3 Reasons Why You Should Smoke Marijuana With Your Friends Online

The pandemic is forcing us to spend all of our time apart, which is why you should schedule a weed video call with your friends soon. Social distancing guidelines have kept us from doing most of the things that bring joy...

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Fresh Toast

Does Habitual Marijuana Use Make You Anti-Social?

Exposure to THC led to decreased social interactions for up to 24 hours in mice, new research found. Studies have shown that marijuana can help patients feel less lonely and depressed, but that doesn’t equate to cannabis...

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Fresh Toast

Why Does Marijuana Have Different Colors?

While the marijuana plant is typically green, different chemicals in them can make it look purple, yellow or even red. Once you start to get involved with marijuana, you start to learn that there’s much more to the plant...

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Fresh Toast

What happens to weed that gets seized by the cops?

Cannabis seizures are unlikely to inspire too many positive thoughts in the minds of weed enthusiasts, but Thailand’s decision to use almost 22 tonnes of confiscated weed to help advance related medical research isn’t...

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Israeli Researchers Plan to Study Cannabis as a Treatment for COVID-19

Medical researchers in Israel are planning to study the potential for cannabis to be used as a treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The investigators at the Center for Cannabis Research at...

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High Times

Mississippi State Leaders Urge Voters To Consider Medical Marijuana Proposals Carefully

State leaders in Mississippi are urging voters to carefully consider two medical marijuana measures on the November ballot, characterizing the less restrictive of the two proposals as dangerous. Republican state Rep. Jill...

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High Times

Can Medicinal Marijuana Help Fight COVID-19?

Researchers at the University of Lethbridge, Olga and Igor Kovalchuk, say that based on their research involving cannabis extracts over the past four years, there is a possibility that medicinal marijuana can be used in the...

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Marijuana Span

Maroon 5 Advocate To End War On Marijuana, Light Up In Latest Video

Adam Levine and his bandmates call to end the War on Marijuana and link decriminalization to advancing social justice causes in new song. In Maroon 5’s latest music video, frontman Adam Levine sits alone in a backyard with...

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Fresh Toast

Businessman sentenced to prison for involvement in black market marijuana organization

A California businessman described as the mastermind behind an illegal marijuana trafficking organization was sentenced to 12 years in prison for conning people out of money and shipping drugs out of state. Scott Pack, 42,...

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Denver Post

Police laud Buddy, a Labrador retriever, for stellar cannabis-sniffing skills

Police are crediting its wet-nosed narcotic-sniffing dog Buddy for sniffing out €29,600 (approximately C$45,885) worth of “suspected cannabis plants” in the Irish town of Skibbereen, County Cork. Southern Region Dog...

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The Growth Op

Cannabis prices are going down in N.W.T.

In an effort to combat the illicit market, the Northwest Territories Liquor and Cannabis Commission (NTLCC) announced on Tuesday that all cannabis products would receive a 10 per cent price reduction.  “The Government...

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Mystery illness affecting two teens ended up being caused by cannabis- and morphine-laced gummies provided by an older boy

There was nothing sweet at all about a recent incident in which two teenagers had to be hospitalized after consuming gummies containing morphine and cannabis. After eating the edibles, the girls — 13 and 14 years old —...

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Operation Rhino yields $6 million illicit cannabis bust in Newfoundland

Almost a year after it was launched, Operation Rhino — the brainchild of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) Drug Investigation Unit — resulted in the seizure of $6 million in illicit cannabis and other substances...

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Ohio Rejects Autism And Anxiety, Adds Cachexia To Medical Marijuana Program

State Regulators in Ohio voted on Wednesday to reject petitions that would have added autism and anxiety as conditions that qualify a patient to use medical marijuana. The Ohio State Medical Board voted to approve, however,...

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High Times

Sources Say Cannabis Sales in US Have Spiked During COVID-19 Pandemic

Millions of Americans are confined to their homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and that has apparently been good for the cannabis industry.  Headset, a cannabis market research company, has been monitoring how the outbreak...

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High Times

This State Is Home To The Largest Marijuana Black Market

An increased tax on flower has forced legally operating dispensaries to increase their prices, which makes it hard for them to compete with the black market. In California, medical marijuana has been legal since 1996. In...

