Ohio likely to consider medical pot for opioid addiction
CLEVELAND — An Ohio physician and medial professor believes medical cannabis should be used to treat opioid addiction in a state that saw a record number of overdose deaths last year. Read more »
Democrats call for state-run bank for medical marijuana industry
ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) – It may be legal in Florida, but patients like Gena Lederhandler say it’s still not easy or cheap to get their medicinal marijuana prescriptions filled. The reason: the payment method. Read more »
Vancouver, Canada’s Marijuana Capital, Struggles to Tame the Black Market
VANCOUVER — In the pot-friendly city of Vancouver, illegal marijuana dispensaries outnumber Starbucks outlets, and among the most popular is Weeds, Glass and Gifts. There, in a relaxed space reminiscent of the coffee chain, jovial “budtenders” sell coconut chocolate bars infused with marijuana and customers smoke powerful pot concentrates at a sleek dab bar. Read more […]
The Legal Cannabis Experiment Begins: The Canada Letter
It’s probably not a coincidence that the first day of legal recreational marijuana sales landed on a weekday. Canada’s big new social and legal step was met by midnight crowds at marijuana shops in St. John’s, a concert in Halifax (where security guards told partygoers to put out celebratory joints) and a countdown party in […]