The final 2018 Farm Bill is expected to be voted on as early as next week. The bill would legalize hemp cultivation and could be a catalyst for explosive growth in a nascent industry that some forecast could top $20 billion by 2022. The long-awaited bill would remove industrial hemp […]
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Vaping Cannabis Is More Powerful Than Smoking It, Study Finds
More people are using cannabis as legalization spreads, and they should know that vaping cannabis can cause hallucinations, vomiting and illness, researchers said. Cannabis inhaled through a vape device (also known as a cartridge) produces a more powerful high — and often with more side effects — than the smoked […]
Prehistoric Viruses Are Most Likely Why Cannabis Has THC and CBD
Humans have been consuming cannabis for millennia, but scientists are still largely in the dark about the devil’s lettuce (not romaine). Thanks to new research, we now have a potential answer to one enduring cannabis mystery: Why does cannabis have the special chemical compounds that affect humans, and other plants […]
South Korea First to Legalize Medical Cannabis in Asia
South Korea looks to became the first country in East Asia to legalize medical cannabis, marking a significant milestone in the global industry and a potential turning point in how the drug is perceived in traditionally conservative societies. The country’s National Assembly approved the Amendment to the Narcotics Control Act […]
Cannabis Has Been Legalized In 10 States And Washington DC
In 2012, Colorado and Washington state became the first states to vote to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes. Since then, eight more states and Washington, DC, have followed — although Vermont and DC, while allowing marijuana possession and growing, have continued to bar sales for recreational purposes. The spread of […]
Cannabis Ballot Measures To Watch In U.S. Midterm Elections
Michigan and North Dakota will vote on recreational cannabis, Utah to vote on medical marijuana that can’t be smoked or eaten California, Colorado and seven other states have legalized recreational marijuana, and there are roughly 30 states that have passed medical cannabis in some form. On Tuesday, more states could […]
A Utah State Senator Tried an Edible Live on Camera to Prove a Point About Cannabis
Jim Dabakis, a Democratic state senator from Utah, tried a weed gummy this weekend. It was his first weed gummy; in fact, he claimed it was the first marijuana he ever ingested. Standing in the parking lot of a Las Vegas dispensary called NuLeaf—recreational marijuana is legal in Nevada—sporting a […]
Canadian Users of Legalized Cannabis Could Face Lifetime Bans From US, Warns Top Trump Border Official
As Canada prepares to legalize cannabis nationwide beginning October 17th, a high-level official in the Trump administration says the United States will now start implementing possible lifetime bans on Canadian citizens who are cannabis users, industry workers, or investors. In an extensive interview with Politico, Todd Owen, the executive assistant […]
Utah Anticipates Legalization of Cannabis With Proposition 2, As Both Sides Agree On Compromise
A special session is on the books so lawmakers can discuss a medical cannabis bill. That was announced amid the what is being called a compromise on Prop 2 between proponents and opponents. Negotiations between Utah legislators and Proposition 2 supporters (including the Utah Patients Coalition, Libertas Institute, Our Revolution, […]
Toronto Police Officers Can’t Use Cannabis Within 28 Days Of Working
Toronto police in Canada unveiled one of the country’s most restrictive policies for cannabis use in law enforcement Tuesday, banning all of its employees from using recreational cannabis within 28 days of reporting for duty. “We have not come to this decision lightly,” said a statement released by the force […]