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Michael J. Fox’s Foundation Supports Rescheduling Cannabis
Actor Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s disease foundation, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), is supporting the rescheduling of cannabis to lift the barriers for medical professionals to research the health benefits of cannabis. “The MJFF supports increased access to cannabis for medical research,” says the MJFF website. “Congress has begun to recognize this need, and there are several bills in the U.S. House and Senate designed to remove barriers that impede safe and legal access to cannabis by medical researchers. The MJFF public policy team is tracking these bills and working to educate members of Congress and their staff on their importance to the Parkinson’s community.” The MJFF believes that more research into marijuana and cannabidiol (CBD) could lead to trea...
Legalizing Marijuana Has “Minimal to No Effect” on Crime Ratet
According to new data from the journal Justice Quarterly, the legalization of adult-use marijuana possession and sales is not linked with any significant or long-term increase in criminal activity. Researchers affiliated with Washington State University assessed monthly average crime rates in Colorado and Washington in the wake of cannabis legalization compared to other states, NORML noted. In particular, they examined data for violent crimes, property crimes, auto thefts, and robberies. “[M]arijuana legalization and sales have had minimal to no effect on major crimes in Colorado or Washington,” the study noted. “We observed no statistically significant long-term effects of recreational cannabis laws or the initiation of retail sales on violent or property crime rates in these states. … Th...
Las Vegas’ First Marijuana Tasting/Testing Room Opens
The Las Vegas dispensary Nuwu Cannabis Marketplace has opened a marijuana tasting room. The dispensary is located on Paiute Tribal land, a few miles north of The Strip. The dispensary also offers a 24-hour marijuana drive-thru service. Nevada doesn’t permit marijuana tasting rooms yet and the City of Las Vegas doesn’t allow them, Fox 5 Vegas reported. However, since Nuwu is on tribal land, it’s considered a sovereign land. The concept is “try before you buy.” Consumers can visit the dispensary and try different marijuana strains. When the find a strain they like, they can purchase it. The primary idea behind the tasting room is to allow tourists somewhere to use marijuana safely. Dispensary regular, Melissa Applewhite said, “Oh, my god, do you know how super stoked I am for this moment? I ...
U.S. Authorities Narrow Search to One (Illegal) Vape Brand
By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press (AP) — It’s a widely known vaping cartridge in the marijuana economy, but it’s not a licensed brand. And it’s got the kind of market buzz no legitimate company would want. The vaping cartridges that go by the catchy, one-syllable name “Dank” — a slang word for highly potent cannabis — are figuring prominently in the federal investigation to determine what has caused a rash of mysterious and sometimes fatal lung illnesses apparently linked to vaping. Most of the cases have involved products that contain the marijuana compound THC, obtained from illegal sources. The suspect Dank vapes are a familiar product in the underground marijuana economy — it’s not a legal, tested brand. It’s merely a name on a box or a cartridge, packaging that’s easily obtained o...
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