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Tweet For decades, cannabis research has been criminally negligent, due to backward, fear-based, repressive prohibitionist beliefs. There’s a school of thought which believes this may be due in part to Big Pharmaceutical not wanting the public to have a more comprehensive understanding of a plant that you can grow yourself and might be able replace […]
On the 19 licence-holders getting priority for applications, Stewart was likely referring to licences for dispensaries and compassion clubs held under the city’s pre-legalization licensing regime, which was adopted in June, 2015, in a bid to stem the proliferation of medical dispensaries. Some Vancouver dispensaries, however, continued to operate without a licence in the years […]
Legislators put the cannabis into Canada last week, as the nation became the first major world economy to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Now, as the barriers come crashing down across North America on the sale of what was once reviled as “Reefer Madness”, it’s fascinating to watch how retailers are responding. A whole new crop […]
Despite the legalization of marijuana on October 17, the long-term effects of smoked cannabis on lung health are unknown and more research is needed, argue authors in a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). “Whereas many view marijuana as a relatively safe drug, and the numerous health benefits and safety of marijuana, especially when […]
Canada’s legalization of pot this week isn’t just a boon to formerly closeted stoners—Canadian scientists are also stoked about easier access and better funding to the devil’s lettuce, kickstarting a new wave of cannabis research. Research on cannabis has been going on in Canada for years. Several Canadian post-secondary schools already offer classes and degrees […]
Jonathan Page has been around cannabis all his life. Growing up on Canada’s Vancouver Island in the 1970s, he was surrounded by hippie beachcombers and dope smokers. So after earning a PhD in plant biology and phytochemistry, he felt completely at ease working with the plant Cannabis sativa as a postdoc in Germany in the […]
Researchers and clinicians have long warned women not to use marijuana while they are pregnant or nursing. They agree that infants’ exposure to tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, demonstrably changes their brain development. But their studies are limited. Legally, child protective services would have to step in if a child tests positive for the drug—a challenge for […]
CLOSE Traffic accidents are on the rise…specifically in states that have legalized recreational marijuana, according to a new study. Veuer’s Sam Berman has the full story. Buzz60 A tipped over jar of dried cannabis lying atop a small pile of cash.(Photo: Getty Images) Car crashes were up as much as 6 percent in states where […]
Posted by Laura Drotleff|October 18, 2018 Executives from The Flowr Corporation, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company and Hawthorne Gardening were joined by elected officials at the ground breaking for the companies’ cannabis research and development facility in Kelowna, British Columbia. Left to Right: Mr. Steve Thomson, Member of the Legislative Assembly, Kelowna-Mission; Tom Flow, Co-Founder President, […]
Northern California U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman joined a bipartisan group of 12 other legislators in signing a letter sent seeking to allow more American-grown cannabis to be used for research. This comes on the heels of the Drug Enforcement Agency approving the import of cannabis from Canada for research. “Cannabis offers breakthrough possibilities to help […]
New York City, NY – Oct. 17, 2018 – PRESS RELEASE – Acreage Holdings, one of the United States’ largest vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operators, announced as part of its pending Canadian public transaction that former Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney, will be offered a seat on the Board of Directors upon the close […]
A worker harvests cannabis near Nazareth, Israel. Although the drug is illegal, it has been permitted for medical use since the early 1990s.Credit: Amir Cohen/Reuters Canada has just become the second country in the world, after Uruguay, to legalize cannabis for all uses — a move that has prompted a flood of funding for basic […]
A worker harvests cannabis near Nazareth, Israel. Although the drug is illegal, it has been permitted for medical use since the early 1990s.Credit: Amir Cohen/Reuters Canada has just become the second country in the world, after Uruguay, to legalize cannabis for all uses — a move that has prompted a flood of funding for basic […]
A worker harvests cannabis near Nazareth, Israel. Although the drug is illegal, it has been permitted for medical use since the early 1990s.Credit: Amir Cohen/Reuters Canada has just become the second country in the world, after Uruguay, to legalize cannabis for all uses — a move that has prompted a flood of funding for basic […]