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  • Greece Legalizes Medical Marijuana

    Greece Legalizes Medical Marijuana

    Greece’s parliament has announced that cannabis is effectively legal for medicinal purposes. “From now on, the country is turning its page, as Greece is now included in countries where the delivery of medical cannabis to patients in need is legal,” said Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. The joint ministerial decision reached by Ministers of Health and Justice was published in Friday’s edition of the Government Gazette. It was noted that cannabis will no longer be classified as a Table A drug, [...]

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  • Cannabis Industry Could Reach Over $60 Billion in 7 Years

    Cannabis Industry Could Reach Over $60 Billion in 7 Years

    It appears the booming legal marijuana market has no intention of hitting the breaks. According to a recent market research study from Ameri Research Inc., the global market will surge from $14.3 billion in 2016 to an estimated $63.5 billion by 2024. Fueled by what the report identifies as an increase in legalization across North America and Europe, as well as an increase in demand in cannabis for both medicinal and recreational purposes, the global market is projected to grow [...]

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  • How Analytics is Changing the Cannabis Industry

    How Analytics is Changing the Cannabis Industry

    Getting a Rocky Mountain high may soon be legal in all 50 states, which means pot is fast on its way to becoming just another industry, albeit an exploding one. And as the marijuana industry comes aboveground, it’s opening a huge space for the usual disruptors — tech startups and data analytics firms. Startups like WeedFinder in California began with medical marijuana, using technology to provide on-demand marijuana deliveries via an app. Headset.io provides data to help retailers deep analytics [...]

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  • Consuming Marijuana Everyday Can Repair and Defend the Brain

    Consuming Marijuana Everyday Can Repair and Defend the Brain

    Researchers believe that cannabis could actually help to sharpen our minds later in life. Researchers at the University of Bonn and Hebrew University have discovered that low, regular doses of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), one of the main active ingredients or cannabinoids found in marijuana, may help to keep our brains from ‘slowing down’ as we get older. Published today in the journal Nature Medicine, the German study revealed that while younger mice suffered a performance drop under the influence of THC, the psychoactive [...]

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  • Marijuana Helps Stop Seizures

    Marijuana Helps Stop Seizures

      Medical Cannabis Helps Stop Seizures in Children Medical cannabis is becoming increasingly accepted as an effective treatment for a variety of medical conditions.  Marijuana has been notably identified as an anti-seizure, particularly in relation to children with conditions like epilepsy, and Dravet, Doose, or Lennox-Gastaut syndromes. These conditions bring on dangerous seizures that can severely impact quality of life.  They can also be fatal.  As a result, due to the overwhelming harmful side-effects from other prescription drugs, more and [...]

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  • Texas: Medical Cannabis Bill Supported by Majority of House, Moves Forward

    Texas: Medical Cannabis Bill Supported by Majority of House, Moves Forward

    UPDATE: After a big bipartisan push on and off the House floor Friday, Public Health Committee Chair Four Price, R-Amarillo, called an impromptu meeting to vote on HB 2107 just before 5 p.m. The bill passed 7-2, with Price and Representative Stephanie Klick, R-Fort Worth, opposing. The measure now advances to the calendars committee, where Chair Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, can schedule the bill for debate on the House floor. The House has until May 11 to consider the legislation. ORIGINAL [...]

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  • Iowa: Medical Marijuana Bill Passes Senate 45-5

    Iowa: Medical Marijuana Bill Passes Senate 45-5

    A wide-ranging bill authorizing the use of medical marijuana for ailments from cancer to post-traumatic stress disorder was passed Monday night by the Iowa Senate, although it’s unlikely to win approval in the Iowa House. Senate File 506 was passed on a 45-5 vote. It would allow for patients with a range of medical conditions to obtain a medical cannabis registration card after receiving written approval from a doctor. The card would enable a patient to obtain medical marijuana from a dispensary in Iowa. It would legalize the production and distribution of medical [...]

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  • New TSA Policy Prohibits Medical Marijuana on Flights

    New TSA Policy Prohibits Medical Marijuana on Flights

    New changes to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) website said it was OK to fly with medical cannabis, then they changed their minds. On April 5, TSA replaced its “Prohibited Items” page with a new “What Can I Bring?” page.  This new section on medical marijuana initially said it was OK for patients to bring medical marijuana in a carry-on, or checked, bag.  But it appears they immediately changed their position, or made a mistake somewhere. “There was an error [...]

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  • Willie Nelson’s New Line of Marijuana Strains, Willie’s Reserve

    Willie Nelson’s New Line of Marijuana Strains, Willie’s Reserve

    Willie’s Reserve Willie’s Reserve was one of the first celebrity brands of cannabis as well we as being one of the first connoisseur brands. It carries the name and branding power of the legendary-musician and, “Red-headed Stranger,” Willie Nelson. The Willie’s Reserve product range includes gram, one-eighth, and quarter-ounce sizes of marijuana flower. There are also gram and half-gram pre-rolled joints, as well as, disposable vape pens and standard vape pen cartridges with CO2-extracted cannabis concentrates. Marijuana infused chocolates are [...]

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