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New cannabis regulations ban cartoon characters to increase safety

New cannabis regulations ban cartoon characters to increase safety

Sara Tiradossi December 14, 2017

New state regulations in Colorado are now banning edibles shaped like humans, animals or fruit, and products that resemble realistic animal fruit, including artistic, caricature, cartoon characters or...

Ohio voters may legalize social cannabis in 2018

Ohio voters may legalize social cannabis in 2018

Sara Tiradossi December 14, 2017

At a recent announcement, Ohio businessmen Jimmy Gould and Ian James announced on Monday they will introduce a ballot measure to fully legalize cannabis in the state in the following months. Gould and...

WHO: CBD should not be a scheduled under the Controlled Substances Act, carries no addiction risks

WHO: CBD should not be a scheduled under the Controlled Substances Act, carries no addiction risks

Sara Tiradossi December 14, 2017

The World Health Organization has declared that cannabidiol (CBD) should not be a scheduled drug. The WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence released findings and scheduling recommendations on Wednesday...

Doctors highly support medical cannabis for children with cancer

Doctors highly support medical cannabis for children with cancer

Sara Tiradossi December 13, 2017

A new study found health care professionals who care for children with cancer would be willing to help them get medical cannabis. In the survey, which was published in Pediatrics, 85 percent of providers...

Teen cannabis use has dropped significantly in legal cannabis states

Teen cannabis use has dropped significantly in legal cannabis states

Sara Tiradossi December 13, 2017

Statistics are increasingly proving cannabis use among teenagers dropped in states where cannabis is legal, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Colorado reported the most...

Study finds potential benefits of cannabis for HIV patients

Study finds potential benefits of cannabis for HIV patients

Sara Tiradossi December 13, 2017

A chemical found in cannabis, known as tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, has been found to potentially slow the process in which mental decline can occur in up to 50 percent of HIV patients, according to a...

New poll shows Georgia Republicans strongly support medical cannabis

New poll shows Georgia Republicans strongly support medical cannabis

Sara Tiradossi December 12, 2017

A solid majority of Republican voters in Georgia support the use of cannabis oil to treat medical conditions, according to a new poll released Monday by Rep. Allen Peake, the state Legislature’s strongest...

This liquor distributor will start selling social cannabis at its stores in July

This liquor distributor will start selling social cannabis at its stores in July

Sara Tiradossi December 12, 2017

Nova Scotia, a province on Canada’s eastern shore, announced on Thursday the Nova Scotia Liquor Corp., its alcohol distributor, would sell cannabis in its stores and on its website once social legalization...

Canadians will be able to buy cannabis from public and private stores, and online

Canadians will be able to buy cannabis from public and private stores, and online

Sara Tiradossi December 12, 2017

With social legalization around the corner, Canada’s federal government will allow provinces to roll out their own regulations regarding user age, the location and licensing of retail stores, home grows,...

Sessions mocks intern who questions his stance on cannabis

Sessions mocks intern who questions his stance on cannabis

Sara Tiradossi December 12, 2017

Earlier this year, Attorney General Sessions said during a private event that the U.S. legal system must be "based on law and based on facts" and "can't be politicized." ABC News obtained video of the...

More and more people are giving their pets cannabis

More and more people are giving their pets cannabis

December 8, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor It used to be that everyone was worried about their pets getting into their stash, but these days more and more people are intentionally giving pets cannabis....

Morocco attracts thousands of tourists for its lawlessness on cannabis

Morocco attracts thousands of tourists for its lawlessness on cannabis

Sara Tiradossi December 8, 2017

What’s unique about this North African country is that cannabis attracts thousands of visitors every year. German tourist Beatrix, 57, made no attempt to hide the joint she was rolling at a hotel...

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