California medical marijuana law potWith passage of the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MCRSA”) in 2015, California took a huge step towards comprehensively regulating its medical cannabis industry after more than 20 years of little to no such state government oversight under Proposition 215. Under the MCRSA, California medical cannabis businesses can expect a […]
Study: Nationwide medical marijuana laws would save lives — and a billion taxpayer dollars
A fascinating study in Health Affairs last year by a father-daughter pair of public policy researchers found that Medicare prescriptions for things like painkillers, antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications dropped sharply in states that introduced a medical marijuana program. Read more »
Public banking goes to pot
Last October, a couple from Philadelphia traveled to Sebastopol, California, a quiet outpost some 50 miles north of San Francisco, to buy pot. They’d arranged the deal beforehand, but at some point during the hourlong transaction, the mood soured. Gunfire shattered the mild night. When it was over, two men were dead, a woman was […]
Most Americans support medical marijuana, believe it’s less dangerous than alcohol, tobacco and opioids
Eight in 10 Americans think marijuana should be legal for medical use, and nearly half — 49 percent — approve of smoking pot for recreation purposes, according to a new poll designed to gauge the nation’s opinions about cannabis. Read more »