For Chronic Pain Sufferers, Cannabis “May Be a Source of Hope”
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When it comes to the health benefits of cannabis, better pain management always ranks high on the list. It’s the reason many people turned to medical cannabis in the first place (often as a replacement for opioids). But it’s of special importance to those with fibromyalgia. Chronic pain is one of the unfortunate characteristics of fibromyalgia, a condition that also causes fatigue, memory problems, and difficulties sleeping. Patients suffer from the condition without any well-defined, underlying organic disease, and the exact cause of fibromyalgia remains unknown. A new literature review of 22…
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Where is growing weed most environmentally sound?
Where is growing weed most environmentally sound? – Leafly Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? noyes Remember me for 30 days. I confirm that this is not a shared device. Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. On The Game’s track “California Vacation,” Snoop Dogg proclaims, “We grow the best weed on the West Coast,” and, while I may be biased, I absolutely agree. Still, there’s more to cannabis than quality. Researchers investigating the impact of indoor growing upon the environment…
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Why are pre-rolls so popular with consumers?
Why are pre-rolls so popular with consumers? – Leafly Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? Which part of Canada? Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Sorry, Leafly isn’t available in your location yet. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. In the wake of Covid-19, consumers haven’t been doing a lot of puff-puff-pass as fears of spreading the virus remain high. But stoners are a resourceful bunch and have found a way to toke together during the pandemic—the pre-roll. According to Ontario Cannabis Store data, pre-roll sales…
Read More »FBI Clarifies That Using Marijuana More Than 24 Times Disqualifies Would-Be Agents – Marijuana Moment
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a large-scale defense spending bill that includes an amendment to shield banks that works with state-legal marijuana businesses from being penalized by federal regulators. Now advocates and industry stakeholders are left wondering: what’s the fate of the reform in the Senate? And can it make it to the president’s desk? New comments from Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)—who’s helping lead the charge to advance comprehensive marijuana legalization and who has been severely critical of efforts to enact banking reform first—signal that the path to pass the incremental policy change through the National Defense…
Read More »Cannabis banking sponsor discusses Senate path (Newsletter: September 23, 2021) – Marijuana Moment
OK marijuana ballot measures finalized; NY cannabis board fully seated; USDA’s anti-weed hemp effort; PA medical cannabis DUI hearing Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Your good deed for the day: donate to an independent publisher like Marijuana Moment and ensure that as many voters as possible have access to the most in-depth cannabis reporting out there. Todd Harrison of CB1 Capital Management: “Tom and Kyle’s fierce cannabis journalism should be championed and…
Read More »The Story of Cannabis in Five Essential Strains
Arguing over which strains of cannabis are the best is a time-honored tradition. In good company and armed with some basic knowledge on the seemingly endless bounty of cannabis varietals now available, the quest to defend your chosen strain as the best of the bunch is often a largely subjective exercise. But a fun one nonetheless. By contrast, a conversation on which cannabis strains deserve to be considered essential in an overall survey of the plant’s long, strange history is a different matter entirely. While there are unquestionably many candidates worthy of consideration, telling the story of weed through but…
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cheshireherald.com – Editorial: Don’t Just Say “No” – Cheshire Herald
Cheshire officials are in the earliest phases of grappling with the new reality of legalized recreational marijuana in Connecticut. In fact, discussions are so preliminary that they have barely exited the “talking about when to talk about” phase of the issue. Nothing has been decided. Tthere haven’t really been many hints as to what, if anything, the Town will do when it comes to regulating the sale of cannabis in Cheshire. No doubt, there will be many issues with which officials will have to contend, and it appears members of the Town Council and Planning and Zoning Commission will put…
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Can’t It Be About Cannabis? Connecticut Seeds The Path To Unionization – Employment and HR – United States – Mondaq News Alerts
Connecticut recently legalized recreational marijuana use by adults. The new law creates complex employment protections for recreational marijuana users. The same legislation also includes provisions that strongly encourage any cannabis-related employer seeking to operate in Connecticut to permit the unionization of its workforce.1 Connecticut is not alone in enacting legislation that mandates a labor-friendly stance for companies that want to receive licenses to operate cannabis-related businesses in the state. New York, New Jersey and California, among others, have included similar provisions in their cannabis-related laws that promote collective bargaining and the recognition of labor organizations. Notwithstanding this trend, federal law…
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