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Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee today announced his intent to provide an expedited process in order to grant pardons to those with past criminal misdemeanor marijuana-related convictions on their record. It is estimated that some 3,500 individuals will have their criminal records vacated as a result of these actions. “The Governor is to be commended for taking this proactive stance,” NORML Deputy Director Paul Armentano said.
Just fewer than two years since insisting it was a “gateway drug,” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is singing a different tune regarding the legalization of cannabis for recreational use in The Empire State. “It’s a gateway drug, and marijuana leads to other drugs and there’s a lot of proof that that’s true,” Governor Cuomo said in February of 2017. “There’s two sides to the argument.
Everyone has their own unique set of ‘rules’ when it comes to getting higher than high. We’ve all tried all manner of weird and wonderful things to feel a bigger buzz – some of which turn out to be more successful than others. But then there are those standards that are followed instinctively by millions […]. The post Wanna Get Higher than High?
Downtown Vancouver’s Main Street Marijuana has consistently held an unbeatable lead as the state’s highest-selling recreational cannabis store, and it’s quickly approaching a major milestone: passing $100 million in total lifetime sales. The store’s owners expect to cross the threshold on Jan. 15 or 16. “We’re the first one in the state to do it,” says Adam Hamide, one of the store’s three co-owners.
Speaker: Jonathan Bench, International Cannabis and Securities Business Attorney at Harris Bricken
The U.S. cannabis industry is still in its infancy, even though states began engaging with legalization in one form or another in the late 1990s. Today, many opportunities exist for individuals and businesses that want to engage in the industry. Some want to directly own licensed businesses, while others prefer to keep the industry at an arm’s length and merely profit from it.
Everyday NORML Chapters from around the country invest countless hours in advocating for meaningful marijuana law reforms on the local, state and federal level! Below is a brief rundown of some of their most recent accomplishments. NORML Chapters are Organized and Energized for State Legislative Sessions in 2019. “That’s why dozens of NORML chapters are organizing citizen lobby days to advocate for the end of marijuana prohibition and other reforms ranging from depenalization and expungement, to
Hola 2019! Here’s to 365 days to plant new seeds and harvest what has been planted years prior. In regards to the cannabis plant, Uruguay planted the seeds in Latin America. In December 2013, Uruguay became the first country to legalize cannabis nationwide for medical and non-medical purposes. Now five years later and those seeds have grown throughout the region.
Hola 2019! Here’s to 365 days to plant new seeds and harvest what has been planted years prior. In regards to the cannabis plant, Uruguay planted the seeds in Latin America. In December 2013, Uruguay became the first country to legalize cannabis nationwide for medical and non-medical purposes. Now five years later and those seeds have grown throughout the region.
January. January 2018 was a hemp-based month, featuring the launch of our CBD oil capsules and the inauguration of the Hemp Design Villa in Oude Pekela. Twelve months on, the CBD oil capsules are proving to be one of our most popular products. Made from hemp grown by our sister company HempFlax, they contain full plant extract rather than just CBD crystals, so the Entourage Effect can be enjoyed by people looking to improve their health and well-being.
SALEM, Ore — For the second year in a row, Oregon cannabis farmers have harvested more than a million pounds of usable marijuana. The huge harvest (more than 453,592 kilograms) is again driving down prices for consumers and putting pressure on growers who aren’t getting the price they hoped for after a similar phenomenon in 2017, The Bulletin reported Thursday.
Happy New Year and welcome to the first Weekly Legislative Roundup of 2019! The new Congress was just sworn in yesterday, and they are not wasting any time. U.S. Reps. Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which protects those engaged in state-lawful medical marijuana programs from federal prosecution.
Hello All! I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Dan Korpon, and I am the Chief Technology Officer for PAH. In October 2018, I left my position as a Senior Data Scientist at Anne Arundel Medical Center to focus my efforts on Peninsula Alternative Health and our technology and data needs. It’s been an exciting transition ending 2018, and I’m looking forward to what 2019 has to offer.
Context of the Medicinal Cannabis Situation. Since 2001, Canadians seeking to use cannabis for medical treatment have had access to it under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR ). They enabled “individuals with the authorization of a health-care practitioner to access dried marijuana for medical purposes by producing their own marijuana plants, designating someone to produce for them or purchasing Health Canada supply”.
PORTLAND — The past year was a 12-month champagne toast for the legal marijuana industry as the global market exploded and cannabis pushed its way further into the financial and cultural mainstream. Liberal California became the largest legal U.S. marketplace, conservative Utah and Oklahoma embraced medical marijuana, and the U.S. East Coast got its first commercial pot shops.
As Illinois lawmakers continue to consider input from various stakeholders for legislation that would legalize the possession and use of marijuana for adults 21 and up in 2019, some advocates are feeling left out of the process. This is especially concerning because the majority reside in communities that have been devastated by marijuana prohibition.
With the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill (also called the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018), hemp or cannabis sativa has essentially become legal on the federal level, but there are still significant rules and regulations associated with hemp cultivation, processing, and distribution. When it comes to CBD derived from the hemp plant, the rules are a bit difficult to understand, so in this post we will help demystify the farm bill and give an overview of what it means for hemp and its derivativ
It’s no secret: smoking cigarettes is now considered a nasty habit that most people would prefer to break, if it just weren’t so darned addicting. Telling someone who is addicted to cigarettes to just quit is not as simple as it sounds – an addiction is a habit in both the body and that brain that must be conquered. However, there are now alternatives to smoking cigarettes that can help you overcome the craving in both your mind and body that will ultimately let you kick that nasty habit o
No matter what country you grew up in the Western World, the global war on drugs will have most likely made its way into your classroom or in the news and you will have heard cannabis talked about in a negative light and quite often mentioned in the same vain as much harder drugs. Now we are seeing the same countries legalizing medical marijuana and even some for recreational use, such as Canada on October 17th, 2018.
