The Wait For Medical Cannabis Treatment Is Crushing Carers
Medical cannabis campaigners say they are being crushed under the weight of waiting for definitive information about how the drug can be prescribed and how to legally acquire locally sourced product, as the nation continues its grind towards wider access. The federal government and most of its state counterparts have shifted their stance on...
MA: Lawmakers, Pot Activists At Odds Over Work Of New Marijuana Committee
Marijuana activists are responding to what they call a "false narrative" that the new marijuana legalization law requires legislative fixes. Activists are urging the new marijuana committee to focus instead on issues not addressed in the ballot law. "The new law requires no legislative fixes," said Jim Borghesani, who acted as...
HI: ‘Cannabis' More Accurate Label Than 'Marijuana,’ State Lawmaker Says
Hilo A bill to replace the term medical marijuana with medical cannabis in state law is moving through the Legislature, though most other marijuana-related measures have died. Senate Bill 786, introduced by state Sen. Mike Gabbard, D-Oahu, says the word marijuana originated as a slang term and carries prejudicial implications rooted in racial...
Farmers In Italy Fight Soil Contamination With Cannabis
Taranto, Italy -- Farmers in a region of Italy once known for cheeses have turned to cultivating a type of cannabis -- not to smoke or sell -- but to decontaminate polluted soil. The hemp theyre growing contains very little THC -- the compound that makes people high. Vincenzo Fornaro showed...
This Bill Would Eliminate The Federal Ban On Marijuana
For decades, marijuana legislation has been a source of consistent stress for stoners across the United States. Many states have loosened pot restrictions in recent years, but weed is still considered a controlled substance by the U.S. government, a discrepancy that has created a judicial grey area with respect to enforcement. Though the Obama administration made marijuana...
