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San Diego to legalize local supply chain for cannabis operations

San Diego to legalize local supply chain for cannabis operations

Sara Tiradossi October 5, 2017

San Diego is now one of the few cities in California to have a fully regulated supply chain for cannabis. The City Council members voted on Tuesday on a proposal, that was approved in a 6-3 vote, aiming...

Drug testing agency OK's CBD use

Drug testing agency OK’s CBD use

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 5, 2017

The organization responsible for establishing standards for drug testing in the Olympics and Ultimate Fighting Championship will be removing CBD from its list of banned substances. The World Anti-Doping...

Pictured: Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

FDA commissioner threatens legal action against medical cannabis companies’ medical claims

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 4, 2017

On Tuesday, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the agency could begin prosecuting cannabis companies who claim unproven health benefits in their products.  The FDA...

Study: medical cannabis could possibly treat autism symptoms

Study: medical cannabis could possibly treat autism symptoms

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 4, 2017

According to a new study, medical cannabis could possibly be effective in treating symptoms related to autism. The study investigated cannabis extracts as a possible treatment for autism symptoms including...

Voters in Alaskan cities overwhelmingly reject local bans on legalized cannabis

Voters in Alaskan cities overwhelmingly reject local bans on legalized cannabis

Sara Tiradossi October 4, 2017

On Tuesday, Alaska’s voters rejected two ballot measures aimed at closing down cannabis businesses in the state’s major cannabis growing areas: the city of Fairbanks and the rural areas of the Kenai...

Pictured:  An illegal grow site in California

Thousands of illegal grows in California could attract federal intervention

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 4, 2017

According to state officials, 70 percent of all illegal cannabis crops seized by federal, state and local law enforcement in the nation originated in California. It was estimated the state produced...

FBI: Cannabis arrests dropped in Massachusetts, but minorities are still four times more likely to be arrested than Caucasians

FBI: Cannabis arrests dropped in Massachusetts, but minorities are still four times more likely to be arrested than Caucasians

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 4, 2017

According to new FBI data, almost all Massachusetts municipalities and law enforcement agencies saw cannabis arrest rates drop in 2014 while minorities were still arrested for cannabis-related crimes four...

National social cannabis prices drop with Colorado market influence

National social cannabis prices drop with Colorado market influence

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 3, 2017

According to a report which tracked the pricing of cannabis across the United States, wholesale cannabis prices dropped significantly since the first half of 2016. The report from Cannabis Benchmarks’...

Pictured: A petri dish containing  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Study: CBD shown to treat MRSA better than antibiotics

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 3, 2017

According to a study from the Journal of Natural Products, cannabinoids could be a possible treatment for MRSA infections. Two researchers from the Piemonte Orientale University in Italy and the University...

VIDEO: an inside look at the only medical cannabis grow in Florida

VIDEO: an inside look at the only medical cannabis grow in Florida

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 3, 2017

A CBS news team was recently given an exclusive tour of Modern Health Concepts, the only licensed medical cannabis grows in Florida.

Pictured: Councilman Kwanza Hall addresses his proposed bill to the public.

Update: Atlanta council unanimously decriminalizes cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 3, 2017

The Atlanta City Council unanimously passed legislation which effectively decriminalizes the possession of cannabis, after the council’s public safety committee submitted the legislation for consideration...

Rev. Al Sharpton supports decriminalization to end unfair minority treatment

Rev. Al Sharpton supports decriminalization to end unfair minority treatment

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 2, 2017

Rev. Al Sharpton announced his support for a new non-profit which aims to educate Americans on the importance of decriminalizing cannabis. In a recent op-ed piece, the reverend described the non-profit,...

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