Rodeo Cannabis is seeking to occupy a 2,000 square foot space, which includes a drive-thru, in one of the buildings in Crown Point Center. The building also houses Common Grounds, Panache Hair Design and the soon-to-open Leo Tobacco. SHELTON — The sale of cannabis and cannabis-related products may now be banned citywide, but that does not mean people won’t see at least one such … [Read more...] about Shelton votes to ban retail cannabis sales, but application for one such business may move forward
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Feds File Charges Against Maine Weed Grower After Probe Spanning 20 States
A Maine man was arrested and held without bail last week for allegedly operating an unlicensed cannabis operation in a rural area about 60 miles north of Bangor, according to law enforcement officials and court records. Police seized 40 pounds of processed marijuana from a house in Passadumkeag, Maine and arrested Xisen Guo, who is accused of drug trafficking and turning the … [Read more...] about Feds File Charges Against Maine Weed Grower After Probe Spanning 20 States
Cannabis Industry Has 440,000 Full-Time Workers
That is the approximate size of the cannabis industry’s labor force in this country, according to newly published research. The data, compiled by Vangst and Whitney Economics, shows that the United States’ legal marijuana industry added almost 23,000 jobs last year, amounting to a 5.4% year-over-over increase. That brings the total number of full-time workers in the industry to … [Read more...] about Cannabis Industry Has 440,000 Full-Time Workers
D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year Discusses Relative Using Medical Cannabis for Cancer
The Drug Abuse Resistance Education, aka D.A.R.E., has been teaching kids about substance abuse since 1983 with a mission of delivering science and evidence-based curricula. Recently, a D.A.R.E. documentary published by Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan on April 12 spoke with numerous individuals regarding the D.A.R.E. program and discussed the failure of the War on Drugs. … [Read more...] about D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year Discusses Relative Using Medical Cannabis for Cancer
Colorado Senate Approves Legislation Banning Social Media Praise of Drugs
There’s another attack on the First Amendment for you to worry about, especially if you live in Colorado. The Centennial State’s Senate approved an epically terrifying social media bill that could require social media platforms to prohibit users from saying anything deemed positive about controlled substances online, including psychedelics legal in the state, specific hemp … [Read more...] about Colorado Senate Approves Legislation Banning Social Media Praise of Drugs
Cannabis legalization has led to a boom in potent forms of the drug that present new hazards for adolescents
Perhaps it is a pop culture reference that sparks the realization. For me, this moment happened when I was in my late 20s and working with adolescents in school settings to help them quit smoking. When other drugs would occasionally come up, I didn’t understand some of the slang terms they used for these drugs. Many people may have that feeling now when the topic of cannabis … [Read more...] about Cannabis legalization has led to a boom in potent forms of the drug that present new hazards for adolescents
DeSantis Again Rips Into Marijuana Legalization, Warning November Ballot Measure Would Be ‘Not Good For Families’
Here’s what the Smart & Safe Florida marijuana legalization initiative would accomplish: Adults 21 and older could purchase and possess up to three ounces of cannabis for personal use. The cap for marijuana concentrates would be five grams. Medical cannabis dispensaries could “acquire, cultivate, process, manufacture, sell, and distribute marijuana products and marijuana … [Read more...] about DeSantis Again Rips Into Marijuana Legalization, Warning November Ballot Measure Would Be ‘Not Good For Families’
States With Legal Weed See Increase in College Applications
States where recreational marijuana has been made legal are seeing upticks in college applications, including from elite students. That is the takeaway of a study published late last year in the peer-reviewed journal Contemporary Economic Policy. “Using a two-way fixed effects difference-in-differences model, we investigate the effects of local recreational marijuana (RMJ) … [Read more...] about States With Legal Weed See Increase in College Applications
Illinois Governor Cites Cannabis Reform While Campaigning for Biden
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker took to the campaign trail over the weekend to stump for President Joseph Biden, taking advantage of the 420 weed high holiday as an opportunity to tout the cannabis policy reforms made by the current administration. At a campaign stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Saturday, Pritzker said that cannabis policy reform can have significant economic … [Read more...] about Illinois Governor Cites Cannabis Reform While Campaigning for Biden
CBD Is A ‘Powerful And Promising’ Treatment For Crack Use Disorder—With Fewer Side Effects Than Conventional Therapies, Study Finds
A new study aiming to explore the efficacy of CBD as a treatment for crack use disorder found that people who took the cannabinoid had better health outcomes and fewer adverse health events compared to those who took more conventional pharmaceutical treatments. “The main implications of this study point to CBD as a powerful and promising therapeutic tool for people with CUD,” … [Read more...] about CBD Is A ‘Powerful And Promising’ Treatment For Crack Use Disorder—With Fewer Side Effects Than Conventional Therapies, Study Finds