The city of Denver, Colorado is upping the ante on its recommendation that residents stay at home to help reduce the spread of coronavirus. At 5 p.m. (MST) Tuesday, March 23, Denver will elevate the city’s policy on social distancing to an executive order, effective through April 10 at... Read more
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker issued a stay-at-home order on Monday as more states ramp up their response to the coronavirus pandemic that continues to sweep the globe. Under the order from the Republican governor, nonessential businesses were directed to close by noon on Tuesday for two weeks and residents... Read more
Michigan regulators announced on Monday that cannabis retailers would be considered essential businesses and allowed to remain open for businesses during closures ordered by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The governor ordered all nonessential businesses to close and advised residents to remain indoors in a “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive... Read more
Tener que someterse a una cirugía no siempre es algo agradable.Ya sea por un procedimiento de columna o extirpación de un tumor, la recuperación de una cirugía usualmente es dolorosa. Los médicos pueden recetar analgésicos opioides para tratar el dolor después del procedimiento. Pero estas drogas pueden ser adictivas... Read more
Cannabis regulators across the country continue to react to the spreading coronavirus pandemic, with Oregon and Pennsylvania relaxing rules while storefront dispensaries were ordered closed in Nevada. The changes come as more states issue stay-at-home orders in an effort to curtail the spread of the virus. In Oregon, regulators... Read more
The Drug Enforcement Administration announced new rules last week that the agency said would expand opportunities for scientific and medical research on marijuana in the United States. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was filed for public inspection on Friday before being published Monday in the Federal Register. The DEA... Read more
The Parliament of Ghana legalized cannabis for industrial and medicinal purposes last week, continuing a trend of marijuana reform on the African continent. With the passage of the Narcotics Control Commission Bill 2019, lawmakers legalized the production of low-THC cannabis, stopping short of full legalization, as MP Ras Mubarak... Read more
Nearly six years since New York legalized medical marijuana, one of the Big Apple’s five boroughs still didn’t have its own dispensary—until now. It’s simply called “Be,” it’s Staten Island’s first medical cannabis dispensary, and it is finally opening its doors to patients this month. New York Gov. Andrew... Read more
The National Basketball Association, like pretty much all of the sporting world, is currently on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. And that apparently means the league’s drug testing policy is on break, too. According to a report from Yahoo Sports earlier this week, the NBA and the union... Read more
Regulators in New York, California, and Ohio have determined that cannabis dispensaries are essential businesses, allowing them to remain open during mandatory closures enacted to help contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The decisions to permit marijuana retailers follow similar moves by government officials in other states struggling... Read more
