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Scientists look for accurate cannabis toxicity test

Scientists look for accurate cannabis toxicity test

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 7, 2017

Despite the legal use of cannabis in many states, law enforcement officers still do not have the equivalent of a breathalyzer or blood test for cannabis. Although a blood test exists which can detect...

Majority of Americans support legalizing cannabis in some form

Majority of Americans support legalizing cannabis in some form

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 4, 2017

According to a new poll, nearly half of Americans support legalizing cannabis for social use, while a strong majority supported the idea of medical cannabis. The latest Harvard-Harris Poll survey found...

77 percent of Utah voters support medical cannabis legalization

77 percent of Utah voters support medical cannabis legalization

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 3, 2017

A new Utah poll shows 77 percent of voters somewhat or strongly support the legalization of medical cannabis. A proposed medical cannabis legalization initiative was filed in June by the Utah Patients...

Study determines legal cannabis not a factor for traffic fatalities

Study determines legal cannabis not a factor for traffic fatalities

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 3, 2017

A study published in the American Journal of Public Health determined traffic fatality data did not significantly increase in states where cannabis is socially legal. Researchers analyzed data from...

NFL open to cannabis as solution to players' pain

NFL open to cannabis as solution to players’ pain

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 2, 2017

The NFL wrote a letter to the NFL Player’s Association on Tuesday, offering to work with them and study the potential use of cannabis as a pain management tool for players. The letter pointed out potential...

Home cultivators leave behind properties with mold, other damage

Home cultivators leave behind properties with mold, other damage

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 31, 2017

As the legal cannabis industry booms in Colorado, residential cultivators around the state are leaving behind large amounts of mold and extensive property damage. Denver detective Brian Matos estimates...

Violent crime decreased after Washington legalized cannabis

Violent crime decreased after Washington legalized cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 30, 2017

An upcoming report from the Department of Justice is expected to link cannabis with violent crime, although statistics from Washington state claimed the opposite. Since voters approved Initiative 502,...

Study finds THC may inhibit Parkinson's disease

Study finds THC may inhibit Parkinson’s disease

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 29, 2017

In a preclinical study, researchers found evidence in which tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) has the potential to slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease Parkinson’s disease is a progressive immune...

Feds visit Colorado to discuss cannabis regulations and black market

Feds visit Colorado to discuss cannabis regulations and black market

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 25, 2017

Five government representatives met with two-dozen state officials to discuss Colorado’s legal cannabis industry last Tuesday.  State officials described the meeting as necessary for documenting...

Meet the world's first cannabis sports car

Meet the world’s first cannabis sports car

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 25, 2017

A sports car made entirely out of woven hemp made its debut when TV presenter Jay Leno got behind the wheel. Retired Dell company manager Bruce Dietzen invested $200,000 into Renew Sports Cars as a...

Gallup Poll claims 40 percent of Americans have tried cannabis

Gallup Poll claims 40 percent of Americans have tried cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 23, 2017

A Gallup poll released Tuesday found 45 percent of Americans said they have tried cannabis at least once. Stemming from the 1969 poll that showed four percent of adults had tried cannabis, Gallup claimed...

Study says closing medical cannabis dispensaries increases crime rate

Study says closing medical cannabis dispensaries increases crime rate

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 18, 2017

A new study published in July found closing medical cannabis dispensaries increases crime in the area they formerly occupied. “Contrary to popular wisdom, we find an immediate increase in crime around...

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