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Former FDA Chief Wants Federal Government To Regulate State Marijuana Markets - Cannabis News
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Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said on Monday that the federal government should regulate state marijuana programs.
Cannabis And Tourette Syndrome: Current Understanding - Cannabis News
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In a survey of 64 TS patients, 25% indicated they had used cannabis, with over 80% of those individuals indicating that it helped reduce tics.
The push to unionize cannabis workers, explained - Cannabis News
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Weed workers across the country are unionizing, and California just made it easier for them.
FBI: Cannabis Arrests Rise for Third Straight Year, Outpace Arrests for All Violent Crimes
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The total number of persons arrested in the United States for violating cannabis laws rose for the third consecutive year, according to data released by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Grant funds Univ. of Georgia research of effects of medical cannabis laws - Cannabis News
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A team of researchers at the University of Georgia will be the first to study the effects of cannabis extract laws on health care.
The Great American cannabis experiment - Cannabis News
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Cannabis is legal in many U.S. states… or is it? The contradictions between state and federal law are intensifying.
West Virginia Farmers Quadrupled Their Hemp Crop This Year - Cannabis News
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Farmers more than quadrupled West Virginia’s industrial hemp crop this year.
Young adults with chronic diseases report more daily marijuana use - Cannabis News
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Patients with medical conditions are more likely to use marijuana than those without, with 11.2% of young adults living with chronic disease using it daily, according to survey results published in JAMA Open Network.
Hemp takes root with Montana farmers - Cannabis News
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Montana Department of Agriculture hemp statistics suggest the crop is increasing in popularity.
There’s a medical marijuana drought in Pennsylvania - Cannabis News
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Pennsylvania is in the grip of a medical marijuana drought, according to multiple dispensary owners from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.
Can marijuana help treat autism symptoms? A new study aims to find out - Cannabis News
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A new clinical trial at Montefiore Medical Center in New York will examine the effect of a cannabis compound called cannabidivarin, known as CBDV, on irritability and repetitive behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder.
Navajo Nation’s first hemp dispensary to open Oct. 5 - Cannabis News
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While the Navajo Nation Council was debating the merits of hemp production last year, a coalition of private and public entities was quietly doing it.
More Illinois suburbs starting to say 'yes' to pot sales - Cannabis News
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The towns are part of an evolving scorecard of discussions taking place in the suburbs as Illinois becomes the 11th state to legalize consumption of recreational marijuana by people age 21 and over starting Jan. 1.
Arkansas: $1 million in pot taxes fill state coffers - Cannabis News
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The state of Arkansas surpassed the $1 million mark this week in taxes brought in by medical marijuana.
Thousands Of D.C. Employees Free To Use Marijuana On Their Own Time, Mayor Says - Cannabis News
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Thousands of Washington, D.C. city employees can now use marijuana off the clock, whether for medicinal or recreational purposes.
Company launches round-the-clock marijuana delivery service in Las Vegas - Cannabis News
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In this 24-hour town you can get a drink, go grocery shopping and lift weights whenever you desire — regardless of the time of day. Now, Las Vegas-area residents can also have legal marijuana delivered to their front door at all hours.
How the Cannabis Industry Can Do Better to Fight the Climate Crisis - Cannabis News
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Between energy-intensive indoor grows and the mountain of plastic packaging, legal weed is not as green as you would think. But some producers are leading the way to sustainability.
This Is the First Hemp Strain to Be Awarded a US Patent - Cannabis News
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As the high-CBD strain that won over skeptics and helped change the national conversation around medical marijuana, Charlotte’s Web may be one of the most famous cannabis strains in the world. Now the strain’s creators have another claim to fame: They hold the first US patent for a cultivar of hemp.

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