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Breaking the Cycle of Pain Management: Why Cannabis Patients See

Breaking the Pain Cycle: Why Cannabis-Naïve Patients See the Greatest Relief A groundbreaking new study from Germany has delivered compelling evidence that cannabis extracts can dramatically reduce chronic pain even in people who’ve never used marijuana before – a finding that challenges decades of medical establishment resistance to cannabis therapy. The research, published in Advances…

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Texas Constitution May Bar Lawmakers From Hemp THC Ban in

UPDATE: Texas Senate Republicans filed a new bill, Senate Bill 5, to ban the manufacture and sale of products containing hemp-derived THC and other intoxicating cannabinoids, on July 21 in the special session. The legislation, again sponsored by Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, is nearly identical to Senate Bill 3, which Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in…

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Delaware’s First Recreational Marijuana Shops Are Officially Open For Business

Delaware’s first adult-use marijuana shops are officially open for business, with a handful of existing medical cannabis operators now able to service consumers 21 and older. About two years after marijuana legalization was enacted into law, Delaware is now seeing its first round of adult customers at over 10 locations throughout the state. “Today’s launch…

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Kentucky’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Has Been Approved For Operations,

The governor of Kentucky has announced that the state’s first medical cannabis dispensary has officially been approved for operations. “Great news, Kentucky—today, we approved the state’s first medical cannabis dispensary for operations in Beaver Dam,” Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said in a social media post on Thursday. “The Post Dispensary is expected to open its…

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Cannabis Industry Stakeholders React to DEA Head Terrance Cole’s Confirmation

The U.S. Senate voted, 50-47, on July 22 to confirm President Donald Trump’s nomination of Terrance Cole to be the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator.Cole, who just last year promoted an article claiming cannabis is linked to higher suicide risks for high schoolers, is now in the driver’s seat of the current cannabis rescheduling hearing…

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Trump Privately Committed To Reschedule Marijuana ‘Multiple Times’ Since Taking

The owner of the major gardening supply company Scotts Miracle-Gro says President Donald Trump has told him directly “multiple times” since taking office that he intends to see through the marijuana rescheduling process. While the president has been publicly silent on the issue since endorsing rescheduling on the campaign trail, Scotts Miracle Gro CEO James…

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From The Vault: MORE POT ON THE WAY FOR ’87

Original publication: November 1986. MORE POT ON THE WAY FOR ’87 JORGE CERVANTES Whew! The summer marijuana drought is over! The law of supply and demand drove the summertime marijuana price sky high. This scarcity created a run on last year’s harvest of quality outdoor buds. As soon as the pot surfaced on the street,…

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Mitch McConnell Blasts Rand Paul Over Hemp Dispute, Saying He

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took to the Senate floor on Friday to lambast opponents of his proposal to ban hemp THC products, including his home-state GOP colleague who he said “derailed” his attempt to recriminalize most consumable cannabinoids through a key spending bill. During a floor speech, McConnell acknowledged that he “led the effort” to…

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Is Cannabis Really Legal If You Can’t Grow Your Own

For many, the cannabis policy reform movement is rooted in the quest for personal liberty. Legalization isn’t just about getting high; it’s about being able to live your life the way you want to live it. In too many places, however, the legalization of cannabis does not include the freedom to grow the plant. Instead,…

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Japanese Study Busts the ‘Gateway Drug’ Myth, With Gov’t Support

“Cannabis is dangerous.” “Weed leads you to other drugs.” “Marijuana opens the door to harder substances.” How many times have we heard these claims, without clear support or solid scientific evidence behind them? Too many to count, right? Now, a study backed by the Japanese government itself is using hard data to dismantle one of…

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