Colorado lawmakers passed a bill on Monday that would allow the governor to issue pardons for low-level marijuana convictions without input from the judges and prosecutors involved in the original court cases. The measure, House Bill 1424, now heads to the office of Democratic Gov. Jared Polis for his... Read more
Medical cannabis is currently legal in Louisiana, but the program is limited to only serve those with extreme medical conditions. Advocates and patients wanted to see it expanded, and now, thanks to a bill just signed into law by Governor John Bel Edwards, this expansion is a reality for... Read more
Fresh research is out that suggests oil extract derived from hemp may bolster your levels of the so-called “good cholesterol.” The study comes courtesy from researchers at The Center for Applied Health Sciences in Ohio and Lindenwood University in Missouri who sought to determine “the effects of a commercially... Read more
Researchers who analyzed the medical records of hospital patients found no association between recent cannabis use and stroke risk, according to a recent study. A report on the research, “Association Between Recent Cannabinoid Use and Acute Ischemic Stroke,” was published earlier this month in the peer-reviewed journal Neurology: Clinical... Read more
At the end of May, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO). The announcement came on the heels of a Trump threat to permanently cut off all U.S. funding for the organization (the U.S. is the largest individual national contributor) because... Read more
Activists in South Dakota are coming together to pass separate ballot measures to approve medical marijuana and recreational cannabis in the state. If voters approve both proposals slated to appear on the November ballot, South Dakota will become the first U.S. state to legalize cannabis for use by adults... Read more
When the NBA resumes its season next month at Walt Disney World, players will be tested for the coronavirus on a daily basis. What they won’t be tested for: recreational drugs like marijuana. That is according to NBA insider Shams Charania, who reported earlier this week that while the... Read more
Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak of Nevada announced on Thursday that he would seek a resolution that would pardon thousands of convictions for marijuana possession, making good on a proposal he made in March. Sisolak placed the resolution on the agenda for next week’s meeting of the Nevada Board of... Read more
