Adobewan
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True, but tomatoes aren’t $200 an ounce. If we could pick up cannabis at a dispensary for the price of other produce, few would be looking to home grow.
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Toxins in marijuana smoke may be harmful to health, study finds
Smoking weed may expose you to some of the same toxic chemicals found in tobacco smoke, a new study finds.
There's also links on the page to heart health & pregnancy vaping.
Gunky
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This is fairly old news. The article also ignores the fact that smoking cannabis seldom causes cancer in spite of producing some of the same combustion by-products - there appear to be interactions between the various components in cannabis that cancel out some of the harm. That said, um, fuck combustion.Toxins in marijuana smoke may be harmful to health, study finds
Smoking weed may expose you to some of the same toxic chemicals found in tobacco smoke, a new study finds.amp.cnn.com
There's also links on the page to heart health & pregnancy vaping.
USPS Reminder about Mail Restrictions on CBD Products
Products made with CBD oil have become popular, but there are restrictions when it comes to mailing them, as the USPS reminded postal workers on Monday.
USDA Releases Final Rule For Hemp, Two Years After Crop Was Federally Legalized
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday announced that it has finalized federal regulations for hemp. Industry stakeholders say they’re encouraged by improvements from initial interim rules but see room for additional changes, which they hope will come about under the incoming Biden administration.
New microcapsule method boosts CBD absorption in the brain by 300%
A team of Australian scientists has demonstrated a novel microencapsulation method designed to improve the absorption and bioavailability of cannabidiol (CBD). Animal tests suggest the new method increases peak concentrations of CBD in the brain by 300 percent compared to CBD oil.
FREE WEED WITH YOUR COVID VACCINE... It's All About Science!!!
Here's a new idea that might entice more folks to get vaccinated for COVID-19 ... bags of free weed!!
but remember, it's the Daily Mail
Huge cannabis medical breakthrough as it's revealed the drug could KILL superbugs and save 10million lives a year
A surprising drug could become the first antibiotic class in 60 years to kill off resistant bacteria in diseases such as gonorrhoea, meningitis and legionnaires.Researchers at University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience have discovered a new use for cannabis in their global fight to stop deadly superbugs.
Trump Grants Clemency To Marijuana Prisoners On Last Day In Office
As one of his final acts in the White House, President Trump on Wednesday announced that he has granted clemency to dozens more people with marijuana and drug convictions.
Polarbearboy
Tokin' Away Since 1968
Detroit’s legal pot reticence spills over to Muslim-majority neighbor
Detroit’s legal pot reticence spills over to Muslim-majority neighbor
The uproar over the opening of a pot shop in the city outside of Detroit is a microcosm of the disputes taking place across the country.
‘There’s no stopping the industry now’: Democratic control is a big win for marijuana
[T]he entire cannabis industry is poised for growth and consolidation as Democrats take full control of the federal government. Companies are positioning themselves for the greater likelihood that federal cannabis restrictions will be loosened significantly.
Congressman Says He Will Push For Marijuana Banking To Be In Next COVID Package
A Democratic congressman says he will again attempt to add language federally protecting banks that service state-legal marijuana businesses to the next coronavirus relief package.
Big Tobacco Firm Sues Cannabis Brand Over Trademark
Kool cigarette maker ITG last week sued cannabis company Capna Intellectual, which does business as Bloom Brands, alleging it violated state and federal trademark law by stealing the cigarette brand’s logo, Law360 reports.
Hemp And CBD Could Be Marketed As Dietary Supplements Under Bipartisan Congressional Bill
A bipartisan group of lawmakers reintroduced a bill in Congress on Thursday that would allow hemp and CBD derived from the crop to be marketed and sold as dietary supplements.
Schumer Hosts First Marijuana Meeting To Formulate 2021 Federal Legalization Plan
Key U.S. Senate leaders held a meeting with marijuana stakeholders on Friday, the first formal step toward crafting a new bill to federally legalize cannabis.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) heard from a group of advocates and stakeholders as the trio prepares to unveil draft reform legislation “in the early part of this year.”
