The Health Hazards of Legalizing Marijuana

This Federal statute contrasts with the claims of therapeutic benefits of cannabis’ biochemical constituents such as cannabidiol and THC (tetra-hydro-cannabinol) when the sole FDA indication for their ... Read More

‘I Chose Weed Over Drugs’: Tiffany Haddish Calls For Cannabis Legalization For Women’s Health, Talks Berner Collab

Tiffany Haddish on her battle with endometriosis, embracing cannabis for relief. Learn how Cookies x The Freak Brothers bring cannabis culture into the mainstream. Read More

KY’s first medical cannabis businesses will be chosen by lottery. How does that work?

In our In the Spotlight stories, Herald-Leader journalists bring you continuing coverage of news ... cannabis was supposed to begin Jan. 1, 2025, and that’s the first time we could license ... Read More

DEA Recommends Cannabis Rescheduling, Says News Report

In a milestone move, the Drug Enforcement Administration is calling for cannabis to be reclassified under federal law, according to an Associated Press news report. The DEA's decision comes eight ... Read More

Teen Health News

Jan. 30, 2024 — Asthma is more common among high school students who use cannabis ... Mental Health Risk in Adolescents Aug. 1, 2023 — Researchers have identified plasma protein-based ... Read More

News tagged with health issues

A new analysis by researchers at UCLA Health found that mortality rates of middle-aged Black Americans caused by the "deaths of despair"—suicide, drug overdose and alcoholic liver disease ... Read More

Minnesota House approves bill allowing early cannabis licenses for businesses to get head start, changes to how they will be rolled out

It scraps the merit points-based system weighing a number of qualifications — including someone's social equity applicant status—to issue business license to cultivate, manufacture and sell ... Read More

Kentucky businesses can apply for a medical marijuana license sooner than expected

Flynn said the state's first license lottery will be held in October. Across all of Kentucky, the state will issue 10 licenses for cannabis processors ... the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Read More

DEA's Move To Reclassify Cannabis Seen As 'Significant,' But Fails To Resolve State-Federal Conflict

DEA calls for reclassification of botanical cannabis from Schedule I to III under federal law. NORML praises decision but cautions on state/federal divide. Read More

Kentucky governor announces lottery to award initial round of medical cannabis business licenses

The state initially will issue 48 medical cannabis dispensary licenses, divided among 11 regions. The goal is to ensure the shortest possible drive times for Kentuckians with qualifying health ... Read More

Philadelphia Health Care News

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