After 16 years, medical-cannabis patients in the state can finally buy pot from dispensaries. But there’s a lot of fine print. HONOLULU, Hawaii—Aloha Green is situated in a downtown building whose austere beige-ness belies the company’s more therapeutic purpose: It’s a medical marijuana dispensary. As soon as I tried to walk inside for an interview,…
DetailsVeterans tend to be an older, more conservative group, but that doesn’t stop them from advocating for a radical change in direction from the nation’s outdated policies on marijuana. The American Legion, represents many conservative veterans, but that doesn’t stop it from taking progressive positions on certain key issues. A survey released Thursday by the American…
DetailsPolish pharmacies will be able to sell cannabis after legislation regulating medical marijuana came into force on Wednesday. Under the new regulations, cannabis from imported plants can be used to make prescription drugs at Polish pharmacies. This kind of medicine will, however, have to be first registered with the Office for Registration of Medicinal Products.…
DetailsMarijuana is slowly gaining public and legal acceptance, but there’s still a lot to be learned about the plant. With that in mind, researchers from the University of California Davis have started a project to map the cannabis genome. Hemp and marijuana are two different species, but they’re both strains of the cannabis (Cannabis sativa) plant. The main…
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