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Ayr Wellness to sell four Illinois dispensaries

Illinois News Joint

Herbal Remedies Quincy was among the first cannabis dispensaries licensed in the State of Illinois when the State approved the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program in 2013. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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The Science Behind Charlotte’s Web: How CBD Oil Works for Seizure Disorders

LifeCannMD

#image_title By Dr. Fernando Fandio-Sende, LifeCannMD A Little Girl Who Changed Everything I’ll never forget watching that CNN documentary back in 2013. Charlotte Figi was this tiny five-year-old having up to 300 seizures a week. Can you even imagine? Her parents had tried literally everything.

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The History of RSO: One Man’s Journey Changed Everything

LifeCannMD

In 2013, a case was reported where RSO dramatically decreased the cancer cell count in a 14-year-old terminal leukemia patient, without the toxic side effects that come with conventional treatments. Scientists couldn’t get funding or permission to study it properly. That’s changing now, but we’re still playing catch-up.

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Ask The Green Nurse is Celebrating Liberation: What 4/20 & the 4th of July Have in Common?

The Cannigma

In essence, the origin of “420” created by the California high schoolers in the 1970s gained broader recognition through the Grateful Dead scene and cannabis journalism in the following decades (Bloom, 2013). 2013, April 12). A Tale of Two Freedoms So what do 4/20 and the 4th of July have in common? References ACLU.

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Analysis: Percentage of Americans Acknowledging Medical Cannabis Use Has Doubled Since 2013

NORML

The post Analysis: Percentage of Americans Acknowledging Medical Cannabis Use Has Doubled Since 2013 appeared first on NORML. “An increasing number of Americans are choosing cannabis as a therapeutic option, and in many cases, they are substituting it in lieu of other potentially less effective and more harmful substances."

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Making Medical Cannabis History

Project CBD

In the recent annals of medical cannabis history, a defining moment came in 2013 when CNN a reported on the seemingly miraculous antiseizure effects of CBD.

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CDC Data Highlights Sustained Decline in Youth Marijuana Use

NORML

The percentage of high-schoolers who identify as current consumers of cannabis fell 26 percent between 2013 and 2023. The post CDC Data Highlights Sustained Decline in Youth Marijuana Use appeared first on NORML.

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