Day: February 7, 2018

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Researchers from the RAND Corporation found that only states with loosely regulated dispensaries and few roadblocks to medical marijuana access for patients were associated with lower levels of opioid deaths. The relationship between medical marijuana and lower opioid death rates is far more complex than previously believed, according to recentContinue Reading

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The New Mexico health department is alleging that a medical marijuana grower submitted falsified audits and is taking steps to revoke the company’s license. Mother Earth Herbs denies it falsified audit reports and has requested a hearing to challenge the revocation, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported. If Mother Earth loses theContinue Reading

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Hemp may be easy to grow, but raising a profitable crop is no slam dunk. That’s what a Vermont hemp processor is learning after a landowner sued him for not delivering thousands of dollars she was hoping would save her mother’s home. A lawsuit filed in a state court inContinue Reading

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Greece says it’s fast-tracking plans to legalize growth of medical cannabis, arguing that interest from investors could help efforts to pull the country out of years of crisis. The post Cash-Strapped Greece Sees Growth in Medical Cannabis appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Cash-Strapped Greece Sees Growth inContinue Reading

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A lawmaker with South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party is attempting something that would have been unthinkable even one year ago in the socially conservative country — legalizing and regulating medical cannabis. Rep. Shin Chang-hyun introduced a bill to revise the Act on the Control of Narcotics to permit the useContinue Reading

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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is exploring the idea of granting clemency to nearly 40 inmates convicted of nonviolent marijuana offenses. The post Colorado Eyes Freeing Inmates With Nonviolent Cannabis Offenses appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Colorado Eyes Freeing Inmates With Nonviolent Cannabis OffensesContinue Reading