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Cannabis for Parkinson’s Disease? What The Latest Studies are Now

Cannabis For Parkinson’s Disease? What The Latest Studies Say Parkinson’s Disease is a neurological disorder that affects the part of the brain responsible for different kinds of movement. It’s a progressive brain disorder which occurs when braincells, particularly those involved in producing dopamine, which is responsible for controlling movement, begin to die off. As the…

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Nearly Nine Decades of Marijuana Lies

This Saturday, August 2nd, marks the 88th anniversary of the signing of the Marihuana Tax Act, the first federal marijuana prohibition law. Since its inception, cannabis prohibition has been predicated on deception, stigmatization, and outright lies. The Marihuana Tax Act was passed in 1937 following almost no legislative debate and over the staunch objections of…

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Hemp Gets a One-Year Reprieve

Hemp Gets a One-Year Reprieve: Why Congress Hates Your Freedom The U.S. Senate just gave the hemp industry a temporary stay of execution, delaying by one year a catastrophic ban that would have obliterated a $28 billion economic engine overnight. But don’t celebrate yet – this isn’t mercy, it’s political theater designed to give the…

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Pennsylvania Democratic Lawmakers Make Another Push To Legalize Marijuana With

Pennsylvania Democratic lawmakers are taking another swing at passing a bill to legalize marijuana with state-run stores, despite a different version of the proposal being soundly rejected in the GOP-controlled Senate after it passed the House earlier this session. Rep. David Delloso (D) circulated a cosponsorship memo for the legislation on Tuesday, making the case…

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When the System Fails: Why Autistic People Turn to Street

A groundbreaking study from the University of Cambridge has revealed a devastating indictment of our healthcare system’s failure to serve autistic individuals. While autistic people are generally less likely to use recreational substances than the general population, those who do use drugs are nine times more likely to be self-medicating for autism-related symptoms and mental…

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Surprise Poll: Republicans Support States Legalizing Cannabis More Than the

Surprise Poll: Republicans Actually LOVE Cannabis Freedom (So What’s the Holdup?) Well, folks, it’s time to throw another tired stereotype into the garbage bin. According to a fresh poll conducted by none other than Trump’s own pollster, Republicans aren’t just warming up to cannabis legalization—they’re downright enthusiastic about it, especially when it comes to states’…

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ILGM Empowers Home Growers With Education and Community

In this exclusive interview, Cannabis Now CEO and Founder Eugenio Garcia and I Love Growing Marijuana (ILGM) CEO Ernst Rustenhoven discuss the rise of the cannabis homegrow market and how ILGM is responding to consumer interests with their proprietary online platform that connects home growers and offers high-quality educational information. “What we are really good…

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Federal Court Sides With Safe Drug Consumption Site, Saying Religious

A federal appeals court last week sided with a nonprofit attempting to open a supervised drug consumption facility in Philadelphia, reversing a lower court decision and ruling that religious freedom and free exercise protections are applicable to nearly any group claiming a religious motivation for its actions. In an opinion from a three-judge panel of…

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Trump Backs Pro-Marijuana-Legalization Lawmaker To Lead Republican National Committee

President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters (R)—a vocal proponent of marijuana legalization—to lead the national Republican Party. The president officially endorsed Gruters for chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) in a lengthy social media post last Thursday in which he also endorsed current RNC Chairman Michael Whatley…

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Redesigning Cannabis Perception – Cannabis & Tech Today

When Katie Motta launched Jade Stone, she wasn’t coming from a background steeped in cannabis. In fact, her earliest impressions were shaped by prohibition-era narratives. “I was raised in a family with strong anti-cannabis beliefs, and I carried some of that stigma myself,” Motta said. It was a branding project for a friend’s rolling paper…

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