The ‘father or cannabis research’ Raphael Mechoulam has passed away at the age of 92. Hebrew researcher Raphael Mechoulam was known widely as the ‘father of cannabis research’ due to his cannabinoid research done to isolate delta-9 THC, the psychoactive ingredient that makes cannabis so potent. Mechoulam also had many other achievements such as designing […]
Recently, there have been some examples of football players commenting on marijuana in different forms. But there’s one through-line: they can’t smoke it. It’s something to remind ourselves of, considering most of the country at least has options for medicinal purchases. And also, despite some loosening of the rules recently, that the NFL still has […]
In a new study published by Psychology Today, it was found that long-term cannabis use is linked with cognitive decline and impact on the brain’s hippocampus. The largest key point within the study is that long term cannabis use can decline cognition at the age of 45. Many headlines are focusing around this but there […]
Welp, so much for that. In a ballot initiative across the entire state of Oklahoma, voters decisively voted against recreational marijuana. With 95% of the vote in, 61.7% voted no, and 38.3% voted yes. This is surprising for a state that has really embraced its medicinal marijuana market, with over 400 dispensaries dispersed across the state. […]
“I think that it’s fair to expect what I said at my confirmation hearing with respect to marijuana and policy, that it will be very close to what was done in the Cole Memorandum,” says US Attorney General Merrick Garland. The Cole Memorandum was an Obama-era policy that directed prosecutors to steer away from state […]
One of the more surprising turns in this decade has been the steady warming of Republicans views on marijuana. Initially, we saw legalization bills pop up in states like Pennsylvania from Republican lawmakers, then a national bill from Representative Nancy Mace just last year. An issue that Democrats had in the bag is slowly changing […]
A new study has shown that consuming marijuana every day can raise a person’s risk of coronary artery disease by over a third when compared to those who never smoke marijuana. “A growing body of evidence suggests that cannabis is not entirely without harm and may actually cause cardiovascular disease…Thus, the decision to use cannabis […]
The attorney general in New Jersey just put out the new drug policies for police in the state, and screenings for marijuana are no longer going to be used – for the most part. New Jersey legalized recreational marijuana last year to great fanfare, and since then, it doesn’t make much sense to be screening […]
Teen marijuana usage has been steadily declining for the last couple years. Recently, usage hit a record low which was last seen in early 2011. These numbers come from a federal biennial report released last Monday. Contrary to popular belief, the federal government believes that this decline in cannabis use by teens is directly linked […]
Twitter has become one of the first major social platforms to allow marijuana advertising in a new turn of events. Just last week, the platform took a large step in what many are calling a new era for weed. The service will allow vetted marijuana campaigns to be shown and advertised to users over the […]
