A Cato Institute poll this week revealed that a majority of Americans favor decriminalizing all drugs and recategorizing drug-related offenses as minor violations that don’t carry jail time. The Washington, DC-based think tank said that...
America’s first cannabis cafe finally opened Tuesday in Los Angeles after great anticipation. Lowell Farms: A Cannabis Cafe welcomed guests Monday for a special preview the night before its grand opening in West Hollywood. Guests...
As the date when the legalization of recreational marijuana in Illinois takes effect draws closer, the state issued its first licenses to growers. The first companies to be granted approval for cultivation are Cresco Labs,...
Researchers at Western University in London, Ont., have found for the first time the science behind how cannabidiol (CBD) inhibits the psychoactive effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Both CBD and THC are components of cannabis. THC...
Get ready for another celebrity cannabis brand. Dan Aykroyd and late actor John Belushi’s widow, Judy Belushi Pisano, and brother, Jim Belushi, announced the official release of the Blues Brothers cannabis label at Jim Belushi’s...
Perth, Australia is the location of a big clinical study that aims to prove whether cannabis can treat Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Research on the potential of cannabis to treat a variety of...
Australia’s capital, Canberra, has become the country’s first city to legalize cannabis — a major victory for the cannabis legalization movement. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) voted Wednesday to allow individuals 18 years or older...
After weeks of speculation about whether the House of Representatives will pass the much anticipated SAFE Banking Act, yesterday they finally voted YES. The SAFE Banking Act has been on the table since March this...
As the deadline for ending marijuana prohibition draws closer, lawmakers in Mexico are looking into a comprehensive regulatory framework for the legalization of the drug. The country’s Supreme Court ruled that a ban on marijuana...
New research points to a possible link between cannabis use and higher levels of stress and anxiety, conditions people often treat precisely with marijuana, as well as inflammation. Published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, the...
