NFL Awards $1 Million To Study Marijuana Pain Management And Concussion Protection For Players
The NFL announced on Tuesday that it has authorized $1 million in grants for a pair of studies looking into the efficacy of marijuana and its components in managing football players’ pain and providing neuroprotection from concussions. A commission of the NFL and the league’s players union first previewed theContinue Reading
A Cannabis Monopoly Asteroid is Coming (Op-Ed)
“As the power grab for control of the multibillion-dollar cannabis industry heats up, consumers and patients need antitrust protection.” By Shaleen Title If you think two or three powerful companies owning and controlling the sales of all regulated marijuana sounds like a good thing, you can click away from thisContinue Reading
Green Smart Farmer is Growing Three Levels of Success With Fohse
As the cannabis industry matures, experienced growers are looking for more advanced ways to maximize their yields. Thanks to improvements in LEDs, vertical growing has become one of the most popular and efficient cultivation methods. The main benefits to growing vertically include increased productivity, a reduced carbon footprint and moreContinue Reading
Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Cancer Patients’ Case To Use Psilocybin Under Right-To-Try Laws
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has rejected a lawsuit by cancer patients and their doctor seeking access to psilocybin—the main psychoactive compound in psychedelic mushrooms—to help treat end-of-life depression and anxiety. The patients and Seattle-based palliative care physician Dr. Sunil Aggarwal suedContinue Reading
Star signs and cannabis strains: February 2022 horoscopes
Whether you’re going on a blind date or doing a month of self-care, these strains are what your star sign needs to soar in February 2022. The post Star signs and cannabis strains: February 2022 horoscopes appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Star signs and cannabis strains: FebruaryContinue Reading
Schumer talks cannabis timetable and banking (Newsletter: February 1, 2022)
Marijuana employment protections in federal climate bill; CO psychedelics ballot measure; Congressman “outraged” by NJ cannabis licensing Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. (function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp ||Continue Reading
Congressman Is ‘Outraged’ Over Lack Of Diversity In Marijuana License Approvals In New Jersey
A U.S. congressman wants answers from New Jersey regulators about why none of the 56 marijuana retailer licenses that state regulators have approved have gone to black business owners from communities most impacted by prohibition. Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ) said in a press release last week that he’s “outraged toContinue Reading
Virginia Psilocybin Decriminalization Bill Defeated In Senate Committee After Top GOP Lawmaker Flips Support
In another setback from Virginia psychedelics activists, a key Senate committee on Monday defeated a bill that would have decriminalized psilocybin and psilocyn in the Commonwealth. Advocates were hopeful that the measure would pass in the Senate Judiciary Committee, which first held a hearing on the proposal earlier this monthContinue Reading
Climate Workforce Would Be Protected From Marijuana Employment Testing Under New Congressional Bill
A coalition of more than two dozen congressional Democrats have filed bill on promoting workplace investment to combat climate change, and they want to boost the workforce nationwide by protecting people in legal marijuana states from being penalized due to federal drug testing policies. The Climate Resilience Workforce Act, whichContinue Reading
Personalized, evidence-based cannabis care with products sourced from a dispensary near you
App-powered patient-to-clinician partnerships with integrated care & products have arrived thanks to EO Care. The post Personalized, evidence-based cannabis care with products sourced from a dispensary near you appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Personalized, evidence-based cannabis care with products sourced from a dispensary near youContinue Reading