“CDC Study on Vaping‐Related Lung Injuries Strengthens the Case for Cannabis Legalization” By Jeffrey A. Singer, courtesy of the Cato Institute In what it hailed as a “breakthrough,” on November 8, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the results of its analysis of lung fluid samples from 29 different patients hospitalized for vaping […]
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Pot earnings disappoint, but growers and execs remain, like, unfazed
Anyone who predicted that broad legalization of cannabis for medical and recreational uses, still gathering momentum around the world, would translate into an easy payday for growers and investors, were disabused of this pleasant vision over the last year. Earnings of major growers and retailers have disappointed, sending pot stocks spiraling downward. Nonetheless […]
Docs need options besides opioids for pain
The opioid epidemic in the U.S. has claimed an astonishing and horrifying 381,000 American lives through drug overdoses from 2005-2018, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation and the National Center for Health Statistics, and has driven at least one big pharmaceutical company, Purdue Pharma, […]
Pot of gold? Not quite: cannabis growers still looking for that rainbow
Legal cannabis may have seemed like the next gold rush, but it hasn’t quite turned out that way yet, as many of the biggest cultivators and distributors of medicinal and recreational cannabis are still seeking a pathway to profitability, according to Cannabis […]
Athletes lead mainstreaming of cannabis products
Never mind what doctors say, go with the jocks: celebrity endorsements are the next big thing for cannabis-related products, and pro athletes are leading the way, notes the Guardian. In fact some are even getting into the cannabiz themselves, lending their names to products intended […]
Marijuana linked to more violent crime (…are you high?)
Psychologists and marijuana researchers Carl L. Hart and Charles Ksir assail writer Alex Berenson in The Guardian for his making alarmist claims about cannabis. In a new book and accompanying op-ed in the NY Times, Berenson claims legalizing cannabis has led to an increase in murders and violent crime in the US. Hart and Ksir […]