With a new year on the horizon, members of Nevada and Las Vegas NORML wanted to take time to shine light on 18 of our most memorable moments from 2018. (It was hard to choose just 18!). January 2018: Protested Jeff Sessions. We certainly didn’t expect the opportunity to protest Jeff Sessions alongside Congresswoman Dina Titus and State Senators Aaron Ford & Tick Segerblom at the Apothecary Shoppe Dispensary with every news outlet present, but it happened!
You’ve probably heard the phrase “different strokes for different folks.” It means everyone is individual and unique. This is certainly the case when it comes to medical cannabis.
One of the biggest advantages to legalization in Canada is the advantage of marijuana compliance. This applies on every level. Licensed producers have to meet certain standards. Brands have limitations that they need to follow. Even consumers have to comply with certain safety laws. However, laws are only effective when people follow them. Throughout history, we’ve seen the consequences of “cutting corners,” ignoring rules or simply following the bare minimum (which leaves no margin for error).
The first state to legalize marijuana for medical use was California. In 1996, voters passed the Compassionate Use Act, and over the past two decades, it has seen a lot of changes and structure within its cannabis laws. In 2016, voters finally got the Adult Use of Marijuana Act passed for recreational cannabis. California Marijuana rules and regulations have a significant influence on how other states regulate and control cannabis for their medical and recreational sales.
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee announced today that he plans to allow for the pardon of thousands of people convicted of marijuana possession charges. Governor Inslee made the announcement at a cannabis industry summit in SeaTac, saying that he was creating an expedited process that would allow about 3,500 people to apply for and receive a pardon without having to hire a lawyer or go to court. “We have people who have this burden on their shoulders from a simple, one-time marijuana p
Medicinal Genomics Corp. (MGC), a pioneer in improving the quality, quantity and safety of cannabis, today announced it has signed a licensing agreement with Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan. The licensing agreement covers the use of a dozen patents related to Eiken’s Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) technology. MGC will integrate the technology in its youPCR™ proprietary cannabis testing platform for the detection of cannabis genes, genotypes, microorganisms, pests a
Cannabis could be the only treatment necessary to alleviate the symptoms associated with fibromyalgia syndrome. What is Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS)? That definition or diagnosis varies depending on the type of practitioner you ask and their belief of what this condition truly is. The reason for this is the fact that there is no “golden standard”. The post Is Fibromyalgia Caused by an Insufficiency of the Endocannabinoid System?
Two years ago, the people of Florida overwhelmingly voted to approve Amendment 2, creating a constitutional right for those with medical conditions to seek treatment through medical marijuana. Two years later — where are we now? There are now over 150,000 patients licensed to use medical marijuana in the state of Florida. Most of the wave of incoming leaders after our recent midterm elections, at the state and federal level, support expanding access to medical marijuana.
Long-term marijuana use is associated with lower BMI (body mass index) and cardiometabolic risk factors, according to a new study published by the journal Psychosomatic Medicine , and epublished by the National Institute of Health. (Photo: Harvard.edu). The study, titled Associations between cannabis use and cardiometabolic risk factors: A longitudinal study of men , “tested longitudinal associations between cannabis use and cardiometabolic risk factors that underlie the development of c
Pot by post has been a thing for some time now. Even prior to legalisation across much of the United States, it wasn’t exactly difficult to find somebody somewhere selling cannabis online. Today, buying and selling pot via the web is easier than ever before. Whether on the lookout for Star Tonic or a batch […]. The post Marijuana by Mail: Neither Safe nor Sensible appeared first on LIWTS.
As reported just over two weeks ago from this update, Canadians are only legally allowed to grow Cannabis from legal seeds, and if you’re thinking it’d be easy enough to grow your own cannabis with legally obtained seeds (since cannabis was legalized over two months ago)- you’d be wrong. While the Cannabis Act allows Canadians to grow […].
Legal cannabis made some serious jumps in 2018. We saw Mexican courts rule recreational cannabis as a constitutional right, while Canada became the first industrialized nation to fully legalize the substance. But the U.S. saw some big jumps as well. Michigan legalized recreational marijuana while Missouri allowed its use for medical purposes. New Jersey is on the verge of following suit this year, making it the 11 th state to legalize recreational cannabis.
Terpenoids derived from cannabis “exert anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities in vitro and in vivo” , according to a new study published by the National Institute of Health. “Cannabinoids are well known to have anti-inflammatory effects in mammalians; however, the Cannabis plant also contains other compounds such as terpenoids, whose biological effects have not yet been characterized”, states the abstract of the study, which was conducted by researchers at
It’s the kind of faux-pas every cannabis newcomer makes at some point or another. You refer to one particular consumption method by entirely the wrong name and find yourself the laughing stock of those who know what they’re talking about. As far as some are concerned, it really doesn’t matter how you hit it…just as […]. The post Blunts Vs Joints Vs Spliffs – What’s the Difference?
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Wildflower Brands Inc. (CSE: SUN) (the “Company”) is excited to announce the opening of its first Wildflower by Bridges General store in Lower Manhattan at 770 Broadway. This retail location is in a high-occupancy office tower housing Facebook’s NYC office, as well as other established digital media companies […].
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