Medical cannabis will now be available to students in Worcester County Public Schools in Maryland during school hours. The policy was unanimously passed by the school board and will allow students who have a doctor’s note to access medical cannabis products on campus. This policy is a response to a growing number of families who […]
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The National Institutes on Drug Abuse has released the findings of their annual Monitoring the Future survey, which shows that rates of cannabis and hallucinogen use among young adults have reached new highs The survey found that 43% of individuals aged 19 to 30 consumed cannabis on a daily basis or on 20 or more
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The campaign seeking to legalize cannabis for adult use in Missouri gathered enough signatures to put the question to voters in November. Missouri voters approved medical marijuana use in 2018. If passed, the measure would allow people 21 and older to possess up to four ounces of marijuana and grow up to six plants at
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According to a new Gallup poll, more Americans smoked cannabis in the past week than tobacco. The poll found that 16% of Americans had smoked cannabis in the past week, while only 11% had smoked tobacco. This marks a significant increase from last year when only 12% of Americans smoked cannabis and 16% smoked tobacco.
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In order to study the possible benefits of marijuana for veterans with PTSD, Michigan is funding $12.5 million towards cannabis research projects at two colleges. The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency is funding research at Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to study the potential therapeutic
Despite the fact that medical marijuana was legalized in Florida in 2016, cannabis advocates have not come close to achieving the same with respect to recreational marijuana. Adult-use cannabis advocates have launched a new campaign in Florida to legalize cannabis use for adults. The effort is backed by the state’s largest medical cannabis company, Trulieve.
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Retailers in Arkansas recorded over $22.4 million in medical cannabis sales for May – an average of about $724,200 spent daily across 38 dispensaries in the state. According to a spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA), May sales were lower than April, which brought in $24 million. Patients in Arkansas spend
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The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy is offering municipalities that allow adult cannabis sales up to $20,000 to help regulate costs. Cities and towns can use the funds to cover the costs of attorneys, ordinance drafting, staff time, and other expenses. Officials hope that this will incentivize those who don’t allow industry operations within its
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The Washington D.C. city council unanimously passed a bill on June 7, 2022 that would protect employees from being fired for using marijuana, both recreationally and medicinally. The bill, called the Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022, would also ban employers from refusing to hire an employee because of their marijuana use. There are
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The National Assembly of the Parliament of Guyana passed the Industrial Hemp Act on August 8, 2022. The act decriminalizes hemp cultivation and paves the way for a licensed industry. Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha called hemp “a win-win situation for all the players involved.” In a statement to Caribbean National Weekly, Mustapha said, “For growers,
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