Medical Marijuana

The story of marijuana prohibition so far: Racism lay at the heart of marijuana prohibition. The man most responsible for making marijuana illegal in the United States, former prohibition cop Harry Anslinger, assumed office as America’s first commissioner of...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island health officials have approved a petition that will allow parents to use medical marijuana to treat autistic children. The health department requires doctors consult with pediatric specialists and use “pharmaceutic grade forms of pure...

By, Rob Gillies, Gene Johnson, and Tracey Lindeman MONTREAL (AP) — Cam Battley is a top executive at one of Canada’s biggest marijuana companies, but he isn’t sticking around to savor the country’s historic pot legalization. He’s off to Germany on...

(Leafly) Wholesale cannabis prices could hit as low as $30 an ounce in some parts of the country by Christmas as another record crop of outdoor cannabis floods markets and sinks prices. For example, the legal recreational market in Oregon continues...

Marijuana and tobacco were featured in nearly half of the most popular hip-hop and R&B music videos from 2013 to 2017, a new study found. The study, “Combustible and Electronic Tobacco and Marijuana products in Hip-Hop Music Videos, 2013-2017,” published...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Those qualifying for medical marijuana and their caregivers can apply for registry cards in North Dakota beginning Oct. 29. The North Dakota Department of Health plans to print and mail medical marijuana registry cards in December....

As state laws around cannabidiol continue to change, stand-alone CBD stores may become a relic. According to estimates from Hemp Industry Daily in the 2018 Hemp & CBD Industry Factbook, CBD sales in the U.S. are expected to exceed $1 billion by 2020. More than half...

by NORMLOctober 18, 2018 The total number of peer-reviewed scientific papers dedicated to cannabis, and the therapeutic use of cannabis in particular, has increased exponentially in recent years, according to data published the journal Population Health Management. Israeli researchers assessed trends...

Great news! The Department of of Health has announced that Rhode Island families can now access medical marijuana to treat autism. The decision was issued this week after a petition was filed in April to add autism spectrum disorder...

By, Rob Gillies, Gene Johnson and Tracey Lindeman MONTREAL (AP) — Jubilant customers stood in long lines for hours, then lit up and celebrated on sidewalks Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, as Canada became the world’s largest legal marijuana marketplace.In Toronto,...