Former convicts in Colorado are now offered the opportunity to get their past criminal records wiped from the books, which is a small recognition from elected officials that some of the first states in the nation to legalize recreational cannabis now have some revisions to make. Read More
Among women who enjoy marijuana, there’s no shortage of anecdotal evidence that adding a bit of cannabis can bring a thrill to the bedroom, and in states where the drug is legal, marketers have capitalized on that claim. THC-infused lubricants promise increased arousal and better orgasms, and some sexual health advocates have built entire careers […]Read More
Here’s the problem. Anyone who drives a vehicle on our roads wants to feel safe from impaired drivers. It’s dangerous enough out there without worrying about intoxicated motorists. Nobody would argue with that.Read More
New research has found bias and bad methodology behind many studies that allegedly prove cannabis workplace impairment can be dangerous. Workplace drug testing has come under fire in the last few years as more states legalize cannabis. Blood tests, which claim to help employers find the best people, have instead become a way to eliminate […]Read More
More than 50 sports teams in major league baseball, basketball, hockey and football now play in states where cannabis is legal recreationally, and at least that many more are in places where it is legal for medical purposes. That’s more than 80 percent of all professional athletes. It’s now easier to name the states where […]Read More
States with active medical marijuana laws saw certain opioid prescription rates drop nearly 20 percent compared to prohibition states, a first-of-its-kind study out of Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center has found. Authors said the findings underscore the importance of providing patients with pain management alternatives, such as cannabis, in efforts to reduce opioid use. Drug […]Read More
CBD products are now available in grocery stores and health emporiums even in U.S. states without medical cannabis laws. So, as the novel coronavirus upends the country, it’s no real surprise that there are hucksters peddling cannabidiol as a “cure” for COVID-19. “CBD is Way Better Than Shooting Up Lysol,” a meme on former NFL […]Read More
Legalization advocates have long argued that marijuana represents a potentially effective treatment option for chronic pain and could serve as an alternative to opioid-based painkillers—and according to a new scientific meta-analysis, they may be onto something. Analyzing nine published studies on the subject, a team of graduate students at the University of Arizona’s College of […]Read More
Researchers are calling for formal clinical trials into the efficacy of marijuana for treating opioid use disorder after a newly published study found that cannabis may ease many common symptoms of opioid withdrawal. The study, conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and published in the forthcoming issue of the Journal […]Read More
Charlotte Figi, the young girl with Dravet’s syndrome whose story became the face of the healing properties of cannabidiol and helped change laws around the world, died Tuesday, likely of complications from the COVID-19 virus. This is sad news indeed. Figi’s story was first seen on the Sanjay Gupta CNN specials, Weed and Weed 2, […]Read More
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