Feds Release Marijuana Documents, Confirming Schedule III Recommendation Based On ‘Accepted Medical Use’
The U.S. government has released hundreds of pages of documents related to its ongoing review of marijuana’s status under federal law, officially confirming for the first time that health officials have recommended the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) place...
Survey: Pain Patents Report That Cannabis Is “More Effective” Than Conventional Medications
Patients with chronic pain and other conditions report that cannabis is often more effective than conventional treatments, according to survey data published in the journal Frontiers in Medicine. German researchers surveyed patients’ experiences with...
Twin Study: Lifetime Cannabis Exposure Not Linked To Significant Changes In Mental Health Or Other Psychosocial Outcomes
The cumulative use of cannabis over several decades is not associated with a significantly elevated risk of either psychiatric disorders, cognitive decline, or other adverse psychosocial outcomes, according to longitudinal data published in the Journal...
Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency Accepting Applications For New $1 Million Grant Program
Michigan's Cannabis Regulatory Agency is offering for the first time $1 million in grants to its social equity licensees for employee education, business needs or community investment to encourage participation in the industry by people from communities that have been...
The Fire Station Cannabis Co. Celebrates Back-to-Back Wins As Best Cannabis Shop In The Mining Journal’s Best Of The Best Awards 2023
The Fire Station Cannabis Co., an Upper Peninsula dispensary, announced its consecutive victory as the "Best Cannabis Shop" in The Mining Journal's Best of the Best competition, chosen by the community. "We are truly honored to receive this recognition for the second...
Colorado Governor’s Office Slams DeSantis Marijuana Stance, Pushing Back Against Claim Legalization Led To ‘Bigger’ Illicit Market
If Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) needs some advice on how to promote “economic and personal freedom,” the state of Colorado is “happy” to explain the advantages of marijuana legalization, Gov. Jared Polis’s (D) office said after the Republican presidential candidate...
Judge: Viridis Can’t Revive Suit Against Cannabis Regulatory Agency
Viridis Labs and Viridis North cannot revive previously dismissed civil claims against the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Authority for a 2021 recall. Judge James Robert Redford held Viridis North and Viridis Laboratories’ 2023 request to proceed with damages against the...
Medical Cannabis And Cancer Treatment: All You Need to Know
In recent years, the landscape of cancer treatment has witnessed a paradigm shift with the emergence of medical cannabis as a potential therapeutic ally. As scientific research delves deeper into medical cannabis for cancer patients, MMJ’s potential has come to the...
Survey: Most Veterans Support Expanding Medical Cannabis Access
A supermajority of veterans and members of their families support amending federal law so that V.A. doctors may issue medical cannabis authorizations, according to survey data compiled by researchers at Ohio State University. Investigators surveyed the...
Burglars Target Marijuana Dispos In Van Buren County
Two marijuana facilities were broken into early Monday, Jan. 8, sheriff’s deputies said. The first incident was reported at 3:19 a.m. at Higher Breed, 77 E. Mainstreet, in Columbia Township. Van Buren County sheriff’s deputies reached the scene within 10 minutes and...
