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Poll: Nearly 80 percent of Utah residents support medical cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 25, 2017

A recent poll among Utah residents showed increased support for medical cannabis among active Mormons. The UtahPolicy.com commissioned poll surveyed 608 adults between August 30 and September 5 showed...

Social cannabis regulations in Maine could allow drive-thru dispensary sales

Social cannabis regulations in Maine could allow drive-thru dispensary sales

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 25, 2017

If Maine’s proposed social cannabis regulations become law, it could allow consumers to purchase cannabis from dispensaries through a drive-thru window. The social cannabis committee’s bill would...

Pictured: Denise Rohan, National Commander of the American Legion

Update: American Legion commander asks VA Secretary to be directly involved in proper cannabis research

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 24, 2017

On Tuesday, the American Legion once again contacted the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to support the research of medical cannabis as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The...

WHO committee to examine CBD on international level

WHO committee to examine CBD on international level

Sara Tiradossi September 22, 2017

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been collecting public input on CBD (cannabidiol) to find out how cannabis and its compound are regulated, as the World Health Organization is working to examine...

What you need to know about Nevada’s social cannabis club debate

What you need to know about Nevada’s social cannabis club debate

September 22, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor With a little luck, Nevada could be the first state to feature social cannabis clubs and lounges soon. That’s because the state’s Legislative Counsel...

Study: legalization is not the cause of rise in cannabis use

Study: legalization is not the cause of rise in cannabis use

Sara Tiradossi September 21, 2017

A nationwide rise in cannabis use is not the result of medical or social legalization in a growing number of states, according to a new study published this week in Addiction, a monthly peer-reviewed scientific...

Kosher cannabis hits Canadian market

Kosher cannabis hits Canadian market

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 21, 2017

A medical cannabis producer in Quebec, Canada, announced its products have been certified as kosher. The Hydropothecary Corp said the certification arrives just in time for the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah,...

Dr. Oz advocates for medical cannabis as opioid treatment alternative on Fox & Friends

Dr. Oz advocates for medical cannabis as opioid treatment alternative on ‘Fox & Friends’

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 20, 2017

On Tuesday’s episode of “Fox & Friends,” Dr. Mehmet Oz, famed TV personality and medical professional, shocked Steve Doocy and his co-hosts by using his time to argue the efficacy of cannabis...

A new bill could completely change cannabis research

A new bill could completely change cannabis research

September 20, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor If anyone knows how hard it is to study the medicinal benefits of cannabis, it’s Dr. Sue Sisley. Sisley is a physician who has worked with veterans for...

Court declares current sobriety tests not valid for cannabis

Court declares current sobriety tests not valid for cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 20, 2017

According to a ruling made on Tuesday by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, field sobriety tests used in drunk-driving cases cannot be used as evidence for drugged-driving cases involving cannabis. The...

Las Vegas officials to wait for Denver before opening cannabis clubs

Las Vegas officials to wait for Denver before opening cannabis clubs

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 20, 2017

Las Vegas officials decided on Tuesday to wait until Denver authorizes the nation’s first cannabis clubs before establishing their own lounges in Nevada. The discussion began among commissioners after...

100 Massachusetts municipalities ban social cannabis businesses before legalization

100 Massachusetts municipalities ban social cannabis businesses before legalization

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 19, 2017

After voters legalized social cannabis in Massachusetts last November, 100 municipalities have already prevented social cannabis businesses from operating within their areas.  The state's social cannabis...

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