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Brendan Kennedy on the ICBC – Marley Natural and Big Marijuana
Brendan Kennedy, CEO of Privateer Holdings, has made a big splash in the cannabis community over the last six years or so, bringing in capital and his business acumen to the industry. Through Privateer’s companies, Leafly, Tilray and Marley Natural, … Continue reading
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Ten million more Americans smoke marijuana now than 12 years ago: study
Research published in Lancet Psychiatry also finds number who admit to smoking on ‘daily or near daily basis’ more than doubled to 8.4 million About 10 million more Americans smoke marijuana now than 12 years ago, a new study in … Continue reading
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Jesse Ventura Makes the Case for Cannabis New Book: Marijuana Manifesto
This November, voters in Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada will all decide whether to join ranks with states like Colorado, Oregon, and Washington and legalize marijuana for recreational purposes. Meanwhile, Arkansas, Florida, Montana, and Missouri will decide whether to … Continue reading
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CDC Study cannabis extracts Shows Pot Legalization Decreases Drug Use
The CDC study is of particular interest because the DEA just reaffirmed its prohibition of cannabis extracts, maintaining the position that it has “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. In 2014, after Colorado legalized the … Continue reading
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Veterans Group Pushes To Ease Marijuana Restrictions to Treat PTSD
The American Legion took a position on medical marijuana for the first time last week, arguing that veterans ‘have a right to anything that may help them’. Faced with stark numbers of brain trauma and psychological distress cases among combat … Continue reading
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Cannabis industry to expand to $50 billion by 2026 Bloomberg
The legal cannabis industry in the U.S. may grow to $50 billion in the next decade, expanding to more than eight times its current size, as lawful pot purveyors gain new customers and win over users from the illicit market, … Continue reading
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Legalized Medical Marijuana: A Role in Cancer, Oncology Treatment
Legalized Medical marijuana may have a potential role in oncology for treating anticipatory and refractory chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, for treating refractory cancer pain, and as an antitumor agent, a new review concludes. However, most of the evidence comes from … Continue reading
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Breaking News: House Republican reschedule marijuana Bill Would Reschedule Marijuana and De-Schedule CBD
House Republican Rep. Griffith Morgan from Virginia, has introduced a bill to the 115th Congress that would reschedule marijuana from a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance, AND exclude cannabidiol (CBD) from the definition of marijuana. Part I – The Big News | Reschedule Marijuana! Introduced in the House of Representatives on January 27, 2017, H.R. 715 would reschedule marijuana under section … Continue reading
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Landmark Study: Half of Cancer Patients Killed By CHEMO not Cancer!
No matter how much doctors push the treatment, chemotherapy might not be the best option in the fight against cancer, as a new study shows up to 50 percent of patients are killed by the drugs — not the disease, … Continue reading
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Looking to Cash in on the Marijuana Boom? 5 Business Ideas
The Wild West of weed is on fire with entrepreneurial opportunities. Potpreneurs across America are legally growing, curing and cooking the skunky stuff in record numbers. As those who cultivate and sell the plant grow, so do the offshoot business … Continue reading
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