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Retired NFL Player Chris Long Admits to Using Marijuana As a Player, Notes Flaws in NFL Testing
Chris Long, who spent 11 seasons with the Rams, Patriots and Eagles as a defensive end, admits now that he regularly consumed marijuana s an active player. “I certainly enjoyed my fair share on a regular basis throughout my career”, said Long Wednesday on The Dan Patrick Show. “I was[…]
Researchers at the University of Washington plan to study the impact of pregnant women consuming cannabis. As reported by High Times, researchers at the University of Washington want to know how moms who consume cannabis during pregnancy impact infants’ brain development. Although pregnant woman are told not to consume marijuana[…]
Ras Iyah V. describes himself as confrontational, especially with the police, notes a recent Reuters article. Ras is well known in Jamaica for his outspoken support of the marijuana industry. A Rastafarian with a long beard and dreadlocks, Ras has had numerous run-ins with the law over the years. Authorities[…]
(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.
According to a new study published by the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, the co-administration of marijuana and sub-therapeutic doses of oxycodone produces enhanced analgesic effects in human subjects. “Cannabinoids combined with opioids produce synergistic antinociceptive effects, decreasing the lowest effective antinociceptive opioid dose (i.e., opioid-sparing effects) in laboratory animals”, begins the study’s[…]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Representative Hakeem Jeffries have refiled their bill to remove marijuana from the feds controlled substances list. “The Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act is a phenomenal step forward in terms of social, racial, and economic justice in the context of what many people view as[…]
The Las Vegas City Council has given approval to a new law that would explicitly allow marijuana consumption lounges where the plant can legally be consumed. The City Council on Wednesday approved the ordinance to allow “social use venues” for marijuana. They will be allowed in the downtown and urban[…]
The consumption of cannabidiol (CBD) is associated with anti-cancer responses in human subjects, according to a pair of recently published case studies which were first reported by NORML. In the first study, British investigators reported on the use of CBD in an 81-year-old lung cancer patient following his decision to decline[…]
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[…]