Another one of the positive side effects of legalizing marijuana is coming to light, and this time it’s not health related. Rather, apparently legal marijuana is reducing the profits Mexican drug cartels receive. According to the U.S. Border Patrol, they’ve seen the lowest number of marijuana seizures in a decade. In 2009, agents confiscated almost 4 million pounds of ... Read More
Australia Passes Medical Marijuana Law
On February 10, 2016, the Liberal Party introduced a bill to Australia’s parliament to legalize medical marijuana. The passing of this bill would be an amendment to the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967. After the bill’s opposition flipped and pledged support, signs pointed to the bill’s passing. The proposal would establish national licensing and a plan for permitting to make sure ... Read More
Illinois Dispensaries Just Saw Their Biggest Sales to Date
Medical marijuana has been legal in Illinois since late 2014; however, this February marked the state’s biggest sales month yet. Illinois dispensaries sold roughly $1.5 million in product, bringing the total sales across the program to over $4.4 million. Joseph Wright, director of the Medical Cannabis Pilot Program, said that the 29 registered dispensaries served 3,042 ... Read More
Purified CBD Oil Shows Promise in Controlling Seizures
A recent study focusing on cannabis treatments for epilepsy shows that a chemical compound made from cannabis has the potential of reducing the number of seizures in children and young adults. Thirty-seven percent of study participants treated with a 99 percent CBD oil—in combination with their established treatment—saw a 50 percent reduction in seizures over a 12-week ... Read More
High Voltage: How Indoor Cannabis Cultivation Drains Electricity
On the heels of Santa Rosa, California’s outdoor cannabis harvest, we’re hearing more about the ways indoor cannabis farming is negatively impacting our environment. This year, a policy paper was released entitled, “Regulating Pot to Save the Polar Bear: Energy and Climate Impacts of the Marijuana Industry,” detailing how indoor farming is impacting climate. You can read the ... Read More
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