Tag Archives: National News

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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
Mexico Plaza
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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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
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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
GOV. TOM WOLF
Pennsylvania Gov. Calls for Adult-Use Cannabis LegalizationBy

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has formally announced his support for adult-use cannabis legalization and called [...]

26
Sep
Vape Cart Update: Producers release statements, illegal cart ring brought down in Wisconsin

There have been a number of developments this week around the vaping related illnesses and [...]

12
Sep
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Online Cannabis Sales Are About To Flourish With The Rise Of Cannabis Marketplaces

By Joresa Blount Photo: Will revenue for the cannabis market continue to climb? FORBES STOCK  [...]

05
Sep