Report urges Congress to remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act; suggests classifications for different cannabis products, most appropriate federal agencies and methods to regulate them WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) announced the release of a paper providing extensive guidance on how cannabis should [read more]
Humans, an exceedingly smart and advanced race amongst the mammals, or you can say, a superiorly intelligent species as compared to all the others known has its share of difficulties and struggles. With the daily encounter of stress and tension enriched surroundings, it becomes utterly inevitable to eliminate the toll [read more]
Medical and other professionals are required to attend educational courses each year in order to maintain their state certifications. More and more often these professionals are attending cannabis and hemp conferences to meet their continuing educational responsibility. The Great Lakes Patient Care Conference in Traverse City this past weekend featured [read more]
Americans for Safe Access urges California Governor Gavin Newsom to sign SB 34, Cannabis: Donations, which passed in the California state legislature on September 11, 2019. SB 34 would exempt medical cannabis from California state taxes. Governor Newsom has until October 13, 2019 to sign or veto the bill. When California became [read more]
The Director of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Acting Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have acknowledged that existing federal regulations hinder clinical cannabis research, and are suggesting that scientists be able to legally access cannabis products from sources other than the University of Mississippi [read more]
Following increasing reports of illnesses and deaths primarily related to illicit market cannabis and nicotine products, the National Cannabis Industry Association is urging state and local governments to use caution when instituting policies that could drive consumers to the illicit market. Most reports that have become public show that these [read more]
Cannabis events are about networking, just like in every other industry, except networking has always been a part of cannabis before it was “legal.” Before it was legal in some States, American citizens had to act like they’re in a covert operation when acquiring something less harmful than Redbull and [read more]
The lack of access to banking services has been one of the major hurdles for cannabis businesses, forcing them to pay bills, vendors, and employees with cash. The denial of bank accounts not only hurts state-regulated cannabis companies, but also encourages tax evasion and endangers the public by making the [read more]
Check out one of Trump’s former top lawyers, John Michael Cobb (Ty Cobb), talk about legalizing marijuana and the suppression of disenfranchised communities. He asked what harm is done of consenting adults in their own homes? A lot of what he references is still relevant today, the world hasn’t collapsed [read more]
A Michigan company is at the center of the national scandal involving vapor pens and illnesses caused by them. Vapor pens operate by using a heating element to vaporize liquid carrying nicotine or other substances, which is then inhaled by the user. Each cartridge contains a small amount of active [read more]
The administration of oral THC (dronabinol) safely and effectively reduces pain in geriatric patients, according to clinical trial data published in the German journal Schmerz. A team of German researchers assessed the use of dronabinol in elderly (over 80 years of age) subjects with chronic pain. Oral THC administration was associated with a [read more]
We’ve been at it for seven months, and it only gets better. Join Chicago’s cannabis attorney Tom Howard and me, Miguel a.k.a Miggy420 as we chat about legalization news of the week with a hint of guests. Tom and I have been as consistent as two guys with day jobs [read more]
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