Marijuana Regulatory Agency Announces Eleven Social Equity Program Educational Sessions Across the State
The Marijuana Regulatory Agency’s (MRA) social equity team has announced additional dates, times, and locations for its education and outreach sessions to promote and encourage participation in the licensed marijuana market: Monday, September 9, 2019 at 10:00 AM in...
Poll: Americans View Cigarettes and Alcohol as More Harmful Than Cannabis
Most Americans perceive cigarettes and alcohol to pose greater risks to public health than cannabis, according to survey data compiled by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and first reported by MarijuanaMoment.net. According to the survey,...
Hospitalizations Linked to Use of Unregulated Vapor Cartridges
California health officials have identified a link between the use of unregulated vapor cartridges and patients seeking hospitalization for respiratory distress. In each of the cases, patients presented symptoms of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome...
Surgeon General Sounds Alarm On Risk Of Marijuana Addiction And Harm
At a time when more than 30 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the use of marijuana for either medical or recreational use, the U.S. surgeon general says no amount of the drug is safe for teens, young adults and pregnant women. "While the perceived...
Researchers Develop Breathalyzer that Detects Marijuana
Police currently do not have a device that can be used in the field to determine if a driver is under the influence of marijuana, but new research from the University of Pittsburgh is looking to change that. The device can measure how much marijuana someone smoked or...
10,872 New Yorkers to See Their Marijuana Convictions Disappear
Even as states across the country have legalized marijuana, potentially opening the door to a multibillion dollar industry, the impact of marijuana criminalization is still being felt by people — mostly black and Hispanic — whose records are marked by low-level...
4 Cannabis Stocks Projected to Grow Sales by at Least 355% Next Year
For years, promises of growth had been more than enough to send marijuana stock valuations higher. However, things changed when Canada legalized recreational marijuana and opened its doors to adult-use weed sales on Oct. 17, 2018. No longer are promises...
Trump DEA To Move Forward On New Marijuana Grower Applications
The Trump administration on Monday announced it will begin taking steps to expand the number of federally approved marijuana growers for scientific and medical research purposes. In a Federal Register notice set to be published Tuesday, the Drug Enforcement...
Michigan Committee Approves Health Warning Labels For Marijuana
LANSING – The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved bills that would require labels on marijuana indicating its health risks for pregnant mothers. “This is a brand new product that’s going out … and a lot of people automatically think ‘Wow...
Michigan State Police To Crack Down On Illegal Marijuana Dispensaries
Michigan State Police Lt. Chris Hawkins said the boys in blue are cracking down on dispensaries that are operating illegally. Hawkins, who is in charge of the State Police’s Marihuana and Tobacco Investigation Section, said his department has limited resources to...
