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A new study recently published in Nature Medicine shows us that there is an interesting relationship between the naturally occuring endocannabinoid system and cognitive aging in mice. Researchers found that when animals increase in age the quantity of naturally formed cannabinoids in the brain are reduced. The less activity in the cannabinoid system, the faster t...

Last year the city of Cleveland backed out on the possibility of growing and selling medical marijuana when Ohio passed it's medical marijuana law, but after seeing other states rack up tax revenue the city is starting to reconsider. Although Cleveland city council does not want medical marijuana dispensaries, they are not as opposed to lifting the ban on cultivat...

Vermont was set to be the first state to legalize recreational marijuana through the legislature until Gov. Phil Scott vetoed the bill earlier this week. Scott is not against marijuana legalization, but wants changes made to the bill like harsher penalties for those caught driving under the influence. With studies showing Vermont among the highest rates of cannabis co...

While whole-plant cannabis remains federally illegal, GW pharmaceuticals is working to gain FDA approval for a cannabis based drug, Epidiolex. Derived from cannabidiol (CBD), the drug contains no THC, the compound in marijuana that gets the user high. GW Pharma has now released two studies for Epidiolex targeting specific types of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrom...

Earlier this month the Nevada Tax Commision finalized regulations for licensing recreational marijuana businesses, which means that the program can now begin within the next two months. Licenses can be distributed to dispensers and growers in Nevada starting July 1, but some cities, like Henderson, will see delays due to the moratorium their city council still ha...

The American Legion is the nation's largest veterans' organization and after meeting with Congress about their concerns over medical marijuana's availability for veterans, they have now chosen to seek out a meeting with President Trump. PTSD is a large concern for The American Legion, and while most medical marijuana states currently allow patien...

Researchers at Washington State University are looking for volunteers to help them find levels of inebriation and create an accurate breathalyzer for law enforcement. State law says that 5 nanograms of THC in the bloodstream is cause for a DUI, but this research could help correct any misguided data and help law enforcement better understand intoxication from can...

Maryland's medical marijuana program has been 4 years in the making and finally the first license to grow cannabis has been presented by the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission to the grower ForwardGro. State officials expect several more growers to be ready for licensing within the next 30 days. ForwardGro will have cannabis for sale this fall, turning the buds ...

This month the first step was passed in creating a legal recreational marijuana program in Delaware after the proposed bill passed it's first committee in the House. If the proposed bill becomes law, adults over 21 will be able to purchase up to 1 ounce of marijuana taxed at $50, the retail prices will be set by a state marijuana commission at a later date. T...

With a legalization bill on it's way to the governor's desk, Vermont has a chance to be the first state in the U.S. to legalize marijuana through the legislative process. Over half of the U.S. currently has some form of legal marijuana, but were instead approved through voter referendums. If passed, the bill would allow adults over 21 to possess up to 1 o...

Montana residents have had access to a very limited medical marijuana program for several years now but this week legislators in the House approved Senate Bill 333 which will properly regulate the drug similar to other states' comprehensive programs. If passed, a seed-to-sale tracking system will be put in place, as well as require licenses for any business that s...

Last year Pennsylvania voters passed a medical marijuana bill under the impression that only certain non-smokable cannabis products would be available, but due to specific language in the bill dispensaries may also be able to sell whole plant marijuana. Dispensaries are expected to open around the state by next year, and in that time the advisory board in ch...