Exploring Cannabis and Women’s Health With Dr. Mary Clifton

A new study by a researcher at Harvard is tackling the subject of cannabis’ medicinal properties for menstrual pain. The study is pairing with cannabis brand Foria, and will observe the effects of Foria’s cannabis suppositories on 400 women over several months. It is the first study of its kind, and researchers hope that it […]

Landlord Lets Evicted Medical Marijuana Patient Return Home

John Flickner, the 78-year-old medical cannabis patient who was evicted from his Niagara Falls, NY, apartment last week, was welcomed back by his landlord on Monday. But his hassles are far from over. As a result of the dustup, the program that coordinates his health care has dropped him, leaving him without access to doctors […]

Shopping List: Emerald Cup 2018 Picks for Beginners + Beyond

Now in its 15th year, the Emerald Cup is Northern California’s preeminent cannabis harvest competition, tradeshow and celebration. Complete with an all-star musical lineup and featuring an awards show appearance by weed legend Willie Nelson, this enormous gathering of farmers, extractors, breeders, retailers, artisans and connoisseurs is always the year’s most anticipated event for cannabis […]

Massachusetts’ 3rd Shop to Open, Connecticut OKs 9 More Dispensaries

SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A third retail marijuana shop is set to open in Massachusetts. Alternative Therapies Group in Salem has received final licensing approval from the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission and could begin retail sales as soon as this weekend. The shop currently operates as a cannabis dispensary serving registered patients. The first two […]

Revised Criminal Justice Reform Bill to Be Reintroduced in the Senate Today

  Today, Senator Grassley (R-IA) announced he would file a new version of criminal justice reform legislation. The news came after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced yesterday that the Senate will take up criminal justice reform legislation.    “This compromise legislation is far from perfect, but it will have a real impact on […]

Hemp Is Finally Legal. Let’s See if It Can Save the World

In 1985, legendary cannabis activist Jack Herer published a magnum opus called The Emperor Wears No Clothes, which through painstaking research told the hidden history of hemp—a once-revered crop cultivated for more than 10,000 years that played a vital role in America’s economy from colonial times until the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 made growing […]

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