Federal regulations will have to change in order for casinos to collaborate with Nevada’s legal adult use cannabis industry. She’s not yet joined the four-member Congressional Cannabis Caucus, but since Dina Titus represents Las Vegas in the House of Representatives, she becomes one of the most marijuana-friendly lawmakers in Washington by default. Las Vegas’s recreational…
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration this week will formalize its production quotas of drugs and substances utilized for medical, scientific and research purposes, settling in on the previously disclosed allocation of 978 pounds of marijuana. The DEA’s final 2018 aggregate production quotas (APQ), scheduled to be published Wednesday in the Federal Register, are mostly unchanged…
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Those experiencing the chronic pain of fibromyalgia are increasingly turning away from potentially dangerous and addictive opioids, and towards cannabis as a safer, more effective treatment option. But cannabis is a diverse medicine, and it’s important to first educate yourself on potential methods of ingestion when treating fibromyalgia. Many now believe that edibles are the…
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PALMETTO — Palmetto solidified a unanimous medical marijuana ban in all cities within Manatee County, becoming the fifth, and last, city to initiate a ban on dispensaries. Bradenton, Holmes Beach, Anna Maria, and Bradenton Beach had already passed similar bans. The one exception is unincorporated Manatee County, where dispensaries are allowed after the board of…
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If Tom Tancredo had it to do over again, he’d still support Colorado’s marijuana-legalizing Amendment 64 – even though he thinks it cost him the 2014 GOP nomination for Colorado governor. The former congressman — and recently announced 2018 Republican gubernatorial candidate — spoke Monday night at a Denver event hosted by advocacy group Marijuana…
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Before the condition can be officially added to the program, the state’s hesitant health secretary has to approve. Last week, New Mexico medical cannabis regulators decided unanimously to add opioid use disorders (OUD) to the list of conditions approved for treatment with the drug in light of the state’s ongoing overdose crisis. However, the decision…
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California NORML is working to end discrimination of cannabis users in the workplace. In conjunction with the national End Pain, Not Lives campaign, California NORML has issued a report on medical marijuana legalization and the opioid crisis and is conducting a survey on discriminatory practices against patients who use medical cannabis. The report and survey are part of Cal NORML’s campaign to…
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Last week, the Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR), the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) announced a health and safety advisory for a large number of cannabis products grown and produced by Tree of Wellness Inc., doing business as Tree of Wellness. The health and safety…
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Veterans Day Rally & March at Steele Indian School Park Sparked by Veteran’s Suicide PHOENIX Ariz., (November 6th, 2017) — Recent news of a veteran’s suicide on the grounds of the Phoenix Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center has brought together a number of advocacy groups dedicated to overturning the agency’s no-cannabis treatment policy. Spokespersons…
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Last week, a group of large investment funds sent letters to pharmaceutical corporations warning them about their role in the opioid epidemic. After years of acting with impunity, drug companies are starting to feel pressure from their financial enablers to do something about the opioid crisis. This pressure might lead to changes because it is…
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“I feel like I am actually more focused and attentive while I am medicated, it kind of gives me that spruce of energy that I don’t have,” says another. And while it may be one thing to get baked while you’re watching kids—which itself is a contentious idea—doctors are arguing that it’s another matter when…
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Veterans are adding their voices to the growing chorus calling for changes in marijuana research and legalization. A bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives, along with several combat veterans and the mother of a Marine who died by suicide after struggling with prescribed pharmaceuticals, came together in Washington on Thursday and urged Congress to advance efforts…
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