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Cannabis Does Not Harden the Arteries, Studies Say
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Technology
Atherosclerosis, often referred to as a hardening of the arteries, is a major issue across the globe. According to at least one study, roughly half of individuals 40-54 years old have hardened arteries.  That is obviously a significant number and includes people that do not smoke and/or are of normal weight. Hardening of arteries happens when fat a
A guide to celebrating Valentine’s Day with cannabis
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Cannabis News
Callie Mclaughlin is a Shop Lead at Tokyo Smoke and supports the community events team for all Tweed and Tokyo Smoke stores across Manitoba. She’s been working for Canopy Growth for more than two years — this means, she’s basically a veteran in this industry.     When she’s not in the shop recommending Hindu Kush to yet another guest you can find h
Marijuana Stocks That Could See Gains In February
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Business & Finance
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City of Atlanta Eliminates Pre-Employment Drug Testing For Certain Occupations
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Cannabis News
For some incoming city employees in Atlanta, a drug test will no longer be a prerequisite for the job. That is thanks to an executive order issued earlier this month by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms that suspended physical examinations and drug screenings “prospective employees who are not applying for employment in safety sensitive positions.
Weed, Booze, Sex And Other Consumer Trends Likely To Continue In 2021
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Cannabis News
Americans purchased $17.9 billion in cannabis products over the past calendar year. That’s $7.2 billion more than the $10.7 billion in sales from 2019! The pandemic helped vice businesses surge, or at least stave off the catastrophic downturns that other markets experienced. With so many consumers staying home in accordance with social-distancing m
Arizona Has the Fastest Start to the Adult-Use Cannabis Market
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Business & Finance
Arizona voters approved the sales of adult use cannabis back in November and by January some providers were able to begin sales. It was called the Smart and Safe Arizona Act or Prop. 207, and it favored existing medical marijuana license holders. The companies that staked a flag in the state for the medical program were in a great position to quick
Opioid Deaths Fall When Cannabis Stores Rise, Analysis Suggests
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Medical News
Access to legal cannabis stores was linked with fewer opioid deaths in the U.S., a new analysis suggested. The number of marijuana dispensaries in a county was negatively related to log-transformed opioid mortality rate, adjusted for age (β -0.17, 95% CI -0.23 to -0.11), reported Balázs Kovács, PhD, of Yale University School of Management in New Ha
Several bills propose tweaks for medical marijuana in North Dakota
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Medical News
North Dakota lawmakers heard several bills on Tuesday aimed at improving the state’s medical marijuana program for patients. Voters in 2016 approved medical marijuana; the 2017 Legislature implemented the program. It has 4,450 active patient cards, with eight dispensaries operating in the state, including one in Bismarck. The state’s first dispensa
President Biden’s Marijuana Agenda Seems Destined For Trouble
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Politics
When it comes to nationwide marijuana decriminalization, the president would need the help of the full Congress to get it done. And that’s where things get tricky. Joe Biden wants America to see him as the hip, new president who is just flat out better than Donald Trump. He’s not interested in building walls, inciting riots, or tweeting a bunch of
What's New In Cannabis Culture?
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Cannabis News
At one time, cannabis culture was easy to define, found in the pages of High Times or a Cheech and Chong movie. As the “man” himself, Tommy Chong, reminisces “Back in the day, there was no cannabis industry, there was just weed and we called it…weed. Now you have the technology to have the cleanest, healthiest product. It’s making a healthy industr
Weed-using entrepreneurs find the plant both helps and hurts creativity
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Cannabis News
It’s a mix of good and bad when it comes to how weed might help entrepreneurs come up with creative and feasible business ideas, although seasoned business players with less “out-there” thoughts seem to experience fewer ups and downs. Appearing in the Journal of Business Venturing, new research out of Washington State University (WSU) suggests that
Legal cannabis adds $2 billion to Wash. state economy, report finds
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Politics
Washington state's cannabis industry has grown at a "staggering rate" since the drug was legalized, adding an estimated $2 billion to the economy and generating total tax revenues of more than $883 million, according to a new report. The report, by Washington State University, also found that the cannabis industry can grow even more with new innova
Can You Guess The Time Of Year When People Are Least Likely To Use Marijuana?
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Cannabis News
Marijuana use fluctuates throughout the year. A new study shows why, when and how much. For most people, marijuana use ebbs and flows. There are weeks were you smoke a lot and others where you’re busy doing other things. New research looking into drug use over the course of a year suggests that there’s some seasonal variation; while every person’s
New Jersey: Medical marijuana patients just want to grow their own weed. Why lawmakers won’t allow it.
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Politics
When Jo Anne Zito was initially arrested for at-home cultivation nearly 10 years ago, her kids were taken away from her. Though her charge was later downgraded to low-level possession thanks to a grand jury, she’d already gotten a taste of how severely those who grow cannabis at home are criminalized. Only after completing a pricey drug rehabilitat
Arizona: Recreational marijuana dispensaries battling large crowds and possible shortages
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Cannabis News
Recreational marijuana sales in Arizona officially began Friday, after the state granted 73 dispensaries a license. However, it will still be some time before you're able to buy pot in Yuma County.   The Arizona Department of Health Services has now approved 90 recreational marijuana dispensaries in Arizona, including Jamestown Yuma, the only dispe
France To Give Out Cannabis for Free
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Politics
Okay, it’s an admittedly vague title, but it’s still true. France’s upcoming medical pilot program involves supplying medical cannabis to patients for free, and though the program was postponed, France just released the companies that won the bid to supply this free marijuana. Does THC cause you an overload of anxiety? Does it make you feel too hig
UN removes cannabis from list of most dangerous substances
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Politics
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has voted to remove cannabis from the list of the most dangerous substance. According to the UN news portal, in reviewing a series of World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations on cannabis and its derivatives, CND zeroed in on the decision to remove cannabis from Schedule IV of the 1961 Sin
Bill To Decriminalize Possessing, ‘Casually’ Exchanging Small Doses Of Pot Introduced In Tennessee
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Politics
A Tennessee state legislator introduced a bill this week that would decriminalize the possession and transfer of small amounts of marijuana. The measure, House Bill 413 (HB 413), was filed on Tuesday by state Rep. London Lamar, a Democrat from Memphis. Under the bill, it would no longer be illegal for a person to possess up to one ounce (about 28 g

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