Once and for All, Marijuana Is Not a Gateway Drug
As the 2016 election approaches, marijuana legalization is in the air once again, with ballot initiatives likely to succeed in at least five states, including California. As usual, politicians—including some presidential candidates, notably Carly Fiorina—are trying to turn back the tide by spreading fear that weed is a gateway to more dangerous drugs. But research […]
Medical Marijuana is Regulated. What’s Different? (Nothing, yet.)
On Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law three bills that, for the first time, regulate California’s massive multi billion-dollar medical cannabis industry on a state level. For the first time, commercial marijuana activity is expressly allowed under state law. Sales and turning a profit — both long considered no-no’s for cannabis growers and sellers […]
Governor approves first oversight scheme to regulate California’s medical marijuana industry
SAN FRANCISCO – A trio of bills aimed at bringing order and oversight to California’s medical marijuana industry nearly 20 years after the state led the nation in legalizing pot for medical use won Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature, his office said Friday. Read more »
Finding cannabinoids in hair does not prove cannabis consumption
Hair analysis for cannabinoids is extensively applied in workplace drug testing and in child protection cases, although valid data on incorporation of the main analytical targets, ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and 11-nor-9-carboxy-THC (THC-COOH), into human hair is widely missing. Furthermore, ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A (THCA-A), the biogenetic precursor of THC, is found in the hair of persons who […]