Tennessee Weighs One Argument For Medical Cannabis — Could It Cut Opioid Use?
Melody Cashion rattles off the list of drugs she once needed just to function. Lyrica, Gabapentin, methadone, oxycodone, valium. There were more. But those were the every day ones. Read more »
Arkansas judge tosses medical pot growing licensing process
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Wednesday struck down the state’s decision to issue its first licenses to grow medical marijuana, ruling that the process for awarding the permits and the rankings of applicants were unconstitutional. Read more »
From Wall Street to weed: How the financial crisis lit up the pot industry
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As a senior vice president at Wachovia and then Morgan Stanley during the dark months of the 2008 and 2009 financial crisis, Derek Peterson watched as colleagues lost their jobs and life savings and wondered if he was next. Read more »
Dope for dogs: N.Y. lawmaker pushing medical marijuana for pets
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing a study to look at the pros and cons of legalizing recreational marijuana in New York. Cuomo’s proposal was part of his state budget address on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Read more »