Month: November 2023 (Page 15)

“The state government cannot simultaneously authorize the legal sale of a product or service, while forbidding the truthful advertising of said product.” By Steve Wilson, The Center Square A Mississippi medical marijuana dispensary owner is suing the state over its prohibition on advertising for his business and others like it.Continue Reading

President Joe Biden should smoke marijuana to better understand the country’s “awfully hypocritical” double standard that allows people to drink alcohol and work at the White House but face potential imprisonment over cannabis, says Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), a 2024 Democratic presidential candidate who’s mounting a primary challenge against theContinue Reading

A top GOP Ohio lawmaker says there’s no need to rush changes to the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law, despite the governor’s insistence on getting revisions enacted before possession and cultivation become legal next month. Meanwhile, another Republican legislator has already come out with a bill to change the lawContinue Reading

Legalizing medical marijuana is associated with a “lower frequency” of nonprescribed pharmaceutical opioid use, according to a study published this month in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. While the decrease was rather small—between about 0.6 percent and 1.5 percent for regular to frequent opioid use—and was concentratedContinue Reading

Cannabis shows promise in easing endometriosis pain, new research suggests Image Cannabis News November 15, 2023 In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, researchers reviewed available literature on cannabis as a self-management strategy in the treatment of pain arising due to endometriosis. They further investigated theContinue Reading