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Fresh Toast

House Votes To Block Federal Interference Of Legal Cannabis

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to approve an amendment to a defense spending bill that prohibits the federal government from spending money on investigating and prosecuting cannabis activities that are...

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High Times

New Jersey Is Finally Getting Medical Cannabis Delivery

New Jersey medical cannabis companies are developing delivery plans in order to better serve their customers who can’t easily get to dispensaries themselves as the state gears up for the next phase in medical legalization.  Home...

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High Times

Disabled army vet sentenced to five years in prison for medical marijuana

A 33-year old disabled veteran was recently sentenced to five years in prison for the possession of medical marijuana in Alabama in a case that illustrates the complex legal landscape regarding cannabis in the United States.  Sean...

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Green Camp

As COVID-19 spreads, Ontario moves to close all cannabis retail stores

The Ontario Cannabis Store will, once again, have a monopoly in the province. Brick-and-mortar cannabis shops will be removed from Ontario’s list of essential services, Doug Ford announced on Friday afternoon. The emergency...

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The Growth Op

Why do cannabis cravings happen?

There is now a better understanding of why cannabis users crave the herb — and it has a lot to do with brain connectivity. Published in the journal of Human Brain Mapping, a May study found secrets to the underlying brain...

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Clint Eastwood takes legal action against CBD companies that used him to promote their products

Actor and director Clint Eastwood has filed two lawsuits this week in Los Angeles against several CBD companies and retailers that have used the Hollywood icon to market their CBD products. The star of Sergio Leone’s Dollars...

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Green Camp

Second Colorado dispensary will soon begin offering marijuana delivery

Boulder will soon be home to two dispensaries legally delivering medical marijuana. Helping Hands Cannabis on Pearl Street recently procured its license for delivery and expects to begin service to medical patients in mid-May,...

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Denver Post

Tennessee lawmaker abstains from vote to honour murdered teen because she allegedly sold cannabis

A Republican member of Tennessee’s House of Representatives provided his condolences, but not his support, to a resolution to honour a murdered teen because she had a connection to cannabis. William Lamberth said in the...

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Study: Cannabis use during pregnancy increases risk of adverse neonatal outcomes

A new study conducted by a team of researchers at the University of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute examined the effects of marijuana use during pregnancy.  According to the results, cannabis use during pregnancy...

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Green Camp

How Marijuana Helps With Constipation, According To Science

A new study found the prevalence of constipation was lower for those who recently consumed marijuana compared to those who had never used. If you’re struggling with consistent healthy bowel movements, you might want to...

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Fresh Toast

NORML Writes Open Letter Condemning Cannabis Prohibition As Public Health Crisis

The nation’s oldest pot smokers’ lobby is ratcheting up the pressure on the federal government to end its ban on marijuana—and to reckon with the tragic consequences of that law. In an open letter Monday, the National...

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High Times

Reports of a man being held against his will led police to a secret cannabis grow

Police lined the streets in the sleepy town of Bulwell, U.K., this week when they received reports about a man being held captive. The officers forced their way into a home where they suspected the man was being held and...

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How WA Marijuana Businesses Have Stayed Open During Pandemic

A trip to the marijuana store is one of the few retail experiences we have outside of visiting the grocery store. So what can be learned from marijuana businesses during this stretch? On January 21, 2020, a man in Washington...

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Fresh Toast

Minimum pricing and potency caps should be part of New Zealand cannabis rules

New Zealand needs to tweak its draft cannabis rules to ensure a “yes” vote for legalizing recreational weed also equates to a nod for public health and safety, suggest two drug policy experts. Just two months from the...

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Study Suggests Women Are More Sensitive To THC Than Men

A Canadian study found that gender influences how much of an effect THC has on us, with women being more affected than men. While there’s a belief that more men smoke cannabis than women — due to stereotypes and ease...

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Fresh Toast

How Federal Legalization of Marijuana Could Revive The US Economy Post Covid-19

As the period of shelter-at-place drags, the entire nation is also dealing with the threat of the economic crisis. It has come along as the main residue of the Covid-19 pandemic, and it’s us who need to find a way out The...

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Marijuana Span

How does weed inspire awe?

This is by design — your brain’s design, more specifically. We don’t usually talk about awe as an emotion in public. Negative feelings such as anger, sadness and fear crowd the discourse space instead. But awe is an...

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