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In a new study published in Journal of Sexual Medicine researchers found that adults who smoke cannabis daily have consistently more sex than those who do not smoke at all. Dr. Eisenberg at Stanford University Medical Center often sees patients concerned about their sexual performance and some inquire if marijuana could be affecting them negatively. In his search for ...

HIV patients in Florida will have a chance to participate in a new study at The University of Florida funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse focusing on the health effects of cannabis use in patients with HIV. The research will be separated into recreational and medical users and quantity of use. Florida currently has the third-highest number of HIV patients i...

With little interest in the Missouri legislature to decriminalize cannabis, St. Louis officials are taking it into their own hands as a new bill is proposed to allow the plant to be grown, possessed, and used within city limits. As other legislatures have recognized, law enforcement's time and energy is a limited resource and should be used wisely, so using precio...

The legal cannabis industry is not only gaining popularity in North America but also across the world in certain countries in Africa. Though there are no established legal programs currently in Africa there is still widespread illicit use in many countries. Its safe to say that citizens heavily support the use of cannabis in Africa, but governments aren't exactly ...

Since the war on drugs began most politicians have been vehemently against marijuana. When public opinion of cannabis began rising some years ago there have been a few strong proponents of legalization, typically democratic lawmakers, but now for the first time ever a poll is showing republican lawmakers supporting legal cannabis by 51%. In the last several years over...

While medical and recreational marijuana is blowing up in several countries around the world, Uruguay has chosen to take the safer route of cultivating and processing hemp for use in many different markets. Uruguay became the first country to fully legalize recreational marijuana in 2013, but with U.S. banks refusing to work with local marijuana businesses, some inves...

With the marijuana industry growing at a rapid pace in the U.S. and other countries around the world there is a race going on outside of the industry to see who can develop the first effective THC breathalyzer test. Current tests are not able to be performed during a traffic stop or are just not accurate in calculating impairment, but there's one company who may b...

Ohio's Marion City Council discussed this week whether or not to allow a medical marijuana dispensary to operate in their county as the state begins regulating the new program over the next two years. Currently it seems more city council members are in favor of banning dispensaries in the county, though 1 proponent stuck out on the council and made some convincing...

Florida's medical marijuana program has had it's fair share of setbacks but earlier this month the executive director of the state Office of Medical Marijuana Use missed a deadline to issue medical marijuana licenses and make sure patients recieve their state-issued medical marijuana ID cards. The director claims he was unable to follow through due t...

At least 34 cannabis farms have been destroyed by the wildfires in Northern California leaving many small businesses and those who invested their life savings devastated. In an attempt to help these small businesses get back on their feet before the coming recreational legalization the California Growers Association setup a fundraiser online, until the fundraiser was ...

In a potential change of heart, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said it would be healthy to have more competition in the medical marijuana supply for federal research on the plant. Traditionally Sessions has been about as anti-marijuana as a politician can get. He has made comments and intimidated some in the industry into thinking that the Trump administration wil...

The city of Lansing, Michigan is deep into plans for the largest marijuana park east of Mississippi. The city itself is currently waiting to see if it's recently passed medical marijuana ordinance will remain as it has been petitioned and is under review. But the strenght and support of the industry has officials confident that medical marijuana will shine through...