The Massachusetts House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted on Wednesday to approve a bill amending the state’s weed laws, including significant social equity investments and the addition of cannabis consumption cafes to the state’s roster of regulated pot businesses. This bill is almost identical in content to one passed in

Brazil continues to move forward with medical cannabis reform. The National Health Surveillance Agency approved 2 new medical cannabis products at the beginning of each month. With this approval, the total approved number of medical cannabis products will be 18. The majority of those available are still only CBD—ten

In Utah, dispensaries are known as pharmacies, and the tactic of which sufferers should apply for and acquire hashish drugs differs. Whereas the state of Utah is residence to over three million folks, solely 15 pharmacies and eight cultivators are allowed to legally function there. Pharmacists are important to the construction

An updated study was published in The Journal of Medical Research on May 9, 2009. Journal of Adolescent HealthThe evidence shows that marijuana legalization has led to a decrease in the youth's use of tobacco and alcohol. Entitled “Trends in Alcohol, Cigarette, E-Cigarette, and Nonprescribed Pain Reliever Use Among

The last year was Chronic News covered Sacha Baron Cohen’s massive $9 million lawsuit filed against a dispensary that ran a billboard ad with his image without permission, but the actor and plaintiff have reached an agreement to drop the lawsuit. CBS News reports that a document filed in Boston

Following an update of the measure by legislators on Tuesday night, both the Rhode Island Senate (and House of Representatives) voted Wednesday to approve the legalization of cannabis for adult use. The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the bill on Wednesday. However, 12-2 votes were cast for the measure by

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), once again advised people not to give their edibles to kids. On May 13, the FDA issued a warning, sounding the alarm about lookalike products that mimic candy and more recently—children’s cereal. Copycat products that were highlighted in the warning mimic Cap’n Crunch, Cocoa Pebbles,

The interesting findings of researchers from Spain's Polytechnic University of Cartagena have been revealed by them. The amount of marijuana pollen found in the air has dramatically increased over the past few years. The polytech scientists now believe that there has been a significant increase in illicit cultivation over

The Campaign for Sensible Cannabis Laws is a nonpartisan organization that is striving to “reform Iowa’s medical and recreational cannabis laws based on fairness, financial prudence, and common sense.” The group recently launched its newest campaign, which is led by Bradley Knott and Pete D’Alessandro. Knott recently wrote an article

A new comprehensive study of more than 1,000 people has confirmed the safety of orally-ingested cannabidiol products and provides data that addresses the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s concerns about the safety of CBD. Two-part studies found CBD consumption in a variety of retail products is not linked to