03
Oct