K iawah Island, off South Carolina, is rich with history. It was home to the Kiawah tribe, part of the Cusabo Nation, the first people who came in contact with English settlers in 1670. Though it’s just a few miles from Charleston, a center of the domestic slave trade, in …
Read More »Will New York Expand its Medical Marijuana Program in Light of the Vaping Crisis?
On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state health commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker held a joint press conference warning New Yorkers to avoid vaping in light of hundreds of people in 33 states developing lung ailments as a result of using e-cigarettes. Many of the cases have been linked to black-market …
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Cannabidiol, or CBD, the non-psychoactive chemical compound found in cannabis, could be used to fight heroin addiction, according to a new study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry. The new study specifically focused on whether CBD could curb craving and anxiety among heroin users. Not only did the study …
Read More »Alaska Approves On-Site Marijuana Use
Alaska is associated with many good things: cold-weather cruises, salmon bakes, a 1996 feel-good movie starring Pete from Mad Men and a baby polar bear, TK. And now, we can add one more entry to the list: on Tuesday, Alaska Lt. Gov. Kevin Myers signed new legislation making the state …
Read More »Ziggy Marley: We Need to Ban Pesticides in Pot
After decades of struggle, marijuana legalization is finally sweeping the land – now, with the expansion of cannabis, we must be careful both as consumers and as businesses to not allow the industry to put profits above the health and wellbeing of the people. Consumers must take the lead in …
Read More »2017: The Year Pot Policy Stood Still as Opioids Ravaged the Nation
The first year of Donald Trump’s presidency has felt like a hurricane, as the administration worked frantically to unwind rules and regulations on everything from environmental policy to Obamacare. But the nation’s burgeoning marijuana industry was able to survive attempts by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to enforce the federal prohibition …
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