From the 1st of January, 2018, it became legal to buy, carry, use, and grow cannabis sativa without a valid physician’s recommendation. Medicinal cannabis has been available in the State of California for many years, but now recreational use is beginning to thrive as well. A physician’s recommendation enables[…]
The infamous plant cannabis has been with us for more than 3000 years. Many administrations want to deny its effectiveness as a natural pain reliever and want to still deem it as unsafe and dangerous. More recently some governments have decided to legalize the recreational and or medicinal use of[…]
Medical Marijuana is one of the most debated topics in the United States recently. With more and more states legalizing marijuana, there is a surge in the number of users of weed. As per a report, every 1 in 7 US adults is a consumer of marijuana. There is a[…]
(Serpent River First Nation, May 16, 2019) The second edition of “Growth and Prosperity: Indigenous Cannabis and Hemp Magazine” is now online at https://bimaadzwin.ca/growth-and-prosperity-spring-summer-2019/. Feature stories include the fact that Health Canada has given Wiisag, a First Nation company, approval to pursue the next step towards growing cannabis outdoors this[…]
(Toronto, May 8, 2019) Wiisag Corporation, an integrated indigenous cannabis company, headquartered at Neyaashiinigmiing, ON, First Nation, is pleased to announce it has received a letter from Health Canada stating that Wiisag is at the Confirmation of Readiness stage, effective immediately.
This week, the Minority Cannabis Business Association released the Municipal Ordinance model on how they believe localities should administer new marijuana business licenses. The goal is to have the licenses released in a way that promotes minority entrepreneurs and ensure that the emerging industry will not be dominated by a flood[…]
A bill that would make Florida the 11th U.S. state to legalize marijuana has been filed in Florida’s Legislature. House Bill 1117 would legalize the possession and use of up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana for those 21 and older, who would also be allowed to grow up to six[…]
Exposure to marijuana isn’t associated with significant changes in brain morphology in either older or younger subjects, according to a pair of new studies. As reported by NORML, in the first study, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine compared brain scans of occasional (one to two[…]
A ballot initiative that would make medical marijuana legal for everyone 21 and older has been filed in Nebraska. The initiative was filed by State Senators Anna Wishart (D) and Adam Morfeld (D) on behalf of Nebraskans for Sensible Marijuana Laws, a nonprofit political committee. The group is hoping to[…]
The use of marijuana is associated with sustained effects on weight and metabolism, including lower body mass index (BMI) and lower overall cholesterol levels, according to a study published in The Journal of Psychopharmacology. Spanish researchers assessed the relationship between cannabis and weight over a three-year period in a cohort of 510 subjects.[…]