The state poison control center has announced that Maryland has first case of severe bleeding from synthetic cannabis. The Maryland Poison Center at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy warned of the danger in a release on Thursday, April 5. Mayhem in Maryland According to the notice, the poison center is now investigating the case of…
In November, Massachusetts became the first state on the eastern half of the United States to open adult-use dispensaries. Cultivate Holdings in Leicester and New England Treatment Access (NETA) in Northampton opened their doors on Nov. 20. The Bay State’s pot industry had an explosive start: according to a report from the state’s Cannabis Control…
56 SHARES ShareTweet While the amount of waivers issued to army recruits that have consumed marijuana sometime in their life has increased over 60% since 2016, other federal issues relating to marijuana remain unchanged. The federal government has come to find marijuana acceptable enough that army recruitment will now turn a blind eye on past…
All state prisons in Pennsylvania are on lockdown after dozens of workers at several of the institutions fell seriously ill in the last month. Officials believe the prison employees may have been sickened after being exposed to synthetic marijuana, according to media reports. Corrections Secretary John Wetzel told reporters that he is unsure how long…
A Senate panel is urging several federal agencies to undertake a series of moves, which include providing ways to test marijuana products sold at dispensaries in states where cannabis is legal. Based on concerns over the lack of information on the potency and purity of cannabis being sold to consumers, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee is…
6 SHARES ShareTweet Spread the love Advertising legal marijuana is tricky due to regulations attempting to prevent any sort of marketing that would appeal to children or be misleading. But, Colorado’s “Good to Know” marijuana campaign is not only receiving praise from consumers but seems to satisfy regulators as well. The balance between making consumers…
CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — The owner of a medical marijuana dispensary in Cumberland says he hopes to open for business in November. The Cumberland Times-News reports that one of three owners of the Allegany Medical Marijuana Dispensary recently gave the newspaper an update on his business. Sajal Roy says the dispensary has faced delays due to…
Two weeks ago, Oklahoma voters legalized medical marijuana. Fifty-six percent of voters said yes to State Question 788, legalizing cannabis for medical use without any restrictions based on qualifying conditions. Oklahoma’s unique iteration of medical marijuana legislation gives control of medical cannabis use entirely to physicians and patients. But the opposition is already working to…
Published: Sep 6, 2017, 7:35 am • Updated: Sep 6, 2017, 7:35 am By Denver Post Commentary Re: “Legalization’s legacy,” Denver Post news series. Thank you, Denver Post, for exposing the ill effects of legalizing marijuana. They confirm and bring to fruition the concerns of we who opposed legalization. The third article (“Efforts to curtail…
Published: Mar 3, 2017, 2:49 pm • Updated: Mar 3, 2017, 2:49 pm By Jennifer Kaplan, Bloomberg When it comes to marijuana, medical is good, recreational is bad, according to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. At the Green Man Cannabis store in Denver, the difference is no wider than the space between cash registers….