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Nevada dispensaries' product dwindles as emergency measure is taken

Nevada dispensaries’ product dwindles as emergency measure is taken

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 11, 2017

Nevada dispensaries licensed to sell social cannabis are beginning to run out of product hardly one week after opening for business, according to the Nevada Department of Taxation. It was announced...

Maryland pharmacy school becomes first to offer certificate in cannabis studies

Maryland pharmacy school becomes first to offer certificate in cannabis studies

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 10, 2017

The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy will begin offering courses to students that will groom them for the medical cannabis industry. The courses will be offered online counting toward certifications...

VIDEO: The Latest Scientific Findings and Legalization on Cannabis

VIDEO: The Latest Scientific Findings and Legalization on Cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 9, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvRf_3Bil0A   Check out this video from Harvard that details every new scientific finding involving the world of medical and social cannabis, as well as the status...

Florida lawyer and advocate sues state for banning private smoking of medical cannabis

Florida lawyer and advocate sues state for banning private smoking of medical cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 7, 2017

A lawyer in Florida known for advocating the right to medical cannabis is now suing the state's decision to ban smoking the plant. In 2016, John Morgan successfully financed the campaign to get medical...

Minnesota adds two more qualifying conditions to medical cannabis program

Minnesota adds two more qualifying conditions to medical cannabis program

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 7, 2017

Minnesotans with PTSD and intractable pain disorder will gain access to medical cannabis next month. The Minnesota Department of Health announced it would add them to the list of qualifying conditions,...

New Zealand holds symposium to discuss a regulated cannabis market

New Zealand holds symposium to discuss a regulated cannabis market

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 7, 2017

The New Zealand Drug Foundation organized a Parliamentary symposium to discuss the possibility of a regulated cannabis market, as well as a call to decriminalize all drugs found inside their borders this...

Dogs find solace during Fourth of July through stress-relieving edibles

Dogs find solace during Fourth of July through stress-relieving edibles

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 6, 2017

Although the sparks of excitement during the Fourth of July came and went with the usual fanfare, canine owners around the United States decided to try something a little offbeat: offering dog-friendly...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

Greece legalizes medical cannabis

July 5, 2017

Greece’s government announced that cannabis is effectively legal for medicinal use in the country. The Ministers of Heath and Justice joint ministerial decision was published in the Official Gazette...

Nevada social cannabis sales exceed expectations

Nevada social cannabis sales exceed expectations

July 5, 2017

Social cannabis store owners have reported cannabis sales, which began July 1, exceeded their expectations, with long lines out the door since the weekend. “I’m a very happy with the way sales have...

Navajo Nation Council Delegate Lee Jack, Sr.

Navajo Nation considers medical cannabis legalization, joining AZ and NM

July 5, 2017

The Navajo Nation, which covers parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, is considering legalizing cannabis for medicinal use. Navajo Nation Council Delegate Lee Jack, Sr. sponsored the legislation aimed...

South Dakota tribe plans cannabis legalization meeting

South Dakota tribe plans cannabis legalization meeting

June 30, 2017

The Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota will hold a general council meeting July 21 to discuss the possibility of legalizing cannabis for medical and social use, as well as hemp manufacturing. Tribal...

Survey: Pain patients prefer cannabis to opioids

Survey: Pain patients prefer cannabis to opioids

June 29, 2017

A recent survey conducted by cannabis community website HelloMD and University of California Berkeley revealed nearly all respondents said they could reduce their opioid consumption after adding cannabis...

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