Science related (Medical) Marijuana Use May Reduce A Woman’s Chance of Getting Pregnant by Sophia Vida January 15, 2021 According to a new study, marijuana use in women who are trying to conceive could reduce their chance of getting pregnant by 40%. The new study, conducted by researchers from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), was pu...
Legal Related Illinois Governor Expunges Almost 500,000 Marijuana Arrest Records by Sophia Vida January 02, 2021 Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker has made a big move this week, expunging nearly a million marijuana arrest records and pardoning thousands more. The governor announced on Thursday that thousands of pardons had been issued for l...
Trends & Articles More Older Adults are Trying Marijuana for the First Time Says Survey by Sophia Vida January 02, 2021 As a medical treatment, more and more older adults are turning to marijuana according to a recent survey. A study by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, published in October 2020 by the Journal...
Legal Related Maine’s Biggest Marijuana Company is Suing to Be Able to do This by Sophia Vida December 25, 2020 Wellness Connection, the largest marijuana company in Maine, is suing to open the state's medical marijuana market to outside companies. According to Wellness Connection, the U.S. Constitution gives nonresidents a right to own ...
Legal Related Washington Could Soon Legalize Marijuana Home Cultivation by Sophia Vida December 23, 2020 The new year will start off with Washington State lawmakers weighing whether or not to allow the state's residents to grow cannabis at home. Earlier this month a bipartisan bill was introduced that would allow adults 21 and ove...
Science related (Medical) Department of Justice Announces $350K Grant to Develop and Distinguinse Hemp and Cannabis by Sophia Vida December 17, 2020 Figuring out the difference between hemp and marijuana isn't easy and in an effort to make it easier on law enforcement, feds are issuing a $350k grant to an agency to help develop a method that can differentiate the two. It wa...
Trends & Articles Rapper T.I. Partners Up With Cannabis Retail Company by Sophia Vida December 15, 2020 Rapper T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, has partnered up with a Georgia-based cannabis retail company. Harris has been an early investor in Harvest Connect, which buys CBD wholesale and is pursuing licenses to grow hem...
Science related (Medical) Smoking Marijuana May Have Long-term Impact on the Voice Says Study by Sophia Vida December 15, 2020 According to a new study that was published in the Journal of Voice, some preliminary evidence shows that smoking cannabis can negatively impact a person's voice. The study, “The Effect of Marijuana on the Voice: A Pilot Stud...
Legal Related Argentina Now Allows Medical Marijuana to be Grown at Home by Sophia Vida November 28, 2020 This month Argentina has authorized people in the country to grow marijuana at their home for medicinal use. This is a big win for marijuana advocates who had fought for years to have medicinal marijuana available for suffering...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds Marijuana Could Treat Gynecological Conditions by Sophia Vida November 13, 2020 Gynecological conditions can be very painful. Just ask most women. There has been growing awareness on how cannabis may be the answer to treating several gynecological conditions including pain. According to a study in the Jour...
