The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is funding a research project looking into the sustainable production of hempcrete, a hemp-based mixture that’s better for the environment than traditional concrete. According to a notice published on the EPA website, the agency awarded a roughly $12,000 grant to a student-led research team at the University of California, Riverside, […]
Laguna Woods Village is an age-restricted retirement community in Southern California where, until recently, it was legal to sell medical cannabis. That changed on the first day of 2019, though, when an ordinance passed by the City of Laguna Woods banned all cannabis businesses from operating within the city limits. The new sales ban has […]
As Canada works towards next year’s launch of an adult-use cannabis market, there are still some key regulatory issues to hammer out. One of which is how the country should handle its existing medical marijuana program. A pair of pharmacology researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, want to see officials separate medical and […]
This week in Cannabis: Seth Rogen is launching his own cannabis brand, packaging for medical cannabis and recreational cannabis will soon look more similar, and the NHS reports that the personal data of 34,000 medical cannabis patients was accessed in a data breach. We’ve rounded up this week’s top stories from across Canada. Medical Cannabis Products Will Soon […]
Once you’ve gone through all the trouble to get a medical cannabis card, the question arises: How long is it good for? Every state is different. In some states, the cards are good for many years. In others, patients must renew their medical recommendations every few months. A growing number of states are now considering reciprocity; […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mayor Eric Garcetti said this week that Los Angeles is considering a major crackdown on illegal marijuana shops that have been bedeviling the city’s legal marketplace. The move that could pump tens of millions of dollars into police enforcement comes as legal shops struggle to turn a profit while hundreds of […]
Despite the incredible need for donor organs, recipients and donors who are also cannabis consumers have traditionally been turned away, but new research and state legislatures are changing that. Each year, surgeons perform over 100,000 kidney, liver, and other solid organ transplants. Every 12 minutes, a new person is added to the organ transplant waiting […]
As state legalization measures in New York and New Jersey stumbled near the finish line this week, better news emerged from Washington, DC, as Congress made progress on two of the most prominent federal reform measures. The House Rules Committee chairman has pledged to bring the STATES Act to a full House vote “within the […]
The non-profit partnered with creative agency Virtue to get New York’s leaders to prioritize DPA’s model for equitable marijuana legalization rooted in racial and economic justice NEW YORK – Today, the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) urged New York State to end marijuana prohibition and Legalize It Right by reminding New Yorkers about the urgent need […]
The first thing I want to mention about Stoned Pizza, the New York City pizza delivery service that will bring a THC-infused pie of Sicilian-style slices right to your door, is that it is not a scam. It really works. This is not a scam. They really will deliver infused pizza to your door. In […]