Polarbearboy
Tokin' Away Since 1968
From the folks at 538: Will Marijuana Be Legal Everywhere in the US by 2024
fivethirtyeight.com
In LA, people are getting arrested for what they think are legit jobs in the pot business. Will “decriminalization” just spread the problem nationwide?
www.politico.com
Confidence Interval: Will Marijuana Be Legal Everywhere In The U.S. By 2024?
It’s another episode of Confidence Interval, where we make a persuasive case for a hot take we’ve been hearing … and then reveal how confident we really feel ab…
fivethirtyeight.com
The Half-Legal Cannabis Trap
In LA, people are getting arrested for what they think are legit jobs in the pot business. Will “decriminalization” just spread the problem nationwide?
The Half-Legal Cannabis Trap
In LA, people are getting arrested for what they think are legit jobs in the pot business. Will “decriminalization” just spread the problem nationwide?
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Adobewan
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Adult-Use Legalization Laws Not Associated with Adverse Impacts on Public Health
Report: Adult-Use Legalization Laws Not Associated with Adverse Impacts on Public Health - NORML
“Legalization has not demonstrably impacted young people’s use of cannabis or other substances, nor has it significantly influenced overall trends in traffic safety, violent crime, or suicide rates.”
norml.org
Cory Booker Touts Marijuana Reform Record After Being Named Chair Of Key Senate Subcommittee
A leading voice for marijuana legalization in the Senate has been appointed to lead a key subcommittee with jurisdiction over drug policy issues—and he immediately signaled that cannabis reform would be part of his agenda.
Adobewan
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Study: Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Is Not Independently Associated with Increased Risk of Crash Victims Testing Positive for Cannabis
Study: Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Is Not Independently Associated with Increased Risk of Crash Victims Testing Positive for Cannabis - NORML
The study’s authors concluded, “There was no apparent increase in the incidence of driving under the influence of marijuana after legalization.”
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Clinical Trial: Cannabis Inhalation Associated with Clinical Improvement in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
Clinical Trial: Cannabis Inhalation Associated with Clinical Improvement in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis - NORML
“This study demonstrates that treatment with THC-rich cannabis in patients with mild to moderate UC is associated with clinical improvement.”
norml.org
37 Members Of Congress Ask Biden To Issue Mass Marijuana Pardons Ahead Of Legalization
Thirty-seven members of Congress sent a letter to President Biden on Thursday, calling on him to use executive authority to mass pardon all people with non-violent federal marijuana convictions.The ask for this unique form of presidential clemency is based on actions taken by Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter in the 1970s to categorically forgive Americans who avoided the draft for the Vietnam War.
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Marijuana foes deploy new ‘playbook’ to thwart state legalization, upend election results
Efforts to thwart voter-approved marijuana legalization in Mississippi, Montana and South Dakota are evidence of a “playbook” that reflects new legal strategies and greater willingness among local government officials to nullify election results, experts say.Those efforts – led by anti-marijuana politicians and other opponents – threaten to stop or delay the implementation of new medical and recreational cannabis markets that would generate hundreds of millions of dollars in sales a year.
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CANtalk
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Marijuana Use Won’t Automatically Block People From Federal Jobs, Biden Administration Memo Says
Admitting to past marijuana use should not automatically disqualify people from being employed in the federal government, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said in a memo distributed to agencies on Thursday. Separately, the Biden administration is instituting a new policy of granting...
www.marijuanamoment.net
Past marijuana use won't automatically disqualify Biden's White House staff: report
President Joe Biden's administration is issuing new guidelines Friday meant to address a hurdle tied to recreational marijuana that it faced as it aims to...
www.marketwatch.com
America's Next Generation Of Legal Marijuana: New State Laws Focus On Racial Equity
https://www.npr.org/2021/02/22/9702...arijuana-new-state-laws-focus-on-racial-equitIt's been almost a decade since Washington and Colorado became the first states in America to legalize recreational marijuana. Now a new generation of states are wrestling with how to do it with a focus on racial equity that was missing from early legalization efforts.
Ramahs
Fucking Combustion (mostly) Since February 2017
It's about time! The drug wars have been used to unequally imprison minorities since the beginning.
It's an issue that MUST be addressed in addition to legalization.