Author: Jelena Cikes
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Jelena Cikes
Writer and journalist specialized in financial markets and American politics. Pop culture aficionado, travel junkie, YouTube devotee.
Stress driving marijuana users toward stocking up during pandemic
As the global tally of people infected with the coronavirus keeps rising, anxiety about the pandemic has also increased. In order to ease concerns sparked by COVID-19, some people have turned to weed, a sizable...
Researchers unveil new evidence linking psychedelics with positive mood changes
Individuals with “low psychological well-being” may benefit from psychedelic drugs, according to a recent study published in the journal Drug Science, Policy and Law. Researchers asked 1,967 respondents who indulge in psychedelics on several websites...
DEA sued again over limiting marijuana research for years
The Scottsdale Research Institute (SRI) is suing the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) again over the agency’s stalling of the expansion of marijuana research. A previous lawsuit filed by the Arizona-based research institute, which studies the...
Marijuana legalization could help states recover financially after COVID-19 pandemic
The economic toll of the coronavirus outbreak could lead to more U.S. states legalizing recreational marijuana, according to analysts at DataTrek Research. Amid growing talk of a recession, or even a depression, countries battling the...
Workers in Canadian pot company could become first to unionize
As the legal marijuana business continues to expand, staff at one Canadian cannabis company are looking to unionize in what would be a first in the country’s legal pot industry. International labor union United Food...
Canada’s marijuana companies seek government help amid coronavirus crisis
Canadian cannabis companies are urging the federal government to include them in the CAD$82 billion (US$57 billion) stimulus package designed to help bolster the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. Several dozen industry professionals wrote a...
Edibles might be better alternative to smoking during COVID-19 pandemic
Experts are warning of the dangers of smoking in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic, which has infected over 400,000 people worldwide as of Tuesday afternoon. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 or COVID-19, first...
Pot stocks gain as global markets sink on coronavirus fears
As the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 erased all of its gains since President Donald Trump took office in January of 2017, pot stocks were on the rise early in the session...