Connecticut became the 19th state to legalize recreational use of marijuana Tuesday, when Gov. Ned Lamont signed a highly anticipated bill which hopes to address racial inequities stemming from the nation's war on drugs.“We had a chance...

June 22, 2021

When Denver-based corporate lawyer Christian Sederberg decided in 2010 to team up with activist Brian Vincente to form a law firm dedicated to cannabis, Colorado’s medical marijuana industry was in its infancy and not a single state in the country...

June 16, 2021

Patrick McClellan uses a 32-pill regimen each day to ease the suffering from his rare form of muscular dystrophy, which can feel like a charley horse that violently spreads across the lower half of his body. ...

June 13, 2021

While marijuana is illegal in the state of Wyoming, that hasn't stopped the state from being number one when it comes to Google searches about the drug, according to a recent report.Digital Third Coast, a digital marketing agency, put out a r...

June 10, 2021

The Washington State University Faculty Senate and Board of Regents have formed a Center for Cannabis Policy, Research and Outreach (CCRPO) with the idea of overseeing the schools’ comprehensive cannabis research, reported Hemp Today. &...

June 9, 2021

In his 2022 budget proposal, President Joe Biden included a rider first introduced by Republican Maryland Rep. Andy Harris that would block D.C.’s ability to legalize and tax recreational marijuana, even after the city’s residents vote...

June 9, 2021

Richmond, Virginia (AP) — In states where marijuana has been legalized, asking dogs to sniff nose no longer works. As Virginia prepares to legalize adult possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana on July 1, drug detection police dogs across t...

May 29, 2021

You can’t miss them: signs reading “CBD PRODUCTS SOLD HERE” are appearing in gas stations and drug stores across the country. Cannabidiol (“CBD”), a naturally occurring non-psychoactive compound derived from the cannabis plant, is a mainstream pro...

May 28, 2021

Mississippi is in the news for all the wrong reasons as the state has been taking a strong stance against human rights. When presented with the choice to be forward-thinking and empathetic, Mississippi prefers to refuse and instead shoot itself...

May 20, 2021

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – After passing new legislation in April that allowed banks to provide services to cannabis companies in states where the drug is legal, the U.S. House of Representatives sent a signal that it may be high time to remov...

May 19, 2021

Many people live with chronic pain, and in some cases, cannabis can provide relief. But the drug also can significantly impact memory and other cognitive functions. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Journal of Medicinal Chemistry have developed a...

May 12, 2021

We are living in year two of a pandemic that has separated friends and family, caused seismic shifts in virtually all aspects of daily living, and claimed the life of my 106-year-old grandmother as one of the 577,000 casualties (and counting) in t...

May 11, 2021