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New bill would push cannabis to Schedule III

New bill would push cannabis to Schedule III

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 21, 2017

A new bill before Congress would move cannabis from its Schedule I designation to Schedule III, the same classification shared by tylenol codeine, ketamine and dronabinol. Congressmen Rep. Matt Gaetz...

No one is claiming Arkansas's 32 available medical cannabis licenses

No one is claiming Arkansas’s 32 available medical cannabis licenses

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 18, 2017

The state of Arkansas is facing no demand for permission to use, grow and sell medical cannabis as the deadline for applications near.  Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration spokesman Scott...

Judge: fired medical cannabis patient can sue employer

Judge: fired medical cannabis patient can sue employer

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 17, 2017

Employers can be sued for refusing to hire applicants who tested positive for medical cannabis, a Connecticut federal judge ruled last week. In the case of Noffsinger v. SSC Niantic Operating Co., Katelin...

Israel plans to globally export medical cannabis

Israel plans to globally export medical cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 16, 2017

Israel may soon start exporting medical cannabis to other countries following the recommendation of a government committee approved earlier this week by the ministries of health and finance. The committee...

Could a state-run bank for the cannabis industry be in California's future?

Could a state-run bank for the cannabis industry be in California’s future?

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 16, 2017

California government, financial and cannabis leaders met last week in a debate on whether a state-run bank could solve the cannabis industry’s banking problem. The 17-member group included representatives...

Feds study if cannabis leads to curbing opioid epidemic

Feds study if cannabis leads to curbing opioid epidemic

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 15, 2017

Last week, the National Institutes of Health awarded a $3.8 million grant to researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System, which marked the first time the U.S. Government...

More evidence shows CBD could address opioid abuse

More evidence shows CBD could address opioid abuse

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 15, 2017

University of Mississippi researchers found more evidence where cannabidiol, or CBD, could be a powerful tool in addressing the problem of opioid abuse and addiction. The study included the use of morphine...

FDA acknowledges CBD's positive health effects, calls for feedback

FDA acknowledges CBD’s positive health effects, calls for feedback

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 15, 2017

FDA officials put out a call for comments in Monday’s Federal Register, seeking information about cannabidiol (CBD) and how the United Nation’s World Health Organization should designate it as a substance....

First dispensary in Hawaii sells out of medicine in days

First dispensary in Hawaii sells out of medicine in days

August 14, 2017

Less than a week after opening, Hawaii’s first state-licensed medical cannabis dispensary is reworking its opening hours as demand for product outnumbers the backlogged supply.   Maui Grown Therapies...

States begin crackdown on black market cannabis

States begin crackdown on black market cannabis

August 14, 2017

Officials from states where cannabis is legal suspect unlawful trafficking places the industry at risk. Social cannabis states are trying to clamp down on those smuggling the plant across state borders,...

Former NFL lineman calls cannabis "a godsend"

Former NFL lineman calls cannabis “a godsend”

August 14, 2017

Former NFL offensive lineman Ryan O’Callaghan agreed with the NFL’s recent proposal to the player’s association which hoped to research the pain management benefits of medical cannabis. O’Callaghan...

Feds award grant to study medical cannabis' effect on opioid use

Feds award grant to study medical cannabis’ effect on opioid use

August 12, 2017

The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a five year, $3.8 million dollar grant to researchers for the first long-term investigation of whether medical cannabis could reduce opioid use among...

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