Military veterans across the country will learn whether marijuana can treat post-traumatic stress disorder effectively after a Colorado-funded study received groundbreaking approval from the federal government this week. The go-ahead from the Drug Enforcement Administration is the first time that the agency has given permission to use raw marijuana in a placebo-controlled clinical trial on…
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New marijuana industry caps approved by the Denver City Council on Monday, after weeks of haggling, will constrain expansion in the state’s largest market while providing new protections for saturated neighborhoods. While new caps on the number of stores and grow houses will strictly limit new businesses, the impact of the ordinance on existing locations…
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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine won’t confirm most of the theories swirling around the small, rural town of Piketon, Ohio — rumors of gang turf wars, Mexican drug cartels and stealthy trained assassins. But the few details he has released in the days since eight people were brutally executed there offers a glimpse into what…
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State marijuana regulators on Tuesday announced the recall of nine varieties of retail pot grown by Bud Cellar in Denver over concerns they were cultivated with a pesticide not approved for use on cannabis. The recall — called a public health and safety advisory by regulators — is limited to certain varieties harvested on Feb.…
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In a series of three busts, Pueblo County Deputies seized nearly $1 million worth of illegal marijuana in Pueblo West on Tuesday, according to a news release from the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. Officers made six arrests and seized more than 820 marijuana plants, 90 pounds of dried marijuana and hundreds of thousands of dollars…
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An animated video from Denver Public Schools hopes to remind voters that the district is not as flush with cash from marijuana tax money as some might think. In the two school years since the state legalized marijuana sales, the district says it has seen zero of the state tax money earmarked for schools. Says…
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Even though medical marijuana is legal in 24 states and recreational cannabis initiatives are gaining traction throughout the U.S., weed is still a touchy topic for most in the medical profession. Sure, some trusted doctors will talk openly about marijuana’s legitimacy as medicine — and many more are coming on board — but journalists’ interview…
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Marijuana may contain a chemical that can help fight cigarette addiction, according to new research out of Britain. Researchers at the University College London published an article last month in the journal Addictive Behaviors that found that a non-psychoactive chemical in marijuana, cannabidiol (CBD), given via inhaler could significantly reduce the number of cigarettes consumed by smokers that…
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There are plenty of ways to make a lasting and loving filled relationship. You can share together ideas, memories, activities and everything else in between. But did you know that the pot smoking couple can have a more intimate and loving relationship? Smoking couples both already share an intimacy and love for one thing, cannabis. However, there…
DetailsCalling the war on drugs a failure and act of “tyranny,” a diverse coalition announced Wednesday that Californians will get to vote on legalizing recreational use of marijuana. California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom said during a news conference that the Adult Use of Marijuana Act has now met the qualifications to appear on the November ballot. Oregon, Washington,…
DetailsGov. Robert Bentley has signed into law a bill to allow people with debilitating medical conditions to use cannabidiol, which is made from the same plant as marijuana. The bill, known as Leni’s Law, expands on a bill passed two years ago, known as Carly’s Law, that authorized a UAB study on using cannabidiol to…
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Pueblo County authorities arrested two men and seized more than 200 marijuana plants early Friday in their 17th bust of suspected illegal pot since mid-March. Carlos A. Casias, 42, and Samuel Molina, 47, were taken into custody and face charges in connection with the discovery. The county sheriff’s office says investigators found 235 plants on…
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