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Law and Order
Florida and Texas Decriminalize Marijuana Possession
Officials in both states have voiced their intention to stop prosecution of low-level marijuana cases.
Eating Habits
The Munchies Effect: Candy, Snack Sales Going Up Where Marijuana Is Legal
Surprise, surprise. A study finds that snacking is most popular in weed-friendly states.
social justice
Will Michigan Become the Latest State to Wipe Out Cannabis Convictions?
A proposed Michigan law would expunge criminal records for misdemeanor marijuana charges.
Medical Marijuana
Pennsylvania Green Lights Medical Marijuana For Anxiety
The measure brings the number of conditions that can be treated by medical marijuana in Pennsylvania to 23.
Medicine
Israeli Study: Marijuana May Help Treat Pain Associated With Fibromyalgia
The research offers more evidence that of cannabis' medicinal powers
Marketing
The New, Cool Term For Cannabis? It's Still Up For Grabs.
The industry is looking for a new name without negative and dated connotations. 'Cannabis' may just have to do.
Cannabis
Jim Belushi Is Launching a Blues Brothers Cannabis Brand in Illinois
He's an Illinois native who has been growing pot in Oregon. Not that Illinois legalized he's bringing what he's learned back home.
Cannabis
New Study Finds Genetics Is Why Some People Feel 'Paranoid' When They Get High
Cannabis is enjoyable for most people but decidedly not for some. Science seems to now know why.
Legal Marijuana
Teen Marijuana Use Is Dropping In States With Legal Recreational Marijuana
Letting parents purchase legal week just for fun is somehow accomplishing what the DARE program never managed to do.
Baby Boomers
Boomers Embrace Medical Cannabis but Even in Colorado the Stigma Remains
Boomers have never gotten over the fear their parents would find out they smoked pot.
Drug testing
Pot Smokers in Nevada No Longer Need to 'Study' for That Pre-Employment Drug Test
A new law in Nevada prohibits employers from denying a job merely because the applicant tested positive for marijuana.
Taxes
Colorado Has Collected More Than $1 Billion in Marijuana Tax Revenue
The cannabis windfall has become an annual event in Colorado.
Cannabis
Science: People in China Were Using Cannabis in Rituals 2,500 Years Ago
Cannabis was an important element of funeral services thousands of years ago.
Legal Marijuana
How Illinois Became the Only State to Legalize Weed Sales Without a Referendum
Illinois lawmakers managed to pass a bill because they dealt upfront with tough social justice issues.
Legal Marijuana
Study Finds Fewer People Are Dying on the Job Where Marijuana Is Legal
It seems more evidence that lots of people will substitute marijuana for other more harmful substances when it is legal to do so.
