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Proposed bills pushing to regulate high-potency cannabis products in Washington

Supporters of the new push to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio have added several new medical conditions to a proposed constitutional amendment, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

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‘Best job in the world’ offers £88,000 a year for a ‘cannabis sommelier’ to smoke weed all day – but there’s a catch

Supporters of the new push to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio have added several new medical conditions to a proposed constitutional amendment, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

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Multiple National Cannabis Missions At International Cannabis Business Conference In Berlin

An experimental drug derived from marijuana has succeeded in reducing epileptic seizures in its first major clinical trial, the product’s developer announced Monday, a finding that could lend credence to the medical marijuana movement.

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Pennsylvania Governor Continues Push For Cannabis Legalization

With companies marketing drugs directly to consumers promising cures for almost anything, an increasingly destigmatized cannabis seems a likely target for the industry’s next game-changing medicine.

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Bill to allow retail Marijuana sales in Virginia by 2024 fails

Oregon should fund an independent marijuana institute to support and conduct world-class research into the drug's medical and public health benefits, says a task force that includes state officials, scientists and leading physicians.

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Cann American Corp. announces hemp farming lease

In the first study of its kind, scientists have analyzed long-term marijuana use in teens, comparing IQ changes in twin siblings who either used or abstained from marijuana for 10 years.

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Washington lawmakers propose raising taxes on Weed

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Want to take a bite out of the American obesity epidemic? Legalize medical marijuana. That's the counterintuitive finding of a new study in the journal Health Economics.

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Marijuana growing moratorium?: Supply and demand could lead to changes in Michigan

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It’s possible that there has been no greater contributor to the cultural shift currently occurring around cannabis use in North America than the growing understanding of its medical applications.

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The SAFE Banking Act's potential impact on the Marijuana Industry

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Cannabis compounds are being used to tackle kidney failure amongst diabetics in a major new research project. Researchers working on the Aberdeen University study, which is funded by Diabetes UK, will explore whether synthetic cannabinoid compounds can be used to make the kidneys respond better to insulin.

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Colorado Officially Celebrates Hemp

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CHICAGO (AP) -- The American Medical Association is pushing for warning signs about marijuana use during pregnancy and breast-feeding.

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What will 2023 spell for weed? 10 trends and predictions from Cannabis professionals

Hannah Loew, a child who suffers from a severe form of epilepsy called Dravet Syndrome, is among dozens who have moved to Colorado to receive higher concentrated doses of marijuana. Photo: KHOU

Hannah Loew, a child who suffers from a severe form of epilepsy called Dravet Syndrome, is among dozens who have moved to Colorado to receive higher concentrated doses of marijuana.

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Minnesota Pharmacy Board sues three Cannabis Businesses for violating edible cannabinoid laws

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Federal researchers spent most of the week on a working medical marijuana farm in Vancouver, Washington to study the occupational hazards of growing and processing marijuana. 
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Montana Activists Submit Cannabis Legalization Petitions

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The less restrictive cannabis landscape has not led to an increase in marijuana use by adolescents, according to a new study coauthored by BU School of Public Health researchers.
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New Zealanders could be smoking marijuana legally by 2020

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The number of adults using marijuana more than doubled in recent years, according to new research culling data from two massive surveys.
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What went right, what went wrong, and what went sideways: 2022 In Cannabis

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Why grow marijuana when you can brew it?
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Why HEXO Stock Is Getting Smoked This Week

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Teen marijuana use held steady in 2014, the first year that marijuana was legally available for purchase in the states of Washington and Colorado, according to just-released numbers from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
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5 Female-Run Weed Companies That Are Getting the Industry Lifted - Cannabis News

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Known for its dynamic tech startups, agricultural innovations, and security solutions, Israel could soon add cannabis powerhouse to the list, thanks to domestic efforts to decriminalize the drug… and a push to use it as a medical export.
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Study on cannabis chemical as a treatment for pancreatic cancer may have 'major impact,' Harvard researcher says

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More U.S. college students are making a habit of using marijuana, which has supplanted cigarettes as the smoke-able substance of choice among undergraduates who light up regularly, a study released Tuesday found.
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Ireland: Cork toddler, 2, gets cannabis oil permit for epilepsy treatment – Cannabis News

Sarah Stuive, biological control consultant, checks for bugs at Bedrocan Canada, a medical marijuana facility, in Toronto on Monday, August 17, 2015. Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Alexandra Posadzki ~ The Canadian Press ~
 
TORONTO – When Sarah Stuive first got into the natural pest control business – which uses predatory insects, or “good bugs,” to weed out pests – she never expected to be working with cannabis plants.
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The Endocannabinoid System and Clinical Endocannabinoid Deficiency

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With the widespread availability of marijuana in recent years thanks to its legalization in a growing number of states, there has been increasing concern about the long-term health consequences on teens who might be able to get easier access to it illegally.
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