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Medical Marijuana and 'The Entourage Effect'
Marijuana may offer its most profound benefit as a whole plant, if we let the entourage effect flower, as Mechoulam suggested more than a decade ago.
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Google Hangout Tonight 8pm EDT on Sanjay Gupta's "Weed 2" and Epilepsy
Americans for Safe Access (ASA) will host a Google Hangout today, March 12th at 8pm EDT, featuring AHP director Roy Upton, ASA scientific advisory board member Dr. Sunil Aggarwal and others.
DC Marijuana Legalization Initiative Approved for Signature-Gathering
The District of Columbia announced it had approved a marijuana legalization initiative for signature-gathering. The capital could free the weed in November.
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The California Drought: Interview With Chris Van Hook
Leaf's editors interviewed Chris Van Hook for perspective on the drought in northern California, and how cannabis farmers can adapt to challenging times.
CannabusinessLink
Cannabusiness: Marijuana's First Billionaire, Bart Mackay, Isn't Really
Bart Mackay is technically pot's first billionaire, as a result of his ~$1.8 billion worth of CannaVest holdings. However, he doesn't see it that way since
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Marijuana Use on the Rise Among Aging Baby Boomers
The most recent data show that marijuana use has increased among baby boomers over the age of 50 in the past decade.
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Spending Minimal So Far for August Alaska Marijuana Initiative
The upcoming August 19 ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana under Alaska state law has seen little early campaign spending by advocates and none by opponents.
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Colorado Collects $2M in Recreational Pot Taxes for January
Colorado made roughly $2 million in recreational marijuana taxes, based on $14.02 million in sales, for the month of January, state revenue officials...
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How Much the War on Drugs Impacts Our Overcrowded Prisons
America's prisons are dangerously overcrowded, and the war on drugs is to blame. Over 50 percent of inmates in federal prison are there for drug offenses.
Bad Medical Bill Progresses in Michigan
In Michigan on Tuesday, Sen. Rick Jones’s SB 783 passed the Senate with a vote of 31 to 7. This bill, which is now pending in the House Judiciary Committee
Cannabis FactsLink
Study Explains Why Marijuana Makes Some Paranoid
Medical research published March 5 in the journal Neuron is the first to confirm that cannabinoid receptors are indeed present in the part of the brain that regulates anxiety and fear: the amygdala. Paranoid
Limited Georgia Medical Marijuana Bill Passes House
In a landslide vote of 171-4 Monday, the Georgia House of Representatives passed “Haleigh’s Hope Act,” sponsored by Rep. Allen Peake and over 90 others to legalize medical cannabis.
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Legalization Study: Street Dealers Will Be Unemployed
According to a recent legalization study via online poll conducted by Medical Marijuana Business Daily, 61 percent of Colorado stoners prefer to buy weed
New Hampshire House Approves Bill That Provides Legal Access To Medical Marijuana
The New Hampshire House of Representatives approved HB 1622 last Thursday, which would allow licensed patients to cultivate up to two mature marijuana plants until an alternative treatment center opens near their residence
Patients Ought To Be Skeptical Of Proposed CBD-Only Legislation — Here’s Why
Lawmakers in several states have moved forward with legislative proposals to permit cannabis possessing high quantities of CBD (cannabidiol), but otherwise maintaining criminal prohibitions on the whole plant.
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Piece of the Week | Toro, Salt, Micah Evans, Snic Barnes and Zach Puchowitz Collab
This collab between Toro, Salt, Micah Evans, Snic Barnes and Zach Puchowitz is definitely something to behold.
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Bill Filed to Allow Medical Marijuana in SC
Rep. Todd Rutherford (D-Columbia) filed Thursday what he's called the "Put Patients First Act", to allow the use of medical marijuana in South Carolina...
Legal Pot’s Cash Conundrum
The rollout of Colorado’s legal pot system was a great success, except for stores with large amounts of cash because the banks won’t take it.