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Medical Pot Patients Enjoy Improved Quality Of Life, Lower Pain, Anxiety And Depression, Research Shows

A recent Australian study of over 2,300 people with chronic health conditions showed interesting improvements in overall quality of life within the first three months of using medical cannabis. has…

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Border Officials Seize 2,000 Pounds of Pot Disguised As Frozen Waffles

Officials working on the United States-Canada border late last month seized a massive shipment of marijuana that, at first blush, looked like an 8-year-old’s favorite breakfast. U.S. Attorney Trini E.…

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Shroom, Pot Operation Bust at Former Walmart Building Is West Tennessee’s Largest Ever

Nine law enforcement agencies joined together to take down a massive illegal drug operation after a 35-pound shipment of psilocybin edibles revealed the extent of the operation. Agents found an…

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Ohio Pot Legalization Initiative Fails To Collect Enough Signatures

A campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Ohio fell short of the number of verified signatures needed to qualify a proposed ballot measure for the ballot, missing its goal by…

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Toward a More Perfect Pot Union

A GROWING INTEREST  Following the November 2022 elections, 21 U.S. states have legalized cannabis for recreational use, many of them now entrenched with a full-blown cannabis commerce. This rapidly expanding industry…

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Ohio Regulators Reject Autism And OCD As Medical Pot Qualifying Conditions

Ohio’s cannabis regulator added irritable bowel syndrome to the eligibility criteria for medical marijuana use last week, but declined to approve a petition to add autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder to…

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Massachusetts Pot Sales Reach $152M Last Month, $4.74B Since 2018

of Massachusetts Cannabis Control Board (CCC) recently released its latest recreational cannabis sales data report. In June, the state collected $132.8 million in recreational marijuana sales (the highest monthly amount…

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RFK Jr. Wants To Decriminalize Pot, Psychedelics

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to bring about massive drug reform if he wins the White House in the big-picture presidential election. Kennedy, who is challenging President Joe Biden…

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Travis Kelce Estimates Up to 80% of NFL Players Smoke Pot, Others Say It’s Higher

and interview and vanity fair, two-time Super Bowl winner and tight end Travis Kelsey estimates that between 50% and 80% of NFL players smoke cannabis. Kelsey’s estimates are in line…

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New Hampshire Medical Pot Dispensaries Open Business to Outsiders (Even Canadians!)

Medical cannabis patients visiting New Hampshire from other states or Canada can now seek treatment at licensed New Hampshire dispensaries. New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services announced Beginning…

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‘American Pot Story: Oaksterdam’ To Make Hollywood Premiere

feature film American Pot Story: Oaksterdam will have its Hollywood premiere at the Dance With Film Festival in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 29, where the event will feature weed…

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Senate Committee Approves Bill Allowing VA To Recommend Pot to Veterans in Legal States

Senate Appropriations Committee approved the spending bill This includes amendments to allow U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) physicians to recommend medical marijuana to patients in legal states. It will…

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Pot Use Lower Among Illinois Teens Who Live Near Medical Dispensaries

Illinois teens in zip codes with medical cannabis dispensaries were less likely to have used cannabis, according to a new study. of findingsA study by researchers at the University of…

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Government Study Finds Aboriginal Australians More Likely To Be Charged For Pot

New study by government agency In Australia, it emphasizes that indigenous people in the country are treated very differently than non-indigenous people if caught by police for cannabis use. The…

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New Hampshire Rep. Goes from Republican to Independent Due to Rejection of Pot Legalization Bill

Dan Hynes, a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, made the announcement on Thursday. Facebook He said he was officially changing party affiliation from Republican to independent because…

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82-Year-Old German Pot Dealer Gets ‘Very Last Warning’

A German in his 80s is doing his last bit. The Associated Press reported A court in the northern German town of Aurich “has given an 82-year-old man convicted of…

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GPS Fail Sends Driver With Almost 400 Pounds of Pot to U.S.-Canada Border

If you’re carrying nearly 400 pounds of cannabis and more than $500,000 in illegal shipments, the U.S.-Canada border is the last place you want to go. The Royal Canadian Mounted…

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Delta-8 Dispute Gets In Way of Illinois Pot Reform

Arguments over how to regulate Delta-8 THC stand in the way of reform across the cannabis industry Illinois (And it’s not the only condition). Hemp-derived cannabinoids could make THC available…

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Frequent Pot Users Slimmer than Non-Users, Mouse Study Suggests

If you want to lose weight and get a beach body by this summer, try consuming marijuana often. Frequent cannabis consumers may have lower body mass index (BMI) and be…

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Study: Pot Use Linked With Lower Risk of Liver Disease

While alcohol consumption is a well-known cause of liver damage, the opposite may be true for cannabis smoking. That’s the result of new research Published late last month of Proswan.…

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