Legal Related The United Nations Launches In-Depth Review of Marijuana’s Status Under International Law by Sophia Vida August 14, 2018 The United Nations is launching an in-dept review of whether marijuana is properly classified under international law. This is the first time the UN has made such a move and follows the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) an...
Trends & Articles Many Dispensaries in Pennsylvania Are Now Selling This by Sophia Vida August 01, 2018 Dry leaf marijuana was set to go on sale at many dispensaries in Pennsylvania this week. Sixteen medical marijuana dispensaries in the state were expected to start selling dry leaf variety on Wednesday. The dry leaf would ha...
Science related (Medical) Cannabis Oil With A Little THC May Help Children With Seizures by Sophia Vida August 01, 2018 According to researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children, cannabis oil with a little THC may help children who have severe epilepsy. The Canadian study used experimental oil on 20 children who have Dravet Syndrome, a form of ...
Trends & Articles Democratic Congressman Says Marijuana is a Gateway Drug by Sophia Vida August 01, 2018 While many marijuana advocates disagree on the drug being a gateway drug, one congressman feels otherwise. Democratic congressman Elijah Cummings said during an appearance on C-SPAN recently, "We know that marijuana has been kn...
Science related (Medical) Study Reveals that Medical Marijuana has Reduced Prescriptions for Opioids by Sophia Vida July 13, 2018 A new study has revealed that medical marijuana legislation has lowered the use rate of opioids. Researchers from the University of California San Diego and Weill Cornell Medical College, wrote in the journal Addiction stated, ...
Legal Related Orlando Attorney Wants Recreational Marijuana on Florida Ballot by Sophia Vida June 27, 2018 If attorney John Morgan gets his way, recreational marijuana will be on the ballot in 2020 in the state of Florida. Morgan, a long time Democratic fundraiser, is also focused on getting a $15 minimum wage measure on the 2020 ba...
Trends & Articles Almost 9% of Marijuana Users Will Become Dependent on the Drug by Sophia Vida June 26, 2018 According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, almost 9% of marijuana users will become dependent on the drug. This number increases to roughly 17% in those individuals who started using the drug in their teenage years. ...
Trends & Articles This is Why Michigan Spells Marijuana With an H by Sophia Vida June 12, 2018 While most people are familiar with reading marijuana with a "j", there is one state that spells it with an "h." Michigan uses the more antiquated spelling of the drug. It is the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 to thank for the st...
Legal Related VA Doctors are Blocked Again from Recommending Marijuana by Sophia Vida June 08, 2018 It's been two years in a row now that a House committee has blocked lawmakers from voting on a measure that could have allowed Department of Veterans Affairs doctors to recommend medical marijuana to patients in states where it is...
Trends & Articles Kiss Member Gene Simmons Has No Problem Now with Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida May 22, 2018 Gene Simmons, the bassist for KISS, was not always okay with marijuana. This has changed however. It was in March that Simmons became the "chief evangelist officer" of a Canadian medical marijuana company called Invictus MD St...