[Some] store operators say it’s about time regulators began treating marijuana stores on par with comparable retailers. An estimated 243,000 full-time-equivalent employees worked in the legal marijuana industry across the U.S. as of January 2020… that’s up 15% in a single year. In comparison, the politically popular coal mining industry employs just about 50,000, according…
One of the biggest overhauls in the agreement, though, was a change the league had long resisted: loosening the rules governing players’ use of marijuana. Over the years, the N.F.L. had resisted loosening its marijuana rules to avoid conflicting with federal and state laws. But as more states have approved the use of marijuana for…
Gone are the days of “I didn’t inhale” politics, apparently. Here are the days of people running for federal office while posting pictures of themselves smoking joints and growing marijuana plants. Congressional candidate Amanda Siebe… indication, the next class of Congress could be the most transparently pro-marijuana in history, embracing not just legislative reform but…
The vehicles must be equipped with GPS to “ensure that the most direct delivery route is followed.” For dispensaries that plan to provide curbside or at-the-door pickup, there are also unique regulations they must comply with such as ensuring that the entire transaction is still captured on video. Original Article (Daily Trojan):DC allows medical marijuana…
Cannabis is a beautifully complex plant that contains hundreds of therapeutic compounds known as cannabinoids and terpenes. When consumed these compounds work together in an interactive synergy called the “entourage/[ensemble] effect.” This means the plant’s individual therapeutic benefits are magnifying and expanding each other, so that the medicinal impact of the whole plant is greater than the sum…
Surprised? You shouldn’t be. The DEA possesses an abysmal track record when it comes to enabling scientists to engage in cannabis-specific studies in the United States, in particular research evaluating the plant’s therapeutic efficacy. With such a checkered past, it is easy to see why many remain incredulous that the DEA’s latest actions are in…
She argued that marijuana is as harmful as alcohol and opiates. “The legalization of marijuana is a proxy war, setting the stage for legalization of a variety of these other vice crimes” such as other drug use and sex work, [the] new press secretary wrote, arguing that cannabis reform advocates’ conception of liberty is itself…
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently acknowledged in a report that state-level marijuana legalization reduces instances of illegal interstate trafficking. Not only is DEA recognizing the simple fact that people tend to prefer obtaining marijuana through legal channels … the agency also uses the operative word “until” when discussing the prospects of adult-use legalization … Justin Strekal,…
The checks are in the mail. That’s the message the Oregon Department of Revenue sent… when it announced it will pay out $85 million in marijuana taxes for schools, public health, police and local governments … The rest was divvied up according to a formula spelled out by law: The state school fund gets 40…
According to Stats Canada, the rate of cannabis consumption for 15-17 year olds fell from 19.8 percent in 2018 to 10.4 percent in 2019… …[and] the percentage of survey respondents who said they drove within two hours of consuming weed remained the same—13.2 percent. Original Article (Vice):Everyone Scared of Legal Weed Was Freaking Out Over…
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