Tag Archives: Marijuana

Proponents of decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana say fewer tax dollars will be spent housing people in county jails for nonviolent crimes. Callie Richmond for The Texas Tribune
No, experts don’t consider marijuana a gateway drug. That, and five more fact checks from the Texas Legislature on weed.

It’s unlikely Texas will become the next Colorado or California anytime soon. But when it [...]

10
Apr
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Legal marijuana workers blast U.S. citizenship denials over work

By Associated Press U.S. immigration authorities blocked two immigrants’ applications for citizenship because of their [...]

05
Apr
An early 1860s German pharmaceutical manual featuring cannabis at "Through the Rx Bottle," a history of medicinal cannabis at the Lloyd Library and Museum. (Photo: Ryan Terhune / The Enquirer)
The history of cannabis as medicine? That’s tucked away in the stacks of a prestigious collection in Cincinnati

By Carol Motsinger More than 360 years. That’s the time difference between the first book [...]

05
Apr
Spring Tips: How to Prep Your Home Garden to Grow Cannabis
Spring Tips: How to Prep Your Home Garden to Grow Cannabis

For home cannabis growers, springtime means laying the groundwork — literally — for a successful [...]

30
Mar
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The EPA Is Funding Research On Using Hemp As A Sustainable Alternative To Concrete

By Kyle Jaeger The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is funding a research project looking into [...]

30
Mar
CVS to Sell Cannabis-Based Products, but Only in These Key States
CVS to Sell Cannabis-Based Products, but Only in These Key States

The market for CBD oil is projected to reach $1 billion by 2020, and the [...]

28
Mar
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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