Day: March 7, 2018

The Dutch police union has released a lurid report asserting that the Netherlands is becoming a “narco-state,” with authorities unable to keep ahead of criminal enterprises bringing illegal drugs into the country. And there have in fact been some recent cases of grisly narco-violence in the Netherlands. Opponents of theContinue Reading

After months of public discussion on a law to authorize and regulate medical cannabis in Panama, a draft bill has been advanced by a key parliamentary committee. Members of the Labor, Health and Social Development Committee voted Tuesday to move the bill forward but to also strip the measure ofContinue Reading

It’s also confusing. Cannabis flower is illegal for patients, but nearly legal for all others. With extracts, it’s the opposite. The post Is Cannabis Legal in New York City? Well…it’s Complicated appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Is Cannabis Legal in New York City? Well…it’s ComplicatedContinue Reading

Dissolvable THC & CBD powder may solve many problems associated with traditional cannabis edibles from solubility to time of onset. Learn all about it here. The post Dissolvable Cannabinoids: A New Frontier in Cannabis Consumables appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Dissolvable Cannabinoids: A New Frontier in CannabisContinue Reading

Curious about CBD tinctures, but don’t know where to start? You’re in good company. Here’s what you should know when shopping for products featuring cannabidiol, or CBD, a non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in hemp and other cannabis plants. The post CBD Tincture for Beginners appeared first on Leafly. ReadContinue Reading

A hospital in Virginia has stopped treatment of a boy suffering from Niemann-Pick disease after his mother used CBD oil to help with his seizures, even though it is legal in the state. Kaden Hartman has been denied life-saving medical treatment after his mother used legal CBD oil to help withContinue Reading

One year after legalizing medical cannabis, the number of patients registered in Puerto Rico has surpassed 20,000, signaling that the industry has regained the momentum lost after last year’s devastating hurricane season. The American territory’s MMJ market is now “growing exponentially,” said Secretary of Health Rafael Rodríguez Mercado, and isContinue Reading

The honeymoon is over for Weedmaps and California’s gray-market marijuana businesses. The California Bureau of Cannabis Control sent a cease-and-desist letter last month to Irvine-based Ghost Management Group, the owner of popular marijuana dispensary finder Weedmaps.com, ordering the company to stop advertising unlicensed operators or face unspecified “criminal and administrative penalties.”Continue Reading