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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...

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...

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...

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...

New Mexico company releases pharmaceutical cannabis products

New Mexico company releases pharmaceutical cannabis products

June 29, 2017

Ultra Health, one of New Mexico's medical cannabis providers, released pharmaceutical-grade, smokeless products to the state's market earlier this week. The products were developed with proprietary...

Las Vegas prepares for social use sales on July 1

Las Vegas prepares for social use sales on July 1

June 28, 2017

Officials in Clark County and Las Vegas have approved 37 dual-use permits for medical cannabis dispensaries to begin selling to adults over the age of 21, one of which will be on the Strip. Although...

States with legalized cannabis see dramatic drop in police searches

States with legalized cannabis see dramatic drop in police searches

June 27, 2017

Traffic searches by highway patrols in Washington and Colorado have dropped by nearly half since the states voted to legalize cannabis in 2012, according to a story by NBC News which used data from the...

Florida governor signs medical cannabis bill into law

Florida governor signs medical cannabis bill into law

June 26, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott signed SB 8A Friday, officially putting Florida's medical cannabis bill into law. While medical cannabis patients in Florida are banned from smoking, they can use pills, oils, edibles...

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