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Biden Finally Grants Relief To People With Federal Marijuana And Drug Convictions After More Than A Year In Office
After more than a year in office, President Joe Biden on Tuesday granted clemency to dozens of people with non-violent federal drug convictions on their records. The president commuted the sentences of 75 individuals who were previously released to home confinement amid the coronavirus pandemic. This marks the first clemency action from Biden—a move that advocates and lawmakers have long awaited and that the administration has repeatedly been pressed on.
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Legalizing marijuana lowers demand for prescription drugs, study finds
Story at a glance Cornell University researchers analyzed data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in all 50 states from 2011 to 2019. They found a decline in the volume of pre…
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Seth Rogen on his pot business: ‘most people can incorporate weed into their lives’
Seth Rogen is known for being an actor, a writer, a producer and also a lover of cannabis. So much so that, with friends and investors including Evan Goldberg and Mikey Mohr, he started a company in 2019 called Houseplant, which not only distributes cannabis products through retailers in California, but also sells custom- made cannabis home goods accessories, from ashtrays to table lighters, with some of the items designed by Rogen himself.
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The House passed it, Americans want it: Why is legal weed still a long shot?
Don't get your hopes up.
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Does Cannabis Cause Schizophrenia?
Recent studies indicate that the answer depends on three critical factors.
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Our outdated marijuana laws put Americans in danger. It's past time for federal cannabis reforms.
The simple truth is that continued federal cannabis prohibition is neither tenable nor the will of the American electorate.
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Driving While Baked? Inside the High-Tech Quest to Find Out
There is no scientific way to tell if you’re stoned behind the wheel. That’s a problem for police—and you. One company is aiming to fix that.
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Mississippi becomes the 37th state to legalize medical marijuana
Mississippi voters approved a medical marijuana initiative in November 2020 but the state Supreme Court invalidated it six months later, ruling the measure was not put properly on the ballot.
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CBD enhances verbal episodic memory — potentially counteracting the memory impairments associated with THC
Cannabidiol (CBD) may be able to counteract the adverse effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on memory, according to findings published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research. Participants who vaped CBD showed improved verbal episodic memory compared to those who vaped a placebo e-liquid.
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Thailand first in Asia to move to decriminalize marijuana
Thailand has become the first country in Asia to approve the de facto decriminalization of marijuana
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First year of legal recreational cannabis brings in $1 billion revenue, surpassing projections
Saturday will mark one year since recreational marijuana sales were legalized in Arizona, bringing in more than $1 billion in total revenue.
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Thailand to axe jail terms and fines as it decriminalise marijuana
Thailand plans to decriminalise marijuana, moving a step closer to clearing its use for recreation, after becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise medical cannabis and its use in food and cosmetics.
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Outdated Cannabis Regulations Are Holding Back COVID-19 Research
We should be exploring all avenues of possible treatment and prevention for COVID-19, but patchwork laws and federal prohibition put up roadblocks.
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These European Countries Could Legalize Cannabis In 2022
Which European country will legalize cannabis in 2022? The short answer to this question doesn't exist. Although the European continent represents a tempting market for international companies and stakeholders interested in recreational cannabis, its legal framework is widely fragmented, and finding a satisfying answer is challenging.
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THC in blood and saliva are poor measures of cannabis impairment
Are roadside drug tests for THC in cannabis reliable indicators of driving impairment? New research from the University of Sydney Lambert Initiative suggests not.
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CBD isolate may reduce symptoms and progression of Parkinson’s disease – study
Exploratory research using an accepted, yet experimental, model of Parkinson’s disease found that CBD isolate may improve the symptoms associated with the condition. It also discovered it is potentially neuroprotective which could decrease disease progression. CBD isolate from cannabis Sativa L aerial parts, Bod MediCabilis™100 CBD Isolate, was given to animal test subjects for 28 days.
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Top Reasons Why People Smoke Marijuana
Research findings from four studies on marijuana use are discussed.
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Greener pastures: Marijuana jobs are becoming a refuge for retail and restaurant workers
An estimated 321,000 Americans now work in the industry, a 40 percent increase from last year, making legal cannabis one of the country’s fastest growing sectors.
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WADA to review cannabis ban for athletes
An advisory group to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will review whether cannabis should remain a banned substance, a move that comes after American athletics star Sha'Carri Richardson missed the Tokyo Games after testing positive for it.
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Surgeon general: No 'value' to locking people up over marijuana use
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Sunday said he does not think there is “value” to incarcerating people for marijuana use, as the Senate considers a bill to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level.
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