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Two studies show that patients suffering from chronic pain are using marijuana instead of addictive pharmaceuticals to help them manage the pain. The studies are an addition to the growing body of research on the importance of marijuana in the growing opioid crisis in the United States. The first study, carried out by researchers from … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Two Studies Show Marijuana is Helping Patients Avoid Opioids”

On Sunday, Scottish National Party delegates, in a unanimous vote, approved a resolution calling for the decriminalization of drug possession and consumption. The lawmakers representing the Scottish National Party, which is the third-largest party in the UK Parliament, in a conference in Aberdeen, argued that the parliament should remove criminal charges from drug offenses, and … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Ruling Party in Scotland Supports Decriminalizing Drugs”

Our bodies demand more care as we age. By the year 2030, one estimate suggests that the number of seniors with some ailment will be double the current number. This equates to 15 million senior citizens. The forecast prompted the search of ways in which cannabis can help improve the lives of the elderly. The … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Five Benefits of Marijuana to Seniors”

In a press conference on Wednesday, Tom Wolf, Pennsylvania Governor accompanied by Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, announced his support for the legalization of adult-use recreational marijuana. In his announcement, he included the final report from Lt. Governor John Fetterman’s statewide tour on recreational marijuana legalization. He also proposed the next steps to be taken after … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Announces His Support for Recreational Marijuana Legalization”

An analytic laboratory in Oregon is offering additional testing services to detect the presence of vitamin E acetate in cannabis vape products. Vitamin E acetate has been linked to the hundreds of people who have developed pulmonary illnesses after vaping cannabis oil, and at least six fatalities have been attributed to these tainted cannabis products. … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Oregon Lab Offers Vitamin E Acetate Testing Services”

Voters in Mississippi are likely to be given a chance to cast their vote to decide whether medical marijuana should be legalized in the state after a group of activists submitted a list containing more than the minimum number of voter signatures required to put the matter on the 2020 ballot. Though the signatures that … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Mississippians Likely to Vote on Medical Cannabis After Ballot Measure Signatures Are Submitted”

The Department of Health in Missouri announced earlier this week that it had received 2,163 applications from companies that wanted to operate medical cannabis facilities in the state. This tally reflects the applications that were received by the time the 4:30 pm Monday deadline clocked. Only a small fraction of those applicants will be given … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Missouri Receives More than 2,100 Medical Marijuana Business Applications”

Doctors in Colorado are urging their patients to disclose their cannabis use habits if the patients are due to undergo a surgical procedure regardless of whether that surgery is routine or major surgery. This call comes after a small study was done on how the medical community was using one common anesthetic drug, propofol, which … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Why You Should Inform Your Anesthesiologist About Your Cannabis Use”

An interoffice memo sent to all Department of Public Safety officers in Texas instructs the members of the largest law enforcement agency in the state to stop arresting suspects on marijuana possession charges. This communication marks the most recent twist in the confusion surrounding marijuana law enforcement after lawmakers passed a law legalizing industrial hemp. … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Texas State Police Memo Instructs Officers to Stop Cannabis Possession Arrests”

The registered medical marijuana caregivers in Michigan are authorized to grow more than a million cannabis plants, according to state statistics. This information is crucial as the state transitions from a purely medical cannabis program to one that embraces the recreational use of the drug by adults. Even if the state accelerates the process by … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Michigan Caregivers Grow More than a Million Marijuana Plants”