Joanne Cachapero
U.S. Surgeon General Takes No Position on CBD Oil
INDIANAPOLIS–News channel WTHR 13 on Monday reported that U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams told them that neither Health and Human Services or the...
Hickenlooper Throws Cannabis Advocates for a Loop
DENVER–In what turned out to be a big week for cannabis, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper (D-CO) drew the criticism of medical marijuana and cannabis...
June Strains: Rainbows and Road Trips
It’s officially sum-sum-summertime, and that means county fairs, beach-bound road trips, Pride season, and long, lazy, hazy days. We picked some colorfully named strains...
Elizabeth Warren, Cory Gardner Introduce The STATES Act
Washington D.C.–U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and U.S. Representatives David Joyce (R-Ohio) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) today introduced the Strengthening...
Senate Inches Closer to Hemp Farming Act
WASHINGTON D.C.–Senate legislators this week unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing June 4-10 as Hemp History Week nationally, and lauded the economic potential of the...
Canadian Senate Votes on Recreational Cannabis Today
OTTAWA – History is expected to be made today, as the Canadian Senate is poised to vote on nationwide legalization of recreational cannabis. If...
Study Finds Oral CBD May Lessen Impulse for Cigarettes
LONDON – Results published on May 1st in the journal Addiction said that an 800mg dose of oral CBD (cannabidiol) lessened attentional bias to cigarette...
Cannabis on the Global Stage: How 7 Countries Are Upping Their Game
Global market predictors speculate the worldwide cannabis industry could be worth $55 billion by 2025. Many countries have updated their outdated drug policies, moving...
First-Ever Public Ad in Japan for CBD Brand Elixinol
TOKYO–Tokyo's Omotesando train station is the site of the first-ever public advertising for a CBD product in Japan, from Australian-based manufacturer Elixinol.
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DEA says it Won’t Prohibit Cannabis Stems, Seeds for Product Use, Sale
WASHINGTON D.C. –The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on May 22 issued an internal directive that apparently acknowledges some cannabis products are not currently prohibited...
