Contrary to all the fears hyped by anti-marijuana advocates, statewide marijuana laws that allow for legal access – both medicinal and recreational – are not associated with increased teen use. In fact, according to the most recent research by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the opposite…
Marijuana is known for having a calming effect on many of its users. However, the children of a woman slain by her husband in April 2014 say an edible, pot-laced chewable candy is to blame for their mother’s violent death. In a wrongful death lawsuit, a guardian for the children…
When you picture a first-time marijuana user, who comes to mind? Probably a younger millenial or maybe even a Gen-Xer. As it turns out, that’s no longer accurate. A recent report by CBS News revealed that seniors are actually the fastest-growing subgroup of cannabis users in the nation. In fact,…
Many law enforcement officers and prosecutors are against the legalization of marijuana. One of the common arguments they make are that legalizing marijuana will increase crime, harm neighborhoods, and lead to more potentially deadly incidents of driving under the influence of marijuana. This is also known as a DUI drugs. However,…
When people think of marijuana edibles, things like pot brownies are likely to come to mind. Today, however, there are many more marijuana menu choices, according to a recent news feature from The Washington Post. Some of these new creative offerings include things like marijuana-infused crab cakes, and other more upscale food items.…
California voters will have a chance to legalize marijuana for adult use, and this includes using marijuana for recreational purposes. If this legalization of marijuana in California does occur, it will be accomplished through a ballot measure known as the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA). This ballot measure was…
Marijuana research has been stifled for decades by U.S. government leaders. A recent report by The Brookings Institute went in-depth to explain the ways in which federal authorities have blocked the medical community’s ability to conduct the sort of key research on the drug that is considered the “gold standard” in…
Medical marijuana is very much a drug that can help millions of patients who often have tried many United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs and saw no major relief. However, marijuana is not like these FDA-approved drugs. Because there is no legal way to produce medical marijuana under federal…
According to a recent news feature from The Right Prospective, the head Rabbi of Orthodox Judaism in New York City has declared that smoking medical marijuana, or eating medical marijuana products is kosher for Passover. The first thing to understand is that marijuana, which is a plant that people consume,…
Widespread acceptance of medical marijuana and an awareness that it is a vital medicine now exists in the U.S. The drug helps people ranging from young children with a seizure disorder to elderly people suffering from glaucoma. Yet there is still a large section of the population that sees users of medical…