Safe daily limit of cannabidiol CBD cut by regulator
Safe daily limit of cannabidiol CBD cut by regulator Image Cannabis News October 12, 2023 UK food regulators have lowered the recommended safe daily dose of cannabidiol (CBD), a cannabis extract present in many different High Street products, including drinks and snacks. The Food Standards Agency says the advice isContinue Reading
The Science is clear: Marijuana is safer than Tobacco
The Science is clear: Marijuana is safer than Tobacco Image Cannabis News October 12, 2023 Nearly twice as many Americans believe that smoking cigarettes is more hazardous to your health than smoking marijuana. They’re right. Numerous studies assessing the long-term health impacts of cannabis smoke exposure belie the myth thatContinue Reading
Is Cannabis today really much more potent than 50 years ago?
Is Cannabis today really much more potent than 50 years ago? Image Cannabis News October 12, 2023 Levels of the psychoactive compound THC have been steadily rising in marijuana since the 1970s, due largely to growers selecting for more potent strains. Weed isn’t like it used to be. The psychoactiveContinue Reading
US Cannabis reforms could send pot stocks higher
US Cannabis reforms could send pot stocks higher Image Cannabis News October 12, 2023 Although cannabis remains illegal in the US federally, there are now 23 states where adult-use cannabis has been legalized. Ohio and Pennsylvania are the next states expected to allow adult-use cannabis, while Florida could do soContinue Reading
OG Outlaws Come Into View
It’s a classic scene. Imagine it’s 1979, and you’re somewhere in the heart of the Emerald Triangle in far Northern California. You cruise into the local grocery store parking lot, and there’s your neighbor and old friend, who you know darn well is also an underground marijuana grower. While youContinue Reading
Texas Activists Say They Have Enough Signatures To Put Marijuana Decriminalization On Lubbock Ballot, But Plan To Collect More In Final Push
Texas activists say they have secured enough signatures to put a local marijuana decriminalization initiative on the ballot in the city of Lubbock if lawmakers there do not enact the reform legislatively. The committee behind the initiative filed paperwork for the Freedom Act Lubbock ordinance with the city secretary inContinue Reading
Marijuana Consumers Who Caught COVID Had ‘Better Outcomes And Mortality’ Than Nonusers, Study Finds
Cannabis consumers who caught COVID-19 had significantly lower rates of intubation, respiratory failure and death than people who do not use marijuana, according a new study based on hospital data that was presented this week at the annual conference of The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) in Honolulu. “MarijuanaContinue Reading
Alabama Medical Cannabis Regulators Seek To Dismiss Verano’s Licensing Lawsuit
“Is there any circumstance that you can think of that would allow the commission to claw back the award—let me ask, questions of fraud?” By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) Tuesday asked a Montgomery circuit court to dismiss a lawsuit from Chicago-based firm Verano Holdings.Continue Reading
Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill In Committee, Putting It One More Vote From Zelensky’s Desk
A bill to legalize medical marijuana in Ukraine has cleared a key legislative hurdle, advancing through committee and now awaiting final passage by the country’s parliament. After receiving initial consideration in July, the cannabis legislation was finalized and approved in the National Health, Medical Care and Health Insurance Committee onContinue Reading
Feds Clarify That Doctor-Recommended Medical Marijuana Is No Excuse For A Positive THC Test Under New Workplace Guidelines
A top health agency has formally revised federal workplace drug testing guidelines to clarify that using medical marijuana under a doctor’s recommendation in a legal state is not a valid excuse for a positive THC test. In a pair of notices set to be published in the Federal Register onContinue Reading