Tag Archives: National News
What Current Research Tells Us About Cannabis and Autism Spectrum Disorder
By Tina Magrabi About 1 in 59 children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), [...]
Mar
Guns or cannabis? Ohio patients must choose.
By Randy Tucker Guns or cannabis? That’s the choice facing some medical marijuana patients as [...]
Mar
The vast majority of medical marijuana users are using the drug for ‘severe pain’
By Ben Gutierrez On their websites and advertising, many of the dispensaries tout the plant’s [...]
Mar
People in states where marijuana is legal are eating more cookies and ice cream
Researchers look into the price of cannabis-induced cravings
Mar
This ER doctor is about to launch the first marijuana breathalyzer, and it could completely upend how we do drug testing
By Erin Brodwin California startup Hound Labs is getting ready to roll out the world’s [...]
Feb
Federal Legalization of Marijuana Could Be Back on the Table
By Monique Judge Presidential hopeful Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), and Rep. [...]
Feb
The Marijuana Advertising Double Standard Is Stifling Our Industry
It's infuriating that networks ban cannabis ads while raking in billions from Big Pharma to [...]
Feb
It’s not all in your head — there’s a scientific reason why marijuana causes the munchies
Researchers believe THC stimulates a feeding hormone that increases a person's senses of smell and [...]
Feb
Parkinson’s Foundation to Host First Marijuana Conference in Denver
By THOMAS MITCHELL As the recognized uses of medical marijuana expand, more traditional research foundations [...]
Feb
Prescription drug addiction: Could marijuana be the cure?
by Briona Haney REDDING, Calif. — Over the years, more and more people have become aware [...]
Feb
Study Shows That Bees Like Hemp, And That’s Great News For The Environment
By Kyle Jaeger Farmers (and Sen. Mitch McConnell) aren’t the only ones who are excited [...]
Feb
Oregon’s small towns revel in weed tax windfall
A pot shop in Gates pays twice as much in local tax as the whole [...]
Feb
Is it too late for mom-and-pop operators to get into cannabis?
By Kris Krane An oft-told story from the pioneering days in the cannabis industry involves Kayvan Khalatbari and a [...]
Feb
Lawmakers Push FDA To Allow CBD-Infused Food Products
By Tom Angell A bipartisan group of members of Congress is pushing the Trump administration to [...]
Feb
Surprise, Surprise: Polls Show Americans Are Excited About Legal Marijuana
Polls show that support for pot is higher than ever — now it’s up to [...]
Feb