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Outdated Cannabis Regulations Are Holding Back COVID-19 Research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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Democrats have a new plan to legalize marijuana federally
On Wednesday, Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a discussion draft of legislation that proposes sweeping reform to marijuana policy in the US. The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act would decriminalize marijuana federally, expunge federal non-violent cannabis convictions (and encourage states to do the same), and create “new grant programs to fund nonprofits that provide services to those adversely impacted by the War on Drugs.”
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Schumer To Unveil Federal Marijuana Legalization Bill On Wednesday
The leader of the U.S. Senate and colleagues will be releasing a discussion draft of a long-awaited bill to federally legalize cannabis on Wednesday, Marijuana Moment has learned.
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More Women Are Using Marijuana During Pregnancy
Younger moms are turning to cannabis to ease the symptoms of pregnancy, a new study finds. A research letter published in scientific journal JAMA on Dec. 26
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English police hunting cannabis farm instead uncover cryptocurrency mine
Officers raid a property near Birmingham suspected of housing a cannabis farm, but find 100 computer units running Bitcoin mining and stealing electricity.
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Chinese dreams on Native American land: A tale of cannabis boom and bust
How the pandemic cannabis boom led to chaos on the Navajo Nation, pitting two minorities against each other.
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Smokable Plants You Can Grow That Aren’t Marijuana Part 2
If you’ve started a garden over the past year, you may have fed your family with the produce you’ve grown. But have you smoked any of it?
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50 years ago, scientists claimed marijuana threatened teens’ mental health
In the 1970s, scientists linked pot use to mental health woes in teens. Such concerns have helped keep the drug illegal for teens for 50 years.
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The Best Gadgets to 420 Blaze It
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New Mexico becomes 16th state to legalize marijuana, a rebuttal to America's 'failed war on drugs'
Gov. Michelle Lujan-Grisham signed legislation on Monday that legalizes recreational cannabis and erases many past criminal convictions.
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Jay-Z Applauds New York's Marijuana Legalization: 'Long Overdue'
“I’ve seen firsthand the harm inflicted for generations against black and minority communities by the war on drugs right here in New York,” rapper says
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New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is poised to join a growing number of states that have legalized marijuana after state lawmakers reached a deal to allow sales of the drug for recreational use....
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Twins study finds no evidence that marijuana lowers IQ in teens
Lower intelligence scores likely due to genes and environment
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