Day: July 19, 2017 (Page 2)

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has been lobbying fellow provincial and territorial leaders to support a delayed launch of Canada’s recreational marijuana program by a year, from July 1, 2018, to July 1, 2019. Pallister said he wants to put the program on hold for a year to give the nationContinue Reading

The fear of being labeled a “stoner” can make some patients leave painful symptoms untreated. Others may avoid the doctor entirely. The post Marijuana Stigma Hurts Doctor–Patient Relationship, Study Says appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Marijuana Stigma Hurts Doctor–Patient Relationship, Study SaysContinue Reading

The first municipality in Arkansas has granted formal approval to local rules that will govern medical marijuana companies that operate within its borders, setting the stage for the rest of the state to follow suit. Texarkana’s board of directors on Monday approved business license fees for dispensaries and medical cannabisContinue Reading

Legal cannabis has not resulted in an increase of teen use. Last week, late-night television host and opinion influencer Stephen Colbert, a onetime purveyor of somewhat unreal news that was nonetheless more informative than “actual” news, declared our era of “fake news” dead. If only that were so. In theContinue Reading