Doctors will be allowed to prescribe medicinal cannabis within months after home secretary Sajid Javid was advised by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs that it has therapeutic benefits. It follows several high-profile campaigns which captured widespread media attention and evoked deep public sympathy. Campaigners had questioned how severely epileptic children could be prevented from accessing medicines…
Major California Music Festival, Outside Lands, Welcomes the Cannabis Industry {$excerpt:n} The San Francisco-based music, arts, and culture festival Outside Lands has officially announced the debut of ‘Grass Lands,’ a section dedicated to cannabis education and exploration. The festival will take place from August 10th to 12th. Grass Lands will be set up like a town…
It was the rainy season in Colombia, and as we left the buzzing city center of Medellín for the hills of Rionegro, the smoke from thousands of motorcycles and transport trucks yielded to a low hanging mountain fog. Outside the car window was a collage of green, brown and blue “fincas”—Colombian cottage-style homes—scattered over the…
Youth Marijuana Use Does Not Go Up When States Stop Making Arrests: A Study {$excerpt:n} According to a new Washington University School of Medicine study, decriminalizing cannabis does not lead more young people to consume it. On the contrary, the researchers found that decriminalizing cannabis can significantly benefit the well-being of adolescents. The Washington…
The last time Tim Canova ran against Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) the race was tainted with scandal and allegations of corruption. Their campaigns for Representative of Florida’s Broward County looked much like the Democratic presidential primary that year: a candidate who wanted to turn a crooked system on its head challenging an anti-pot establishment…
Senior doctors will be able to prescribe cannabis-based medicines in the UK later this year after the government agreed to ease a ban. Home Secretary Sajid Javid announced the decision while admitting the current law is “not satisfactory”. It follows recent high-profile cases in which children with severe epilepsy were initially denied access to cannabis…
NCIA Releases Cannabis Testing Policy Guides {$excerpt:n} The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) announced earlier this week the release of two white papers at their Cannabis Business Summit in San Jose, California. The first white paper, dedicated to cannabis testing policy, offers recommendations for state’s addressing cannabis testing, advising them on how to write rules…
The UK’s Home Office announced today that cannabis-derived medicines will be rescheduled and available for prescription by August, a huge triumph for the country’s medical cannabis advocates. The move comes following an official report recognizing cannabis has therapeutic value and recommending it be rescheduled from Schedule 1 to Schedule 2, making it eligible for prescription.…
The family of Adam Lee, a Colorado man who died on the job at the Loveland Ski Area, is only receiving half of his workers’ compensation benefits because cannabis was found in his system. His widow, Erika Lee, worries about how she will care for their three children with $800 less per month to rely…
How the Senate’s Hemp Legalization Bill Could Hurt Cannabis Farmers {$excerpt:n} When it became clear that the 2018 Farm Bill would include hemp legalization, farmers all over the country rejoiced. But in the process of including legalization as part of the massive bill, three lines were added which could exclude a large number of…
