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Schumer Touts 'Overwhelming Evidence' That Cannabis Legalization Doesn't Increase Crime
Politics
A compound found in marijuana halves the risk of certain seizures in people who have a severe form of epilepsy, a new study shows.
Civil servant forced to hold £225,000 worth of herbal cannabis at his home to pay off a debt, a court is told
Cannabis News
The 4/24 event calls on Congress to federally legalize marijuana and allow the District to fully enact its 2014 ballot measure.
Cannabis activists plan smoking protest on steps of U.S. Capitol, risking arrest - Cannabis News
Activism
The 4/24 event calls on Congress to federally legalize marijuana and allow the District to fully enact its 2014 ballot measure.
Groundbreaking Study On Marijuana Use Coincides With World Cannabis Day 4/20
420 Intel
Toronto, ON – Just in time for 4/20 or World Cannabis Day, DIG Insights, a leading global research firm, has released its Cannabis Culture Report, an extensive research initiative on marijuana use in North America encompassing public attitudes on usage, legalization and much more.
4/20 TV: A Guide of What to Watch on Marijuana’s Biggest Holiday – Cannabis News
420 Specific
Although some marijuana enthusiasts will continue age-old traditions of watching stoner flicks like How High and Half Baked on 4/20, there are a few new TV options for them to indulge in during the week of the worldwide cannabis holiday.
Jobs in pot are at an all-time high, but the boom is causing rifts in the traditional workforce - Cannabis News
Business & Finance
Months after Massachusetts voters voted to broadly legalize marijuana for recreational use for adults over the age of 21, the New England Cannabis Convention is returning to Boston.
Lawmakers Want Legal Protections For Universities That Research Marijuana - Cannabis News
Law & Crime
Months after Massachusetts voters voted to broadly legalize marijuana for recreational use for adults over the age of 21, the New England Cannabis Convention is returning to Boston.
Hemp cultivation wins approval in Connecticut Senate - Cannabis News
Cannabis News
AURORA, Colo. (April 18, 2017) - Cannabinoids contain anti-inflammatory properties that could make them useful in the treatment of a wide-range of skin diseases, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
Virginia: Governor approves groundbreaking medical marijuana legislation - Cannabis News
Virginia
The growing acceptance of marijuana has opened up consumer opportunities for the 420 holiday.
Pediatricians in Canada seeing a growing demand for medical cannabis for kids - Cannabis News
Medical News
Lovers have Valentine’s Day. The kids have Halloween. And the stoners have 4/20.
Coming Soon To A Higher-Ed Institution Near You: ‘Cannabis U’ - Cannabis News
Cannabis News
The recently-passed state budget eliminates a cap on New York’s burgeoning industrial hemp industry. That will allow more farmers to be able to research, grow and process a crop that could turn into a million-dollar business.
Yeast fermentation may be the answer to creating rare cannabinoids - Cannabis News
Science
The recently-passed state budget eliminates a cap on New York’s burgeoning industrial hemp industry. That will allow more farmers to be able to research, grow and process a crop that could turn into a million-dollar business.
New York Moves Toward Legal Marijuana With Health Dept. Endorsement - Cannabis News
Politics
(ABC) - A majority of American adults have tried marijuana at least once in their lives, according to a new Marist poll that was conducted in partnership with Yahoo.
From marijuana beer to pot cookies, Canadian companies creating cannabis edibles in anticipation of legalization - Cannabis News
World News
(ABC) - A majority of American adults have tried marijuana at least once in their lives, according to a new Marist poll that was conducted in partnership with Yahoo.
Weed the people: Cannabis delivery meets mobile data science - Cannabis News
Hi-Tech
Speaking on JOE's business show Dr James Linden of Greenlight Medicines, said Ireland has the perfect climate to grow cannabis and he believes the country has the potential to become the next cannabis growing capital of the world.
Jerry Garcia’s Cannabis brand joins California mass extinction
Business & Finance
Despite the federal ban on marijuana, leaders of the industry are taking a Manifest Destiny view, believing it is only a matter of time for pot to become as widely accepted as alcohol across the country.

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