HIGH TIMES A new poll released on Tuesday shows that nearly nine out of 10 Americans believe that cannabis should be legal in some form, with a strong majority saying that recreational marijuana should be legalized for adults. The survey, which was conducted by the Pew Research Center last month, was published online on November 22 after being administered during the first half … [Read more...] about New Poll Shows 9 Out Of 10 Americans Support Legal Pot
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Is Now The Time To Buy Pot Stocks?
News Americas, NEW YORK If you see the long-term potential in pot stocks, you’ll need no convincing that now is the time to buy and hold for the long term. However, if you’re a tactical investor, you might be in two minds about going all-in now. We consider the upside and downside catalysts behind cannabis stocks, and how you can invest. Legalization The United States is … [Read more...] about Is Now The Time To Buy Pot Stocks?
With Demand Outpaced by Supply, Oregon Weed Retailers Lower Prices
High Times Harvest and sales numbers both plunged last month in Oregon, and the result could be cheaper cannabis for consumers. That is the upshot of a report by local news station KOIN, which cited the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission’s data showing “that in October 2021, nearly $94 million went to the state’s cannabis industry,” while last month, the industry received … [Read more...] about With Demand Outpaced by Supply, Oregon Weed Retailers Lower Prices
Gallup: Nationwide Support for Marijuana Legalization Still at Historic High
NORML The percentage of Americans who say that “the use of marijuana should be legal” remains at a record high, according to new nationwide polling data provided by Gallup. Sixty-eight percent of respondents endorse cannabis legalization — the same level of support reported by pollsters in 2021 and 2020. Majorities of nearly every subgroup surveyed expressed support for … [Read more...] about Gallup: Nationwide Support for Marijuana Legalization Still at Historic High
Social Equity Council Moves Forward By Approving Cannabis Applicants
The Department of Consumer Protection is still aiming for Connecticut to open its first recreational cannabis businesses by the end of the year or early next year and the Social Equity Council met Monday to help move the process along. On Monday the Social Equity Council reversed six earlier denials for social equity status allowing those businesses to move forward with DCP to … [Read more...] about Social Equity Council Moves Forward By Approving Cannabis Applicants
317,793 people were arrested for marijuana possession in 2020 despite the growing legalization movement
The Conversation More than 300,000 people were arrested for cannabis possession in 2020, FBI records show. Meanwhile, the drug is being legally sold for a profit in 19 states. That arrest number may sound high, but arrests have actually been going down each year since 2010 as more states legalize medical or recreational use of the drug. In 2019, for example, more than 500,000 … [Read more...] about 317,793 people were arrested for marijuana possession in 2020 despite the growing legalization movement
Opening Pandora’s box: what rescheduling cannabis would mean for the industry
REUTERS November 11, 2022 - Last month, President Joe Biden announced that he was asking the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General to "expeditiously" review the scheduling of cannabis under federal law. This is not the first call to action to move cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (CSA), a designation that also applies … [Read more...] about Opening Pandora’s box: what rescheduling cannabis would mean for the industry
‘Marijuana paradox for obesity’: How THC and CBD affect weight
HEALIO Marijuana has implications for weight and metabolism — but perhaps not in the ways one might expect, according to a speaker at the 2022 Overcoming Obesity conference. During the presentation, Jeff Sicat, MD, FACE, FOMA, a physician with the Virginia Weight and Wellness who specializes in medical weight loss, discussed how marijuana and cannabidiol (CBD) affect weight … [Read more...] about ‘Marijuana paradox for obesity’: How THC and CBD affect weight
Helios Labs, Illinois’ First Social Equity Cannabis License Owner, Awarded $1M Loan From State’s DCEO Program
CHICAGO, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Helios Labs, a minority-owned craft cannabis grower located in Broadview, Illinois, announced it secured the first loan from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Cannabis Social Equity Loan Program designated for social equity license holders. Ambrose Jackson, Chief Executive Officer for Helios Labs, said the … [Read more...] about Helios Labs, Illinois’ First Social Equity Cannabis License Owner, Awarded $1M Loan From State’s DCEO Program
Cows Given Hemp Feed To Produce Milk With THC
HIGHTIMES A new study from researchers in Germany has determined that dairy cows that were fed industrial hemp produced milk with detectable levels of delta-9 THC, the cannabis compound most closely associated with the high produced by marijuana. The cows also exhibited behavioral changes, indicating that the animals might have been feeling the effects of the cannabinoids … [Read more...] about Cows Given Hemp Feed To Produce Milk With THC