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CBD oil containing THC must be pulled from Indiana stores, Governor says

CBD oil containing THC must be pulled from Indiana stores, Governor says

Sara Tiradossi November 30, 2017

Indiana governor Eric Holcomb has ordered all stores in the state remove any CBD products containing THC within the next 60 days, after Attorney General Curtis Hill issued an opinion declaring them illegal...

Former NHL player advocates for medical cannabis use among athletes

Former NHL player advocates for medical cannabis use among athletes

Sara Tiradossi November 29, 2017

Former Philadelphia Flyers enforcer Riley Cote said at least half of all hockey players consume cannabis and encourages the league to embrace the plant as part of a healthy training and recovery regimen. In...

The DEA is choosing not to go after those selling CBD

The DEA is choosing not to go after those selling CBD

November 20, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Indiana made it legal for some people to possess CBD oil when it passed a cannabis-focused bill in April. The law claims, among many other things, that citizens...

Medical cannabis patients in California should keep their cards in 2018

Medical cannabis patients in California should keep their cards in 2018

Sara Tiradossi November 19, 2017

When California legalizes social cannabis use on Jan. 1, medical cannabis patients are highly advised to hold on to their cards in 2018. A medical cannabis card will allow patients to have access to...

Californias new ordinance limits cannabis farms to one acre per person

California’s new ordinance limits cannabis farms to one acre per person

Sara Tiradossi November 16, 2017

California growers will not be allowed to grow more than 1 acre of cannabis until 2023, according to an environmental review of proposed state regulations released this week. Some in the industry claimed...

NBA star Karl-Anthony Towns sees medical cannabis as an option for NBA players

NBA star Karl-Anthony Towns sees medical cannabis as an option for NBA players

Sara Tiradossi November 16, 2017

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns recently said the NBA should remove cannabis from the league’s banned substance list. In an in-depth interview with ESPN Nick Friedell on Wednesday,...

Maryland to draft a bill that awards 10 new medical licenses for African-American growers

Maryland to draft a bill that awards 10 new medical licenses for African-American growers

Sara Tiradossi November 15, 2017

Medical cannabis in Maryland could be available to patients as early as this month, according to industry stakeholders. “I think we could see product in November, with increase in December and a steady...

Attorney claims Arizonas fee for medical cannabis patients is too high

Attorney claims Arizona’s fee for medical cannabis patients is too high

Sara Tiradossi November 15, 2017

Lawyer Sean Berberian claimed this week that the Arizona medical cannabis program is illegally charging registered patients an excessive fee for access to the state-approved medicine. The price of a...

Veterans want cannabis legalized

Veterans want cannabis legalized

November 13, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor One group that often doesn’t get enough attention when cannabis legalization is discussed is veterans. As someone who’s written about veterans and cannabis...

DEA wants researchers to grow less cannabis for medical studies in 2018

DEA wants researchers to grow less cannabis for medical studies in 2018

Sara Tiradossi November 12, 2017

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) wants federally-licensed researchers to grow 443,680 grams of cannabis for scientific studies in 2018. The government-cultivated proposed cannabis, that...

New study: nearly 70 percent of CBD extracts labeled incorrectly

New study: nearly 70 percent of CBD extracts labeled incorrectly

Sara Tiradossi November 10, 2017

Medical cannabis is legal in more than half of U.S. states, but it still remains illegal under federal law. The Food and Drug Administration does not in fact regulate derivatives of the plant, such as...

How a 12-year-old girl could help end cannabis prohibition in America

How a 12-year-old girl could help end cannabis prohibition in America

Sara Tiradossi November 7, 2017

Twelve-year-old Alexis Bortell uses a cannabis oil called Haleigh’s Hope by syringe twice a day to prevent life-threatening epileptic seizures. She also keeps a THC spray on hand in case she experiences...

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