Legal Related This is Bernie Sander’s Marijuana Legislation Plan by Sofia Vida August 14, 2019 Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has been pretty vocal about where he stands on marijuana legislation. Sanders, who is the Senator of Vermont, has for years supported the legislation of marijuana. He has also laid out a s...
Trends & Articles Bloods Gang Member had Second Highest Level of Marijuana When Killing 5 People by Sofia Vida August 08, 2019 It was Valentine's Day 2018 when a Bloods gang member slammed into a family's car on a New York highway and killed five people. According to one medical examiner, Jamel Turner, had the second-highest level of marijuana ever wit...
Science related (Medical) First FDA Approved Marijuana-Derived Epilepsy Drug Sees Stellar Sales by Sofia Vida August 07, 2019 Gw Pharmaceuticals is the company behind Epidiolex, the first FDA approved epilepsy drug that is cannabis derived. The company announced on Tuesday that sales of the drug had more than doubled compared to the previous quarter. ...
Legal Related Things Got Feisty Over Marijuana at the Democratic Debate by Sofia Vida August 01, 2019 Rep. Tulsi Gabbard took a swing at Sen. Kamala Harris on Wednesday in the Democratic debate in Detroit. Gabbard had many concerns about Harris that included the topic of marijuana. “Sen. Harris says she’s proud of her re...
Spotlight Stock The FDA Warns Curaleaf for CBD Claims by Sofia Vida July 25, 2019 Shares of marijuana stocks were lower on Tuesday after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to Curaleaf Holdings for claiming that CBD-based products could treat a range of serious diseases. The letter...
Trends & Articles Kathryn Dennis of Southern Charm Calls Marijuana-Infused Dinner on Show a ‘Slap in the Face’ by Sofia Vida July 25, 2019 Southern Charm's Kathryn Dennis is no stranger to the use of marijuana. It was in 2016 that she lost full custody of her children and went into rehab after testing positive for the drug. During an episode of Southern Charm this...
Trends & Articles Study Says Parents Who Use Marijuana and Alcohol Are at Higher Risk of Physical Abuse at Home by Sofia Vida July 19, 2019 A new study has found that over 90% of parents who have used marijuana over the last year have also reported using alcohol. Parents who have used marijuana and alcohol in the last year had some of the biggest risks for physical...
Legal Related North Carolina House Committee Votes to Classify Smokable Hemp as Classified Substance by Sofia Vida July 18, 2019 It was on Wednesday that a House committee in North Carolina voted to classify smokable hemp as a controlled substance. Two House committees had debated on smokable hemp this week. The Finance committee considered the annual Fa...
Spotlight Stock CannTrust Holdings Halts All Marijuana Sales and Shipments by Sofia Vida July 16, 2019 Shares of CannTrust Holdings were on a downturn after the company said this past Friday that it has halted all cannabis sales and shipments while Health Canada reviews its processing plant in Vaughan, Ontario. The halt voluntar...
Legal Related Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg Wants to Legalize Marijuana by Sofia Vida July 12, 2019 There has been a common theme with many presidential hopefuls and that is that they are on board to legalize marijuana. This includes presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg. Buttigieg's campaign has released a plan to “dismant...
