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Oklahoma approves more than 7,000 medical cannabis licenses in first year

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 27, 2019

Oklahoma's regulators have already dished out more than 7,300 cannabis medical cannabis licenses to business owners living in the Republican-leaning state.  This is according to figures released by...

Mother of Missouri medical cannabis patient says cost is too high, launches charity

Mother of Missouri medical cannabis patient says cost is too high, launches charity

Americans for Safe Access claims that almost a third of medical cannabis patients in Missouri paid in excess of $500 on a monthly basis for pharmaceutical-grade weed treatments
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 26, 2019

Advocates have long been fighting for the legalization of cannabis in Missouri. Finally, the plant was legalized in November , but the prospective cost could make it near impossible for many patients to...

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Michigan’s adult-use cannabis market off to a good start, despite legal sales not having launched yet

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 26, 2019

Of the 11 U.S. States that have legalized cannabis for recreational purposes, Michigan is one of the most recent ones. Residents of the state voted to legalize adult-use cannabis back in November 2018. Following...

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Invest in these cannabis stocks without touching the plant

According to New Frontier Data, the global cannabis market is worth $344 billion
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 25, 2019

The diversity of the cannabis market is luring an increasing number of investors. In 2018, $10 billion had been invested in North America’s legal weed industry, let alone the markets blossoming elsewhere...

Cannabis legalization campaign in Florida rakes in $1 million in contributions

Cannabis legalization campaign in Florida rakes in $1 million in contributions

Within a five-month period – from now until February – a total of 766,200 verified voter signatures are needed, so as to ensure the initiative qualifies for the 2020 ballot
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 25, 2019

One month since a petition was filed encouraging Florida's lawmakers to include a constitutional amendment on the 2020 ballot for adult-use cannabis legalization, contributions have hit the $1 million...

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Cannabis cultivation market will soar to $45.4 billion by 2026

Europe is following in North America's footsteps and is anticipated to become the fastest-growing cannabis cultivation market
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 25, 2019

Cannabis cultivators are expected to reap what they sow on a monumental scale, what with market demand soaring. Based on a recent report by Grand View Research, Inc., the global market size for cultivation...

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Chocolate suppresses THC levels, state researchers claim

Considering the fact that THC is a fat-soluble molecule, this could be the reason why potency counts are dissolving when chocolate is added to the mix
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 23, 2019

Chocolate reduces THC potency, say researchers. This news will come as a shock to the many consumers who prefer to dose discreetly with cannabis edibles, such as weed-infused chocolate brownies and controlled...

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Canada’s illicit cannabis market has shrunk 21 percent since legalization

If the legal cannabis market is to dominate without interruption from Canada's black market, more cultivators and processors must become operational
September 23, 2019

Fresh data from Statistics Canada has painted a pretty insightful picture of the positive repercussions associated with December's passing of the Cannabis Act.  Based on data released by analysts in Statistics...

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Cannabis company working alongside Veterans organization to provide servicemen with medical pot

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 23, 2019

A cannabis wholesale delivery company is providing U.S. military veterans with discounted membership for cannabis products sold on its website. Flower Co. recently revealed that it would be presenting...

Researchers say cannabis could be used to prevent heart attack

Researchers say cannabis could be used to prevent heart attack

The University of Colorado researchers say that they "would strongly suggest that [cannabis] use is associated with a significant decrease in in-hospital mortality” for individuals hospitalized after a heart attack
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 16, 2019

A recent study straight out of the University of Colorado suggests that cannabis could help prevent the chances of a heart attack.  Doctors from the University investigated over a million hospital...

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Scientists discover cannabis chemical could help fight pancreatic cancer

When pancreatic cancer cells were treated with an isolated cannabis-derived flavonoid composition, “a major increase” in cancer cell death occurred
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 15, 2019

Will doctors soon be prescribing cannabis for pancreatic cancer? If the findings of a new study are anything to go by, then quite possibly. Cannabis has a plethora of uses in the medical field, from...

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Cannabis study: CBD relieves the symptoms of Parkinson’s in patients

After consuming CBD, the vast majority of study subjects claimed that they had a better night's sleep and experienced fewer motor symptoms
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 15, 2019

Fresh research into the benefits of using cannabis to treat Parkinson's disease is giving doctors all the more reason to prescribe weed-based treatments to diagnosed patients. Cannabis for Parkinson's...

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