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Senator Proposes Legal Marijuana in Mexico as High Court Deadline Looms

A Mexican senator introduced a bill to legalize marijuana on Sept. 3, 2019, with just one month before a Supreme Court-imposed deadline to end prohibition. Sen. Julio...

Youth Marijuana Use Doesn’t Rise When it’s Legal. Federal Data Prove It.

Despite prohibitionists' often-expressed fears that legalization would lead more young people to use marijuana, new federal data released on Aug. 20, 2019, show no such trend. Reports...

Federal Agencies Support Researchers Testing Marijuana from Dispensaries

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that researchers should be able to obtain marijuana from state-legal shops, instead of...

With Plummeting Cannabis Prices, Alaska’s Industry Calls for Tax Relief

Alaska marijuana grower Leif Abel considers his business successful but still feels like he's living “paycheck to paycheck” much of the time. A greenhouse expansion is behind...

Census Agency Scours Sewage to Find Out How Much Marijuana Canadians Use

The Canadian government has spent the past year testing for drugs all the waste flushed down the toilet in major Canadian cities — and the results...

Why CBD Oil Potency Matters and 5 of the Strongest CBD Oils

From a consumer's perspective, potency is one of the most important things to consider when purchasing a CBD oil. There are many factors that distinguish one...

The designated driver role gets a modern update, covering dangers from COVID-19 to social...

The designated driver (DD) is a successful public health strategy dating back to the late 1980s. To better reflect the realities of today's society, now is a good time to evolve the initiative to help mitigate the harms...

Study Finds Smoking Marijuana Best for Relieving Pain

Among the overwhelming variety of cannabis products available on the market today, the most effective for pain relief appears to be whole dried marijuana flower and...

Cannabis and Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic neurological disorder that gets worse with time. There is no known cure for this disease, which causes a lack of...

Researching Marijuana is Difficult. Federal Law is one of the Biggest Deterrents.

The head of the top federal medical research agency said in a new interview that marijuana's status as a Schedule I drug inhibits studies into the...
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