Canada – Kamloops council approves 23rd cannabis store
City council has approved a 23rd cannabis retailer for Kamloops, which is set to open in the Dallas area.
Leading UK medical cannabis company fulfils its first cannabis prescription
The fulfilment of the cannabis prescription, which has been prescribed to Jorja Emerson, a three-year-old British girl who suffers from severe epilepsy, demonstrates a real progression in the quest to allow patients to access pioneering treatments of medical cannabis.
Sky glows purple in light of medical marijuana farm
Residents in the small Arizonian town of Snowflake were treated to a bright purple display in the night sky as a result of the ultraviolet lights used at a local medical marijuana farm.
6 Productive Things You Can Do After Smoking Marijuana
Is there a way I can stay productive after smoking weed? Yes. In fact, some jobs seem easier when you are high. One of the major benefits of smoking weed is that it enables you to focus and become more productive. Being productive can help you to complete tasks on time, set new goals, and remain positive.
German restaurant mistakenly serves cannabis cake at funeral
cannabis cake at funeral
A widow and other mourners were taken to the hospital after being drugged from accidentally eating a hash cake. Police said the daughter of one of the restaurant workers made the cake, albeit for “a different occasion.”
Democrat Pete Buttigieg used marijuana ‘a handful of times’
Pete Buttigieg, speaking to reporters after touring a legal pot dispensary in suburban Las Vegas, was asked about whether he’d ever used marijuana.
Perhaps some of the blame for this lies with the man who, a century ago, was probably the most famous economist in the world – Irving Fisher.
It was Fisher who notoriously claimed, in October 1929, the stock market had reached “a permanently high plateau”.
What prohibition’s failure means for the legalisation of cannabis
Economists have a bit of an image problem. People think we shamelessly massage statistics, overconfidently make terrible predictions, and are no fun at drinks parties.
Perhaps some of the blame for this lies with the man who, a century ago, was probably the most famous economist in the world – Irving Fisher.
It was Fisher who notoriously claimed, in October 1929, the stock market had reached “a permanently high plateau”.
‘Cannabis genuinely helps us – so why can’t we get it on the NHS?’
Cannabis prescriptions on the NHS are permitted only in very specific circumstances. Here, we speak to people who would like to see the drug made available for medicinal, rather than just medical use.
Medical Marijuana Research Shows Promise in Lessening Opioid Use & Abuse
Medical marijuana shows early promise to lessen opioid use and potential abuse, suggests a systematic review of published studies being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2019 annual meeting. However, much more rigorous scientific research must be done to determine if there truly are pain relief benefits to medical marijuana that can ease chronic pain and outweigh potential risks.
Grading cannabis strength ‘will improve mental health of users’
Researchers from the Addiction and Mental Health Group at the University of Bath, working with staff from King’s College London, UCL and the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne, say more needs to be done to make people aware of the levels of THC – the main psychoactive component – in the cannabis they are consuming.