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College students are using cannabis to fight anxiety

College students are using cannabis to fight anxiety

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 17, 2018

Did you know that one in four college students uses a mood stabilizer or antidepressant to treat anxiety? A growing number of college students are also turning to cannabis for relief from stress. Anxiety...

WSU study: Cannabis decriminalization does not increase youth consumption

WSU study: Cannabis decriminalization does not increase youth consumption

Juvenile cannabis consumption charges dropped by 75 percent after cannabis was decriminalized
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 15, 2018

A team of researchers across the nation have carried out a study on the effects of cannabis decriminalization on youth cannabis consumption. The study was led by Washington University with the aim...

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/07/10/harvard-law-colleagues-applaud-judge-kavanaugh-nomination-supreme-court/W0RaoCogmjH2ZJKbylF7pN/story.html

What cannabis consumers can expect from Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh

Kavanaugh is a 53-year-old who has served 12 years as a U.S. Court of Appeals member in the D.C. Circuit.
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 14, 2018

President Donald Trump has revealed the name of the person he will be hiring to step-in for recently retired Justice Anthony M. Kennedy at the United States Supreme Court: Washington, D.C. Circuit Court...

https://www.worldwide-marijuana-seeds.com/blogs/marijuana-news/bud-and-beer-why-society-has-got-it-backwards

Province Brands is developing the world’s first cannabis-brewed beer

It tastes “less sweet than a typical beer flavor” and the high “hits you very quickly"
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 12, 2018

Canadians may soon be sipping on the world's first cannabis-brewed beer. Inside a quaint Ontario-based laboratory, scientists have been hard at work discovering different fermentation techniques as a way...

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/681833/Holland-Barrett-cannabis-product-oil-CBD-cannabidiol-UK-high-street-cure-Jacob-Hooy

These seven U.S. states may have billion-dollar cannabis markets by 2022

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 11, 2018

The U.S. cannabis industry is progressing at a colossal place. More than two-thirds of U.S. States have now legalized the plant for medicinal and/or recreational use and sale. With this rise in legalization...

https://www.kpff.com/portfolio/project/washington-state-university-wsu--breslford-visitors-center

Study: Crime clearance rates improved with cannabis legalization

Based on the findings of this WSU study, arrest rates plummeted almost 50 percent in Colorado and over 50 percent in Washington
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 11, 2018

Police effectiveness has not been hindered by cannabis legalization in Colorado and Washington, according to researchers at Washington State University (WSU). Factually, there has been a noticeable...

http://www.thesleuthjournal.com/thc-cannabis-destroys-cancer-cells/

CBD could lengthen the lives of pancreatic cancer patients

Queen Mary University's research team claim that CBD is capable of blocking receptors produced by GPR55
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 10, 2018

Cannabis has been proven to hinder the growth of cancerous cells. Even the National Cancer Institute (NCI) admitted it, but what about pancreatic cancer? Well, the results of a study on lab mice have...

https://www.marijuana.com/news/2017/05/texas-marijuana-reform-bill-heads-for-full-house-vote/

Advocates are hopeful for cannabis reform in Texas

The majority of Texas Democrats who are running for office seem to be supportive of Texas’ cannabis laws
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 10, 2018

Public opinion on cannabis reform in Texas is changing for the better. Don't get carried away into thinking that The Lone Star State is going to become the next big leader in the U.S. cannabis industry...

One in five cannabis samples are failing to meet Californias new cannabis testing requirements

One in five cannabis samples are failing to meet California’s new cannabis testing requirements

High traces of pesticides were found in 19 percent of the products that did not meet state standards for safe pesticide levels
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 10, 2018

California might be a pioneer in legal cannabis, but the quality of the pot being sold in The Golden State is not exactly up to standard. On July 1, a fresh set of state safety requirements went into...

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/63-uk-drivers-stopped-suspicion-drug-driving-fail-roadside-tests-1550499

UC San Diego researchers are paying people to get high

An additional 80 volunteers are required to participate in this study on the effects of cannabis on drivers
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 7, 2018

California boasts a fierce and competitive cannabis market that is expected to surpass $5.1 billion in market value over the next year. As cannabis consumption rises in The Golden State, so does the need...

https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/politics/state/story/2018/jan/11/tennessee-house-speaker-proposes-medicaid-work-requirements/461078/

Tennessee GOP Governor candidate features Trump in campaign ad supporting medical cannabis legalization

I think medical should happen, right? Don’t we agree?," Trump says in the ad
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 7, 2018

Voters are being asked to help Tennessee’s Republican House speaker, Beth Harwell, progress to the role of governor. The GOP Governor candidate claims she is the sole Republican gubernatorial candidate...

https://hightimes.com/news/tennessee-medical-marijuana-bill/

Canadian insurers are being prudent about offering medical cannabis coverage

Aside from the costs associated with medical cannabis coverage in Canada, insurers are worried about the lax prescription process
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 5, 2018

Canada’s cannabis industry is still in its infantile stages, but the North American country is on track to becoming a world leader in legal cannabis. Having recently passed the Cannabis Act, it’s...

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