April 20, 2018
Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) recently announced that he had reached a deal with President Trump where Trump promised to approve legislation that would protect states that have legalized cannabis from being pursued by the Department of Justice. Trump isn’...
April 19, 2018
Epidiolex, a cannabis-based treatment for epilepsy from GW Pharmaceuticals, received a positive review from staff at the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday. GW Pharmaceuticals provided “substantial evidence” to prove the drug’s suitability for treating two rare types of epilepsy. ...
April 18, 2018
Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor As we’ve reported before, Maine has been struggling to pass cannabis regulations since the state legalized in 2016, largely because of interference from Republican Gov. Paul LePage and his Republican allies. Now, it’s looking like Democrats and Repub...
April 17, 2018
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced a bill to legalize hemp as an agriculture product last week. Instead of entering the committee process, the hemp legislation bill is benefitting from Rule 14 which allows it to skip over this time-consuming step. The move doesn't guarantee the bill...
April 21, 2018
A broad scope of cannabis businesses has been approved by voters in one of Colorado’s western towns. On Tuesday, April 3, voters from the northern Colorado town of Berthoud a...
April 17, 2018
An unnamed insurance carrier in Great Britain has paid out more than $1 million to a cannabis cultivator in Southern California, following the Thomas Fire that occurred i...
April 13, 2018
President Donald Trump has promised Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner he will support congressional efforts to protect states with cannabis legislation for both medicinal...
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April 13, 2018
Two peer-reviewed studies published in the JAMA Internal Medicine have revealed how cannabis use may have a positive impact on America’s opioid epidemic, which claimed ...
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial
April 9, 2018
Could driving under the influence of cannabis be less risky than driving under the influence of alcohol? That’s what researchers claim, following an examination of drug...
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News/Feature Writer/Editorial
April 3, 2018
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April 14, 2018
Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor State leaders in Maryland are moving forward with a plan that would make sure the state’s medical cannabis industry is more diverse. Lawmakers have agreed...
April 4, 2018
Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Veterans who support medical cannabis aren’t quite sure what to make of Trump’s latest leadership shakeup. Trump recently fired VA Secretary David Shulkin and re...
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News/Feature Writer/Editorial
April 2, 2018
The cannabis plant contains an abundance of naturally-occurring cannabinoids and Cannabidiol (CBD) is stealing the limelight lately. Recent studies show that CBD reacts wi...
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial
April 20, 2018
Legislation to grant the legal cultivation of medical cannabis could soon be passed in the Caribbean country of Antigua and Barbuda. Cannabis grown in the independent Commonweal...
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial
April 16, 2018
A medicinal cannabis bill proposed by the New Zealand Government could quite possibly be widened, if the New Zealand Drug Foundation request is accepted. The Health Sele...
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial
April 10, 2018
Italy is on its way to raking in $1.2 billion in cannabis sales by 2027. The country’s blossoming cannabis industry ranks second in the entire European market, with Ger...
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March 2, 2018
Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor One group was left out when California drafted Prop. 64, which legalized cannabis in the state: Native Americans. Until emergency...
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January 10, 2018
The Port S'Klallam Tribe is ready to step into the cannabis industry, after a cannabis compact with the state of Washington was approved by the Liquor and Cannabis Board. The...
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial
April 19, 2018
April 20 is here, and if you are an active member of the cannabis community, you’ll be wise enough to keep the special date free in your calendar. On this day, mill...
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial
April 16, 2018
Beer lovers and cannabis connoisseurs countrywide can soon raise a glass of New Belgium’s Hemperor HPA. Well, unless you live in Kansas, that is. The “hemp pale ale” has fi...
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News/Feature Writer/Editorial
April 9, 2018
Chronic pain and anxiety represent a growing health issue. Something else that is growing is the number of people suffering from addiction to synthetic opioids, of which ...