Physicians who studied medicine at Ivy League schools are less likely to prescribe opioid medications, according to a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research. A couple of economists from Princeton University have determined that doctors who graduated from some of the leading universities in the United States, specifically Harvard Medical School, […]
Published: Jan 9, 2018, 2:11 pm • Updated: Jan 9, 2018, 2:35 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Colorado congressional legislators fired off a letter Tuesday to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, asking that he reconsider last week’s rescission of the Cole Memo and related marijuana guidance. Democratic representatives Jared Polis, Diana DeGette and […]
In a really peculiar story out of New Haven, Connecticut, 71 people have overdosed on K2, a synthetic marijuana that is sold in convenience stores around the country. The story is particularly strange because most of the overdoses took place at New Haven Green, a park near Yale University, and most happened within three hours […]
The post Secret Cold War Nuclear Bunker to Become Largest Cannabis Factory appeared first on High Times. What do you get when you cross a German Cold War nuclear bunker with a new marijuana law? We promise this isn’t the set-up for some off-color joke. Cold War Cannabis In Bavaria, a Cold War nuclear bunker […]
Drug-sniffing police dogs in Colorado may need new training if they can detect marijuana. A ruling last week by the Colorado Court of Appeals sets a new precedent for drug cases. A three-judge panel ruled that if a drug-sniffing dog is trained to alert officers to marijuana and other drugs, cops need more cause to […]
Should women suffering from morning sickness during pregnancy use marijuana to control their nausea? Colorado health experts, regulatory officials and even industry advocates have consistently answered no, and they’ve backed that message up with studies, public service announcements and warning labels on cannabis packaging. But a new study by doctors at Denver Health and the […]
I have to say that after attending many marijuana B2B conferences, the CanEx Jamaica conference was a tremendous standout for me. I am a very business focused individual having worked in the financial sector for 14 years. I’ve had the opportunity to scrutinize businesses closely and have seen the debacles of giant corporations like Enron, […]
California consumers will soon have two choices in cannabis: clean, legal and pricey — or dirty, illicit and cheap. The big difference will be the amount of pesticides in your weed. That’s because starting Jan. 2, when California’s vast legal marijuana market opens, all cannabis must be tested — and most chemicals will be banned. […]
If you like the classic combination of peaches and cream, you’re going to love this easy recipe for marijuana infused peach ice cream! With only some minor prior prep work needed in order to make the requisite and all too important ‘cannacream,’ within a few short hours you can be enjoying this delicious recipe which […]
By all appearances, Sweet Leaf Marijuana Centers was a cannabis success story. In early December, Sweet Leaf had grown to 300 employees, brought in upward of $5 million in sales monthly, and expanded across Colorado’s Front Range with an eye on markets such as Nevada and Massachusetts. The burgeoning cannabis chain was blowing away most […]
