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Indiana American Legion Calls on Congress to Reschedule Cannabis

Indiana American Legion Calls on Congress to Reschedule Cannabis

The prescription opioid epidemic in this country touches nearly everyone at some point, but some of the most affected are our nation’s veterans. Even in states with legalized medical marijuana, veterans are still unable to receive a cannabis prescription from their V.A. doctor. Members of the American Legion in Indiana have had enough, and are officially calling on Congress to finally admit that…

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Sirita Wright: Former California Mayor Clears the Way for Cannabis Companies

Sirita Wright: Former California Mayor Clears the Way for Cannabis Companies

Southern California’s Cannabis Industry BOOMS With the GreenPoint Group Leading the Way I recently followed up with Chris Brown, former mayor of Hawthorne, California and current CMO for the FOXX firm, a leading cannabis law firm in California. Under Chris’s direction, he was able to leverage cannabis cultivation opportunities and bring them to the almost bankrupt city of Adelanto, California.…

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Germany: Why Cannabis Still Suffers From Hitler’s Birthday

Germany: Why Cannabis Still Suffers From Hitler’s Birthday

In the USA, Canada and many other places throughout the world, the 20th of April has become a sacred cannabis-Holiday. In Germany, however, 420 remains symbolic of a much different culture. The date “420” has been a code among cannabis consumers over the past 50 years for pretty much everything that has to do with their passion. In Vancouver, Toronto and Seattle, tens of thousand of people gather…

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Cannabis Use For Pediatric Cancers

Cannabis Use For Pediatric Cancers

There is a tremendous amount of interest in the use of cannabis to treat cancer.  Over the past two decades, hundreds of studies have investigated the antitumor properties of cannabinoids with promising results. Unfortunately, we are lacking critical human research that answers the questions of which specific cancers respond to cannabis, which cannabinoids to use, what dose to use and what…

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We Asked a Former Police Officer Why Most Cops Want Legalization

We Asked a Former Police Officer Why Most Cops Want Legalization

According to a fascinating new survey, more than two-thirds of our Nation’s police officers want to see prohibitionist marijuana laws relaxed — or done away with completely. Pew Research Center polled almost 8,000 active law enforcement officers from all across the United States and asked them whether marijuana should be legal for adult and medical use, legal for medical use, or not legal at all.…

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Cannabis Legalization in The Former Soviet Union

Cannabis Legalization in The Former Soviet Union

One of the most fantastic by-products of cannabis reform in the world’s G7 countries is the confidence it gives smaller nations to follow suit. Canada is scheduled to legalize adult-use marijuana in the coming months, and the U.S. continues to stamp out prohibition one state at a time. This “leading by example” has spurred politicians around the world in places like Ireland, Jamaica, Costa Rica,…

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Can Cannabis Oil Cure Herpes Simplex Viruses?

Can Cannabis Oil Cure Herpes Simplex Viruses?

What if you found a cure for one of the most rampant sexually transmitted diseases in the world, but nobody believed you? Keith Gregory Barber is a self-proclaimed herbal healer who claims to have discovered a way to put the herpes virus into indefinite remission using a topical remedy of green cannabis oil and powdered cannabis root. “I contracted herpes on January 1st 1996. Sad, sad new year.…

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El Chapo OG Marijuana Strain Review

El Chapo OG Marijuana Strain Review

Strain Overview The Scoop: El Chapo OG is an authoritative Indica-dominant hybrid whose genetic downline is as mysterious as the wanted leader of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel. A compelling strain cultivated in the Golden State, El Chapo OG reeks of earthlike elements thanks to its pungent terpenes. Enigmatic and flavorful, its medicinal effects are known to mitigate inflammation while…

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Two-Thirds Of Cops Support Some Form Of Marijuana Legalization

