Cannabis Poll Affirms, Again, Most Ohioans Plan to Vote ‘Yes’ on November’s Rec Weed Measure by Sophia Vida October 02, 2023 A poll commissioned by the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CRMLA)—the campaign supporting the ballot initiative—and conducted by FM3 Research surveyed likely November voters in mid-August, specifically asking abo...
Cannabis Florida Sheriff’s Office Stops Using Cocaine Test Kit Due to Concerns of False Positive Results by Sophia Vida October 02, 2023 The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has stopped using a particular brand of cocaine field testing kits after more than a decade due to an investigation by one of their detectives which revealed the kits potentially give false posi...
Cannabis Georgia Department of Health Reports Discovery of Inflated Cannabis Patient Number by Sophia Vida October 02, 2023 The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) announced on Sept. 27 that its previously recorded data regarding the number of medical cannabis patients is actually less than expected. The state found “anomalies” that inflat...
Cannabis Psilocybin-Based Drug Candidate Gains Patent by Sophia Vida October 02, 2023 Ahead of the competition, drug developers are locking in patents while the psychedelic renaissance takes the medical community by storm. Enveric Biosciences, a biotechnology company focusing on the development of novel drugs pr...
Cannabis From the Archives: A Lifetime Supply of Peyote Magic (1977) by Sophia Vida October 01, 2023 By J. F. Burke Most of my life it’s been boo, booze and blow. I didn’t get into trips until I was 42, in 1957, when a friend of mine in Santa Fe introduced me to peyote. A Taos Indian had given a dozen peyote buttons to eac...
Cannabis Leafing Through the Lore by Sophia Vida September 30, 2023 The sheer amount of work that goes into publishing a book, from the challenges that arise during research to the technicalities behind photography, is often overlooked. This is especially evident for books about cannabis and canna...
Cannabis Two Amendments Relating to Cannabis, Psychedelic Research Added to Defense Bill by Sophia Vida September 29, 2023 The House Rules Committee recently cleared two cannabis and psychedelic-related amendments on Sept. 23 to be discussed on the floor. Days later on Sept. 27, the House approved the two amendments—Amendment No. 48 and Amendment No...
Cannabis Dropping Acid Doesn’t Mean You’re Psychedelic by Sophia Vida September 29, 2023 I was in Goa—the hippie headquarters of the world, where the jungles come to life with all night psytrance parties, where the shores of the Arabian Sea are dotted with with drum circles and beachside acro-yoga, where travelers c...
Cannabis Heavy Cannabis Use Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Problems in Canadian Study by Sophia Vida September 29, 2023 A new research report has found that individuals diagnosed with “cannabis use disorder” have a roughly 60% higher chance of experiencing certain heart problems than adults of the same age and gender without the same diagnosis....
Cannabis Ukrainian Immigrants Open Dispensary in West Virginia by Sophia Vida September 29, 2023 Ukrainian immigrants looking for a better future are turning to opportunities in medical cannabis in multiple states. The Herald-Dispatch reports that a pair of Ukrainian immigrants are owners of a new dispensary opening up in ...