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In a newly proposed bill called the "Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act" federal law would allow government employees in legal cannabis states to use cannabis outside of work without worry of being fired for a positive THC drug test. With over 30 states having medical marijuana programs and some having recreational cannabis it has become m...

Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program will be experiencing a major change next week when the law designed to stop people from smoking the plant will now allow dispensaries to sell dry leaf cannabis. The governor's office announced the change this week saying a dozen dispensaries will be selling dry leaf cannabis by August 1st. The Health Secretary approved ...

Most countries around the world have cannabis classified similar to how the United States does, a schedule 1 narcotic with restricted research and the heaviest of penalties attached to it. This week the U.K. announced that they would be reclassifying cannabis down to schedule two which opens many doors for research and medical use while also remaining heavily reg...

A company based out of Denver, CO is looking to fill a need in the city that no one else had thought of yet, odor-absorbent paint. ECOBOND is the company behind the new product OdorDefender Paint, which covers a wide range of odors, but the company really wants people to know their product is the most effective way to remove the lingering scent that walls ca...

Washington University recently surveyed teenagers grade 8-12 in states with both decriminalized cannabis and criminal possession for cannabis to help answer the question many are concerned with, does decriminalizing cannabis increase consumption in youth? 23% of teenagers in decriminalized states said they had consumed cannabis within the last month and around th...

Florida's medical marijuana program has been notorious for delays and problems as it continues to try and finish implementing the state's comprehensive medical marijuana program. The state's newest budget went into effect less than 1 month ago and now The Office of Medical Marijuana Use is requesting a much larger sum than when the budget was being created...

Pennsylvania legalized medical marijuana for patients back in 2016 and officials are beginning to recognize the potential for cannabis within the state. Pennsylvania's Auditor General recently released an analysis on "Regulating & Taxing Marijuana" in which he finds that Pennsylvania has about 800,000 regular cannabis consumers, meaning the mark...

In Missouri there are advocates working hard to bring attention to a campaign run by The Missourians for Patient Care that would legalize medical marijuana within the state. Since April the campaign has raised over $500,000 towards it's cause, a proposal that would allow access to medical marijuana for patients with cancer, epilepsy, glaucoma, PTSD, HIV/AIDS, term...

Only a month ago Oklahomans said YES on State Question 788 which legalized medical marijuana in the state, but it wasn't long before regulators made some big changes to the amendment that many people saw as too much. One major upset for many was the banning of all smokable forms of cannabis. Advocates in the state are fighting that decision in a lawsuit while...

Law enforcement officers have been held to a certain standard for many years when it comes to being hired, but as the times are changing the Chicago Police Department decided they should too. For years any type of illicit substance use or using prescription meds that weren't yours would be enough to get your Chicago PD application disqualified, but now that cannab...

It's been suggested before that cannabis can help treat cancer, and now the British Journal is discussing one specific cannabinoid found in cannabis that could possibly do just that. When exposed to the cannabinoid, phytocannabinoid, cancer cells have been shown to actually stop dividing and stop taking over other cells. While researchers aren't exactly s...

States and cities allover the U.S. are lowering penalties for marijuana offenses because we have seen the devestating effects of the war on drugs and are finally deciding that the punishment does not fit the crime. Unfortunately for a man in Reading, PA law enforcement still saw it necessary to dispatch a helicopter and a bulldozer in pursuit of a man growing 10 canna...