Two-Thirds Of Cops Support Some Form Of Marijuana Legalization

A human hand holding Marijuana buds. A new survey of thousands of police officers from departments around the U.S. suggests that the majority don’t agree with the federal government’s stance on marijuana. Marijuana is still a Schedule I substance under federal law, meaning it’s categorized as one of the most dangerous drugs, with a high potential for abuse and no medicinal value. But a Pew…

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Uruguay is Using Weed to Stop Stoned Driving

Uruguay is Using Weed to Stop Stoned Driving

As marijuana legalization spreads throughout the world, one main sticking point for the opposition has been the potential impairment of drivers. With more people using cannabis products, it has become increasingly important to acknowledge the dangers of driving while stoned. It was once believed that, like alcohol, breathalyzer devices could solve the issue and keep impaired drivers off the road;…

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The Cultivation of Medical Cannabis in Europe is Over-Regulated

The Cultivation of Medical Cannabis in Europe is Over-Regulated

Germany is likely to issue licenses for the cultivation of medical cannabis, but so far, no one knows the rules for cultivation. Photo Courtesy of Allie Beckett The licenses are set by the Cannabis Agency, which will begin its work this year. This agency is essentially the German version of the Dutch “Office for Medical Cannabis” (OMC), which has regulated and supervised the cultivation and…

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Air Force Loosens Marijuana Restrictions

Air Force Loosens Marijuana Restrictions

At least one branch of the U.S. military is about to become a lot more cannabis-friendly. In a policy memo issued Monday, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James wrote that going forward, prior marijuana use is “not disqualifying” for new recruits. Previously, recruits entering the Air Force faced inconsistent questions and restrictions regarding prior marijuana consumption, depending on where they…

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Can Justin Trudeau Keep To His Spring Legalization Timeframe?

Can Justin Trudeau Keep To His Spring Legalization Timeframe?

Ever since Justin Trudeau won a Liberal majority and became the leader of Canada in October of 2015, he has been steadfast to keep his election promise of legalizing adult-use cannabis. He may not be executing the legislation in a way that the whole country agrees upon, but the general consensus is satisfied that pot will be legal regardless of how that’s accomplished. The scheduled timeline for…

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Will Massachusetts Expunge Marijuana Records Retroactively?

Will Massachusetts Expunge Marijuana Records Retroactively?

If certain lawmakers have their way, Massachusetts could be the next state to apply their marijuana legalization retroactively, effectively freeing any “offenders” who may be locked up for something that is no longer a crime. Massachusetts Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Acton) and Horace Small, Executive Director of the Union of Minority Neighborhoods, have been working alongside the ACLU to craft new…

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Two New CBD Bills Introduced In Indiana Legislature

Two New CBD Bills Introduced In Indiana Legislature

Indiana (D) Rep. Clyde Kersey and (R) Sen. Brandt Hershman each filed a bill on Tuesday meant to legalize and protect the medicinal use of the marijuana plant’s CBD cannabinoid for residents of the Hoosier State. If passed, Rep. Kersey’s House Bill 1177 would allow use of the non-psychoactive CBD (cannabidiol) oil as treatment for epilepsy. And, providing some much-needed legal cover, Sen.…

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Republican Senator Attacks Elizabeth Warren Over Marijuana

Republican Senator Attacks Elizabeth Warren Over Marijuana

A Republican U.S. senator is launching a partisan attack against efforts by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to let marijuana businesses access banks. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) took to Twitter Monday night to share an article about a push from Warren and other senators to encourage federal regulators to loosen restrictions on banks that want to provide financial services to the cannabis industry, and…

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The Long Wait for “Cannabis Made in Germany”

The Long Wait for “Cannabis Made in Germany”

In Germany, according to the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM), as of December 21, 2016, there were exactly 900 cannabis patients with an “exception permission to purchase cannabis flowers.” The rest of the approximately 5,000 patients receive pharmaceutical marijuana products such as Sativex or Dronabinol. The hurdles for the state document allowing the acquisition of whole…