RESEARCHERS ARE ATTEMPTING TO DEVELOP A THC DETECTOR

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry PULLMAN, Wash. — Recreational marijuana was legalized in Washington state four years ago and lawmakers and law enforcement are still in search for the best ways to detect and deter drivers under the influence of the drug. Marijuana DUI enforcement is tricky because chemically, THC is much different …

THE DEA PLANS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF CANNABIS IT ALLOCATES FOR RESEARCH

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry “Until cannabis is rescheduled to a lower level or legalized on the federal level within the United States this madness will continue.” The Drug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A) intends to decrease the amount of cannabis it allocates for federally approved research. The DEA has released its proposed 2018 aggregate …

A CITY IN FLORIDA IS GETTING READY TO SUE BIG PHARMA!

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry The legal opioid epidemic is devastating many economies throughout the United States.  In particular the South Florida city of Delray Beach. Delray Beach Mayor Cary Glickstein has solicited one of the country’s largest class-action law firms to investigate potential claims the city could make against them. The San Diego-based …

CANNABIS ADVOCATES HAVE TO SUE FLORIDA TO GET THEIR WAY

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry Suing the state of Florida seems to be the only way to allow medical cannabis patients to have the legal right to smoke cannabis.  Meanwhile smoking cancer causing tobacco cigarettes is still very much legal within the sunshine state. Arguing that Florida legislators violated voters’ intent when they …

ATTORNEY IS GETTING READY TO FIGHT FLORIDA FOR NOT ALLOWING THE SMOKING OF MEDICAL CANNABIS

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature’s passage of a bill to enact the state’s constitutional amendment expanding the use of medical marijuana has ended one chapter in the battle over setting up regulations for the nascent industry. But pro-cannabis supporters say it doesn’t go far enough. Once …

PTSD AND CANNABIS

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 2   There is overwhelming evidence that PTSD and cannabis go hand-in-hand. But while most studies point out the prevalence of cannabis abuse among PTSD patients, a minority of emerging research is looking at the question in reverse: could cannabis be effectively treating PTSD? Living with PTSD PTSD, …

VETERANS AND CANNABIS

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry Veterans are one of the largest demographics in this country that stand to make a giant impact in ending cannabis prohibition federally, and now Veterans urge the Trump Administration to allow cannabis research. As more research is being done, especially now that our country has more states with legalized cannabis policies, …

FORBES PROJECTS CANNABIS INDUSTRY TO CREATE MORE JOBS THAN MANUFACTURING BY 2020

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 7 Jobs. That is what the cannabis industry hopes will keep the Trump administration from cracking down on cannabis companies. A new report from New Frontier Data projects that by 2020 the legal cannabis market will create more than a quarter of a million jobs. This is more than …

WHY IS CANNABIS ILLEGAL?

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry Click here for part 2 of this series. Why Cannabis Is Illegal Cannabis has been used since the beginning of recorded history. From it we’ve made paper, fabric, crops, building materials, proteins, rope, fuel and medicine. Not to mention, oils made from the plant are the most medicinally …

SHOULD MEDICAL CANNABIS BE COVERED BY INSURANCE?

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry Recent court rulings in Canada and the U.S. could set a new precedent for insurance companies to pay for doctor-prescribed medical cannabis. In the last few months, in consideration of the addictive potential of opioids & opiates and relatively few safety concerns over cannabis, judges in both the …