OHIO HEALTHCARE NETWORKS PROHIBIT DOCTORS FROM PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA
When you take a good, long look at the marijuana debate in our country, you may begin to notice that Ohio is smack in the middle of a firestorm. While medical-grade cannabis was officially legalized in September 2016, the Buckeye State has still faced a number of delays and confrontations as it has attempted to […]
CHICAGO-VANCOUVER COMPANY BUYS BIGGEST MARIJUANA DISTRIBUTOR IN LAS VEGAS
If you have been keeping up with marijuana news over the past couple of months, you are probably aware of what a great impact Nevada has left on the growing cannabis industry. In fact, according to one group, the Sagebrush State brought in approximately $1 billion in its first year of sales (pretty impressive, when […]
HOW THE ISLAND NATION OF VANUATU HOPES TO USE CANNABIS TO TREAT DIABETES
When it comes to the global effort to legalize marijuana, countries like Australia, Canada, Spain, and the United States might come to mind, but did you know that a tiny island nation recently joined the fight? Nestled off the east coast of Australia, the Island Nation of Vanuatu legalized medical-grade cannabis and has already initiated […]
MARIJUANA LOUNGES WILL OPEN ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP IN 2019
After being elected to the Clark County Commission early in November, Tick Segerblom (Nevada legislator and legislation leader) has made a swift transition from state to local government and intends to bring about major changes for marijuana legalization in the Silver State. Last week, Segerblom led a seven-member team (in San Francisco, CA), including five […]
MICHELLE OBAMA TALKS ABOUT SMOKING MARIJUANA IN HER UPCOMING BOOK
With all the craziness that has taken place with marijuana in our country, you will probably not be surprised that marijuana discussions have been taking place in the White House. Approximately ten years after her husband released his memoirs Dreams of My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, former first lady Michelle Obama has […]
THREE CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ARRESTED FOR MARIJUANA SMUGGLING IN BOSTON AIRPORT
Over the past couple of years, Massachusetts has made a name for itself in the continuously developing marijuana industry, mostly thanks to the acceptance of the little green plant along the East Coast. However, in spire of the Bay State’s recent success and the popularity of the herb overall, problems are still bound to arise […]
HOW MARIJUANA IS USED TO ALLEVIATE HIV/AIDS
When you look at the long lineup of debilitating illnesses that affect people around the world, you will not find a more debilitating and terrible affliction than HIV/AIDS. A double-edged sword of the worst kind, HIV and AIDS are a chain-linked duo that wreaks havoc on the immune system and breaks a person mentally and […]
WILL CBD BE LEGAL AFTER THE 2018 FARM BILL IS APROVED?
Sometime this week, President Donald Trump will be signing the 2018 Farm Bill, hereby legalizing the hemp plant (a variety of marijuana that does not make you high), but that leaves one very important question rattling in the minds of cannabis lovers: will CBD be legal too? Over the course of several years, medical professionals […]
CONSIDERING IF CBD CAN CALM ESSENTIAL TREMORS
Despite its less than honorable reputation (in the past), the little green plant called marijuana has ascended from an infamous drug to a potentially life-saving medicine in decades. Since the first recorded cancer-alleviation experiment in 1975 to the full-scale fight for a suppressant for AIDS, multiple groups of scientists have studied this fragrant herb in […]
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RECREATIONAL AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Back in 2012, Colorado officially became the 1st U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana, but, long before this time, the little green plant was permitted for medical use by individuals who met the criteria for specific medical conditions and problems. However, as more states follows in the metaphorical footsteps of Colorado and its companion Washington, […]
