Medical marijuana growers in Arkansas are planning to have cannabis products available for approved patients by spring of 2019. The state’s five licensed cannabis cultivators reported their progress at a meeting of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission on Wednesday. Bold Team LLC of Woodruff County and Natural State Medicinals in Jefferson County told the commission that they…
Photo by frankieleon via Flickr. BY LINDA A. JOHNSON AP MEDICAL WRITER TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A panel of Food and Drug Administration advisers voted against approving a new opioid painkiller with a unique feature for deterring abuse: It releases a deep-blue dye if someone tries to get high by crushing, chewing or snorting pills….
Published: Sep 20, 2017, 8:29 am • Updated: Sep 21, 2017, 7:48 am By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Officials with authority over the Las Vegas Strip on Tuesday decided to wait until the city of Denver approves the nation’s first marijuana club before they further discuss licensing and regulating pot lounges…
Published: Nov 7, 2017, 4:59 pm • Updated: Nov 7, 2017, 4:59 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration this week will formalize its production quotas of drugs and substances utilized for medical, scientific and research purposes, settling in on the previously disclosed allocation of 978 pounds of marijuana. The…
Published: Oct 26, 2017, 10:49 am • Updated: Oct 26, 2017, 11:39 am By Polly Washburn, The Cannabist Staff Radio personality Hugh Hewitt lobbied U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions for a federal crackdown on legal marijuana businesses during a Thursday morning interview. During the 14-minute interview, Hewitt asked Sessions pointed questions about marijuana enforcement, and…
Published: Nov 10, 2017, 1:48 pm • Updated: Nov 10, 2017, 1:48 pm By Colorado Springs Gazette Editorial Board This week marks the fifth anniversary of Colorado’s decision to sanction the world’s first anything-goes commercial pot trade. Five years later, we remain an embarrassing cautionary tale. Visitors to Colorado remark about a new agricultural smell,…
Published: Dec 27, 2017, 10:17 am • Updated: Dec 27, 2017, 10:17 am By Polly Washburn, The Cannabist Staff As more states legalize cannabis in medical and adult-use forms, how are people across the country searching for information about various means of consumption? A note about these Google Trends charts: All charts are for searches…
Published: Dec 8, 2017, 9:59 am • Updated: Dec 8, 2017, 9:59 am By Will Houston, The Cannifornian The North Coast’s two state representatives are calling on the state to cap commercial cannabis farms to one acre per person, saying it will protect small farmers from being outcompeted by larger companies. However, some in the…
Published: Jan 16, 2018, 9:41 am • Updated: Jan 16, 2018, 9:45 am By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Rat poison is contaminating threatened northern spotted owls in California forests, and marijuana farms appear to be to blame, according to a study published last week. The study published in the journal Avian Conservation and…
Despite marijuana being well known for restoring and increasing one’s appetite, to the point where it is being used medicinally to help those suffering from the severe nausea that is often a side effect of chemotherapy treatments, there are certain strains of the plant that can actually suppress an appetite and help people lose weight….