The post Stoned Science: Cannabinoid Receptor-1 (CB-1) & THC appeared first on High Times. In the observable world around us, there are processes happening that are seemingly magical, such as trees growing to produce oxygen or even the division of cells as means of reproduction. Every process one can imagine is a function of the collection…
Published: Dec 15, 2017, 12:26 pm • Updated: Dec 15, 2017, 12:50 pm By Laurie Wolf, The Cannabist Staff Quick breads are a great thing for a cannabis cook. So easy, so tasty and you probably already have the ingredients to make one right now. Do you have some cannabutter at the ready? I hope…
Mario Ramos of I Bud You, Inc. spent one year and 20 days in jail for growing 226 plants, also known as a non-violent cannabis crime. A multi-decade advocate and activist, he wrote us this impassioned letter while serving time at Morris County Correctional Facility in New Jersey. Details on Mario Ramos’ story is to come….
Published: Dec 27, 2017, 8:28 am • Updated: Dec 27, 2017, 1:50 pm By David Smiley, Miami Herald When Florida’s medical marijuana industry was starting a few years ago, business owners had a big problem: Where could they find a bank to take their millions? For marijuana distributors, opening bank accounts isn’t easy. The federal…
Published: Aug 21, 2017, 7:55 am • Updated: Aug 21, 2017, 8:11 am By Leonardo Haberkorn, The Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — The legal sale of marijuana in Uruguayan pharmacies is facing challenges as banks refuse to deal with companies linked to the drug in order to follow international financial laws. A government official said…
Published: Oct 23, 2017, 8:15 am • Updated: Oct 23, 2017, 8:15 am By Amber Ferguson, The Washington Post When Alex Roth’s mother sent him an article announcing a new degree program being offered at Northern Michigan University, the sophomore immediately switched his major. Roth is now majoring in cannabis. The program, Medicinal Plant Chemistry,…
Published: Oct 11, 2017, 8:38 am • Updated: Oct 11, 2017, 8:42 am By Michael Dresser and Evan Halper, The Baltimore Sun Maryland’s medical marijuana program, finally about to launch, could remain grounded if Congress fails to extend limits on federal prosecutions for using and selling the drug. Under pressure from the anti-cannabis Attorney General…
Scientific research is proving more and more medical uses for cannabis. Experts cite medical marijuana as an effective treatment to use in conjunction with other medications, often to decrease their side effects. For example, people with epilepsy, cancer and HIV frequently use cannabis. Furthermore, many people choose to smoke weed instead of drink alcohol when they’re…
Published: Oct 11, 2017, 3:18 pm • Updated: Oct 11, 2017, 3:18 pm By Matt Bonesteel, The Washington Post Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon has not played in an NFL game since December 2014, his NFL-mandated suspensions piling up one after the other. But now, in a short documentary for LeBron James’ Uninterrupted digital…
A few weeks ago, Acreage Holdings completed a $119 million raise, believed to be the largest capital raise completed by a privately held cannabis company to date. Along with the announcement of the closure of said raise, the company said that, unwelcome on Wall Street, it decided to go public in Canada in September instead….