States that passed medical marijuana laws saw a significant boost to older Americans’ workforce participation, according to a new working paper from researchers at Johns Hopkins and Temple University. States with medical marijuana laws also saw improvements in overall health for older men, although the health effects for older women were more mixed. Read more »
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Medical marijuana: California’s new weed czar tours state to tout new cannabis rules
California’s Wild West of medical marijuana is about to be tamed, on the eve of a historic vote that could greatly expand recreational use of cannabis. Read more »
The push to legalize pot for all has deeply divided the medical marijuana community
Come November, medical pot dispensary operator Lanette Davies won’t be joining others in her industry in voting for Proposition 64, a measure that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Read more »
California Marijuana Legalization Faces Unlikely Foe in Pot Growers
Some fear an onslaught of big business—and competition that could wipe them out. Hezekiah Allen is a third-generation marijuana farmer in this Northern California county, where the cool coastal fog pours off the Pacific Ocean, coaxing pot plants to heights of 20 feet. Read more »