Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Medical Marijuana

Daily Cannabis Use Increases Chance of Coronary Artery Disease By 34%

A new study has shown that consuming marijuana every day can raise a person’s risk of coronary artery disease by over a third when compared to those who never smoke marijuana. “A growing body of evidence suggests that cannabis...

Teen Cannabis Consumption Decreasing Due To Legalization According To CDC

Teen marijuana usage has been steadily declining for the last couple years. Recently, usage hit a record low which was last seen in early 2011. These numbers come from a federal biennial report released last Monday. Contrary to  popular...

Oklahoma: Voters Days Away from Deciding Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Measure

Oklahoma voters will decide in less than two weeks on a citizens’ initiated measure (State Question 820) legalizing the adult-use marijuana market. If approved, Oklahoma will become the 22nd state to regulate the use and sale of cannabis for...

State Policy Weekly Update 2/22/2023

Lawmakers in many states are filing marijuana law reform legislation and some sessions are holding hearings. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Mexico,...

CDC Report: Rates of Current Marijuana Use Among Teens Has Steadily Declined Over Past Decade

The percentage of high school students who report regularly consuming cannabis has fallen steadily over the past decade, according to data provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A newly issued CDC publication, Youth Risk Behavior Survey...

US Senate Committee Advances Bill Facilitating Cannabis Research Among Veterans

Members of the Senate’s Veterans’ Affairs Committee advanced legislation today directing the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct research evaluating the safety and efficacy of cannabis products for veterans suffering from chronic pain and post-traumatic stress. The bipartisan...

Delta-8 Loophole no longer: DEA classifies it as a controlled substance

For a while there, some areas of the US where weed is prohibited had a nice little cheat code to get high. Delta 8, derived from hemp and not listed in the exceptions to the Farm Bill because it...

Virginia: Republican-Led Subcommittee Again Rejects Marijuana Sales Legislation in Party-Line Vote

Republican members of the House General Laws Subcommittee halted any further advancement today of Senate Bill 1133, which sought to initiate retail marijuana sales to adults age 21 and older beginning this July. Though the bill passed the Senate...

State Policy Weekly Update 2/14/2023

Lawmakers in many states have started pre-filing marijuana law reform legislation and some sessions have already begun holding hearings. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island,...

Texas: San Antonio Voters to Decide on Marijuana Depenalization Ordinance

City officials have certified a municipal initiative depenalizing marijuana possession for the May 6th ballot. Advocates with the group Ground Game Texas collected over 37,000 signatures from municipal voters to qualify the measure for the local ballot. The measure seeks to...
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Marijuana Advertising On Twitter Is Hit Or Miss

After a few months of marijuana advertising being available on Twitter we finally have some results. Since the company...
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