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Recreational cannabis in California is growing nearly everyday but the city of Los Angeles is far behind when it comes to licensing it's marijuana businesses. While over 100 shops have been approved by the city in it's first wave of the process, the business that have been around and waiting are supposed to be granted approval during the second phase, however ...

As a new study comes out by GW Pharmaceuticals the FDA is showing positive support for approving the cannabis-based medication, Epidiolex. GW, the British pharma company has been developing Epidiolex for some time and it has drawn plenty of attention. The medication is a CBD oil that does not get the user high and studies are showing that patients using it experience ...

Once again it seems that the country of Israel is ahead of most of the world when it comes to cannabis law reform. Not only is Israel leading the world in medical cannabis research but now they might also lead in medical marijuana exports to other countries. Israeli lawmakers have been working towards legislation allowing exports since 2016 and have since been finishi...

What kind of plans do you have for your upcoming 4/20? Whatever they are it's important to be safe and not toke and drive. Lyft is making enjoying the holidaze even easier by offering a special promo code, "LYFTTROOPERS", to Lyft passengers for a discount of $4.20 off your next ride. For the special holiday Lyft is partnering with the new movie release o...

Recently the Morman church of Latter Day Saints in Utah has decided to take a position in the continuing debate for medical marijuana and they seem to have given a politically safe answer while also denying modern research. The board of directors for the Utah Medical Association (UMA) have chosen not to endorse the state's new ballot question initiative that would...

Maine legislators have done what few other lawmakers could do in the US, agree, and they've agreed at high enough margins to earn a veto-proof vote, meaning the bill can pass with or without the governor's signature. The bill passed this week was a compromise bill for the state's recreational cannabis program that is expected to begin early 2019. A few thi...

Massachusetts' medical marijuana program is continuing to thrive as the states 22nd dispensary opens for patients this week. The dispensary, Berkshire Roots, is the first in the city of Pittsfield and 2nd for the county. Similar to many other dispensary openings there were patients from all different age groups and cultures all just looking for some relief they ca...

New Jersey's medical marijuana program is working out for some patients but many others are struggling to afford their medication after other necessary living expenses. One step the state has taken to help is lower the registration fee from $200 down to $100, but the price of medical cannabis can still range from $425-$520 for one ounce. Patients usually have much...

Cynthia Nixon is running for governor in New York and she has some ideas that many in the state would say are good competition for current governor Andrew Cuomo. While Gov. Cuomo is not thrilled about the idea of recreational cannabis, ignorantly referring to cannabis as a "gateway drug", Cynthia Nixon recognizes the inequalities brought on by cann...

Florida's medical marijuna program has progressed greatly in the last few years but still has a long way to go when it comes to patient access. This week the company Trulieve opened it's newest location in the state located in Vero Beach which is great for the locals who would usually drive close to two hours to the next nearest dispensary.  The store ope...

Cannabis businesses and consumers aren't the only ones who are fed up with Attorney General Sessions' lack of awareness and action when it comes to cannabis law reform. Several bipartisan senators have called for AG Sessions to commit to allow the DEA to follow through with submitted applications that would allow more federally sanctioned medical marijuana gro...

It's easy to assume that a decent amount of professional football players might use cannabis to help with daily pains, however recently retired player Martellus Bennet shines a light on the situation by saying nearly 90% of players smoke marijuana. In fact he says he finds it surprising when he hears a teammate of his does not smoke. This may be surprising conside...