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High Times Launches Cannabis-Themed Apparel Line

High Times Launches Cannabis-Themed Apparel Line

medicalmarijuana October 11, 2016 Comments Off on High Times Launches Cannabis-Themed Apparel Line

“The fashion trend in general is about retro and vintage…. You can see it at any show you go to. At the same time, what you’re seeing is this recognition of the legalization of

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Well-Preserved, 2,500-Year-Old Marijuana Found at Chinese Tomb

Well-Preserved, 2,500-Year-Old Marijuana Found at Chinese Tomb

medicalmarijuana October 10, 2016 Comments Off on Well-Preserved, 2,500-Year-Old Marijuana Found at Chinese Tomb

Archaeologists in northwest China have discovered a shroud made of cannabis plants in an ancient grave, adding further evidence to the notion that even thousands of years ago, people liked to stay up. As

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Arizona Democratic Party Backs Legalization

Arizona Democratic Party Backs Legalization

medicalmarijuana October 10, 2016 Comments Off on Arizona Democratic Party Backs Legalization

The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol announced a wide variety of political endorsements for Prop. 205, including several progressive, conservative, and libertarian individuals and organizations, at a news conference in front of the

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Congress Fails To Pass VA Medical Marijuana Provision

Congress Fails To Pass VA Medical Marijuana Provision

medicalmarijuana October 10, 2016 Comments Off on Congress Fails To Pass VA Medical Marijuana Provision

Veterans pressing Congress to let VA doctors recommend medical marijuana for their patients in states where the drug is considered legal had their hopes dashed last month when Congress passed a pared version of

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A New Study Suggests Cannabis Could Treat Cervical Cancer

A New Study Suggests Cannabis Could Treat Cervical Cancer

medicalmarijuana October 8, 2016 Comments Off on A New Study Suggests Cannabis Could Treat Cervical Cancer

A new study suggests that cannabis might be useful in treating cervical cancer. Through in vitro, or test tube/petri dish, analysis, researchers from the biochemistry department at North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa found

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The UK Is All Jacked Up Over Selling Cannabis As A Medicine

The UK Is All Jacked Up Over Selling Cannabis As A Medicine

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Two government departments seem to disagree about whether cannabis products have a medicinal value. Vendors of a product called cannabidiol, or CBD, an oil derived from cannabis plants, have received letters from the Medicines

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Marijuana Legalization Will Win Big On Election Day: Here’s Why

Marijuana Legalization Will Win Big On Election Day: Here’s Why

medicalmarijuana October 7, 2016 Comments Off on Marijuana Legalization Will Win Big On Election Day: Here’s Why

Voters in five states – Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada – will decide this November on ballot initiatives seeking to legalize and regulate the adult use, production, and retail sale of marijuana. Polling

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Legal Medical Marijuana Helps Older Americans Remain in the Workforce

Legal Medical Marijuana Helps Older Americans Remain in the Workforce

medicalmarijuana October 7, 2016 Comments Off on Legal Medical Marijuana Helps Older Americans Remain in the Workforce

States with legal medical marijuana have more people over age 50 in the workforce—and they’re working longer hours. The correlation is noted in a study published last month by researchers at Johns Hopkins School

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