… the Rio Grande Valley with offices based in Pharr. This week is National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week, a national health observance week sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), when students are linked with scientists and experts to …
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Marijuana brands can trademark almost anything, except marijuana
Its logo – “hi” in white letters inside an orange circle – can be found above the front door of a Portland, Ore., marijuana shop and on a handful of cannabis products, including massage oil and Hi Releaf pain-relief balm. But you wouldn’t guess any of that from Hi’s trademark filings.
Here’s Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Marijuana
… One of the bigger issues that’s held marijuana back from being rescheduled by Congress is the concern of what sort of health issues it brings to the table over the long term. Researchers at NASEM found a modest link between long-term marijuana use …
NH medical marijuana program serving more than 2K
The Concord Monitor reports the state Health and Human Services Department reports the youngest qualifying patient is 2 years old; the oldest is 98. Administrative rules coordinator Mike Holt says there’s been a steady stream of applications. In addition to the 2-year-old, three other children are participating, ages 4, 5, and 11. The majority of New Hampshire’s qualifying patients use therapeutic cannabis to treat multiple injuries, including spinal cord injury and disease, and cancer.
A look at cannabis use among 60-somethings
The 67-year-old local, who didn’t want his last name used because he didn’t initially obtain marijuana legally, says his wife acquired her card through a Colorado Springs doctor who was recommended by a local dispensary. She used it to buy creams and salves that helped with leg cramps and pain from a hip replacement.
Physicians Board Certifies 4 More Conditions Qualify For Medical Marijuana
… licensed to dispense medical marijuana across the state. Harris said the medical marijuana program “is another good, health care choice for people suffering from some real serious diseases.” The Board of Physicians meets at least twice a year to …
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Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s warning to the Democrat-led Legislature not to move forward with legalizing marijuana is going mostly unheeded. But as the governor charges full-steam ahead with a program to battle drug addiction that got a warm reception from Democratic leaders, he’s getting pushback when it comes to marijuana.
Marijuana Health Effects: Report Calls for More Research
… it comes to easing chronic pain. It may even help ward off your nausea. Yet the researchers are not sure of any other health benefits that may be attached to smoking marijuana joints. Whether it is deleterious to overall health is also a moot point. …
Muncipalities prepare for legalization
The federal Liberal government’s marijuana legalization task force released its report and recommendations on making cannabis legal in December. Prime Minister Trudeau has indicated the government will be moving forward with legalization, though no timeline has been given.
Ignore Trump; Insys Will Stabilize
Predicting where a stock will go is more art than science. Like rolling dice, it is impossible to win 100% of the time.
Beatniks, Beboppers, and Bennies and Their Tight Connections
Charlie Parker onstage in New York, 1947. Parker’s heroin use was so much a part of his persona, other musicians tried it in an effort to sound like him.
New hope in pancreatic cancer fight
Perth researchers are to test whether medical cannabis can pave a breakthrough in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, one of the most lethal diseases on the planet. File image PERTH researchers are to test whether medical cannabis can pave a breakthrough in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, one of the most lethal diseases on the planet.
In Wisconsin, signs of GOP softening on medical marijuana
As a marijuana extract used to treat seizures is more widely embraced, the conversation in Wisconsin is shifting to whether the time is right to approve medical marijuana. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told reporters last week he would consider it, even as Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Gov. Scott Walker say no way.
Taxes, ‘pot’ on agenda when legislators clock in
… services and other programs; and will consider whether to reauthorize the use of federal and state funds to provide health insurance for more than 300,000 low-income Arkansans. Legislators also will decide whether college faculty and staff members, …
Marijuana brands can trademark almost anything, except marijuana
Hal Lewis, national sales director for Cannabis Sativa Inc., with Hi-brand cannabis balm and other products. Hi is a cannabis brand.
Legal haze clouds cannabis for pets
… client’s written consent is needed for any unorthodox treatment,” the memo stated. The Washington State Department of Health staffs the state’s Veterinary Board of Governors. The Department’s home page for veterinarians simply states, “The law …
Lawmakers push to end tax on feminine products 12 minutes from now
At least 255 health-related bills have been filed by lawmakers for the 85th legislative session. Here are a few that may be of wide interest: HB 717 by Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston: Requires health benefit plans to cover HIV and AIDS tests and health providers to test blood for HIV/AIDS during routine screenings unless patient opts out.
3 Myths About Marijuana Stocks
What do Hercules, Thor, centaurs, and marijuana stocks have in common? They’re all the subjects of myths. Most myths have at least a little bit of truth interspersed with a lot that is false.
What to know as Amendment 2 goes into effect on Tuesday
… seen until a new set of rules are adopted and implemented by the Florida Legislature and the Department of Health. “I think the expectations for most people is it is going to be a free-for-all, and all people have to do is get their cards to receive …
California’s Gigantic Medical-Marijuana Industry Could Be Devastated by an Unlikely Source
If you support the legalization of marijuana, 2016 didn’t give you much to complain about. Last year, residents in four states approved recreational-marijuana ballot initiatives, doubling the total from the end of 2015, while five new states put medical-cannabis laws on their books.
Editorial: What a year
Calling it the worst year on record might be going too far, but 2016 certainly came and went with more than it’s fair share of ups and downs. At home in Penticton, controversy seemed to overshadow everything with waterslides topping the list as it rolled over from 2015 and stretched out through the entire year.
Ringing in the new year with new laws
Oftentimes, new state laws take effect with the start of the new year. But this year, some of the most high-profile new laws come with unusual effective dates.
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As 2016 comes to a close, it can arguably be described as the best year ever for marijuana. At the beginning of the year, 23 states had legalized medical cannabis, while residents in just four states had voted in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana.
City Issues the Do’s and Don’ts of New Marijuana Laws Now in Effect
… affect medical marijuana. Medical marijuana is a separate program overseen by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Residents and visitors cannot smoke in public parks in Boston. This includes marijuana and tobacco. “No smoking” means …
Legal Haze Clouds Cannabis For Pets
… client’s written consent is needed for any unorthodox treatment,” the memo stated. The Washington State Department of Health staffs the state’s Veterinary Board of Governors. The Department’s home page for veterinarians simply states, “The law …
More pregnant women use marijuana for morning sickness, study finds. That’s not good.
… study published Monday analyzed data from women ages 18 through 44 from the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health from 2002 through 2014. Researchers assessed data from 200,510 women of reproductive age, including 10,587 pregnant women. …
More and more, boomers just say yes to pot, alcohol
… ballooned by a whopping 250 percent. The study, based on over 45,000 responses to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health , isn’t the first to note that marijuana use is increasing rapidly among older adults. But it digs more deeply into the …
Medical marijuana shop now operating in East Peoria
The secured foyer of nuMed’s East Peoria dispensary features ceiling-to-counter bulletproof windows with speak through intercoms. No one except employees and qualified patients are allowed past this point.