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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...

The famous town of Scranton, Pennsylvania is getting it's first medical marijuana dispensary opening next week and the locals seem to be very accepting and welcoming. The company, Columbia Care Pennsylvania plans to open 2 more dispensaries in the northeaster part of the state and greatly increase access for patients. Many citizens including Scranton's mayor&n...

A man was released from prison this week after he was convicted of possessing 3 grams of cannabis 8 years ago in New Orleans. The 51 year-old man had prior convictions involving cannabis and was sentenced harshly due to the state's habitual offender law. The original sentence passed was for 13 years but after gaining support in the media his time was cut down to 8...

Against all odds a stage 4 lung cancer patient in Florida has won his right to grow his own cannabis for the purpose of processing and consuming under a recommendation by his physician. Currently Floriday only licensed businesses to grow cannabis meaning that this patient is the only single personal in the state permitted to grow the plant. While some officials believ...

While many medical and recreational cannabis programs around the country are thriving and helping patients, consumers and business owners alike, the other side of that coin are the people struggling to gain access to or make any profit from the heavily restricted medical cannabis programs. While many states have made progress by legalizing the limited use and sal...

The new governor of New Jersey promised to legazize recreational marijuana when he got into office and a recent poll shows that his constituents support him. Lawmakers in the state have introduced and supported several different legalization bills but have not narrowed down support for just one, so it's hard to say exactly what recreational cannabis will look like...

When recreational marijuana sales officially begin in July for California many are predicting a major problem with getting and keeping product on the shelves and there doesn't seem to be a great way to solve the problem yet. On July 1st recreational cannabis sales begin in California and that means that not only does every dispensary need a recreational licen...

The day has finally come that the United States federal government is asking it's citizens for input on whether or not cannabis should be reclassified under the international drug control treaties. The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is launching the first review of the international classication of marijuana since it was deemed Schedule 1 back in 1...

The biggest medical marijuana business in Florida, Trulieve, has filed a complaint with the Leon County circuit court this week as they try to remove the limit currently stopping them from opening more store around the state. A law passed in 2017 states that no business can own and operate more than 25 dispensaries in the state, a limit which Trulieve has already hit....

After a slip up in December regulators and dispensary owners in Oregon have taken the necessary steps to increase penalties and tighten ID check regulations to ensure that no minors are able to buy cannabis at licensed retailers. The dispensary employee to make the mistake has been fired and now months later the state's cannabis dispensaries are at a compliance ra...

When it comes to common sense cannabis laws some might be surprised at how many law enforcement officers want to see a safe and comprehensive legalization system. By having proper regulations in place it can make law enforcement jobs easier and communities safer and few people see that firsthand more than police officers. One former deputy marshal from Holly, CO has b...

Spreading misinformation can be truly harmful when it comes to promoting or advocating against something like medical or recreational drugs. Those that continue to spread lies and inaccuracies about cannabis are not just turning people away from cannabis but they could also be turning them towards products that are actually dangerous like spice, or synthetic mari...