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Article by Laurie & Mary Jane, Dope Magazine This gently infused pumpkin pie marries the earthy flavors of Fall with the subtle hint of cannabis. Use fresh pumpkin or canned puree. Avoid using canned pumpkin pie filling, this combination of spices is just perfect. If you are not interested in tasting the canna-butter, increase the cinnamon to 1½ teaspoons and ...

Article by TG Branfalt Jr, Ganjapreneur Voters in California, Nevada, and Massachusetts have legalized adult cannabis use. Ballots are still being counted in Maine, and it looks extraordinarily tight, but the Yes On 1 campaign declared victory early this morning. Arizona voters turned down their recreational cannabis initiative. Arkansas, Florida, North Dakota, and Montana each voted for either allowing medical ...

Article by Mike Adams, Merry Jane New Mexico may soon allow patients suffering from the savage wrath of opioid addiction to qualify for participation in the state’s medical marijuana program, reportsthe Santa Fe New Mexican. Last week, a state advisory panel voted 5-to-1 in favor of adding “opiate abuse disorder” to the state’s list of qualified conditions – an action ...

Article by Jennifer Finney Boylan, The New York Times I must be the most maladapted pothead in Maine. Since 2013, I have had a Maine medical marijuana authorization card, for treating painful nerve damage in my elbows and hands. The thing is, though, I don’t actually like being high; it makes me feel a little sad, a little disengaged. I ...

Article by Elliot Ferguson, Kingston Whig-Standard via Intelligencer A Belleville man says he was prevented from using doctor-prescribed cannabis in hospital following spinal surgery at Kingston General Hospital. Nate Craig, 35, underwent spinal fusion surgery on Friday, Oct. 14, to address chronic pain he has suffered since being involved in a car crash in 1999. “When I found out I ...

Article by Kieran Delamont, Now Toronto If you visit one of Toronto’s storefront marijuana dispensaries these days, chances are you’ll see a sign reading “No edibles.” Once common fare at unlicensed dispensaries – shops stocked a range of brownies, cookies, chocolate bars and even cannabis-infused sodas – the city has gone high and dry where edibles are concerned. With police ...

Article by Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter “I am so happy it worked out.” Tommy Chong was a very happy man on Tuesday night. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, the actor, comedian and marijuana advocate said he was not surprised California voters approved a ballot measure which allows recreational use of marijuana to become legal. “I am celebrating right now,” Chong ...

Article by 680 News Toronto police are searching for four suspects after a robbery at an east-end marijuana dispensary. Police say Greentree Medical Dispensary on Danforth Avenue, west of Warden, was robbed around 8:15 p.m. on Monday. The thieves allegedly made off with marijuana and money. There was also extensive damage inside the store. Police have not released a description ...

Article by Mike Hager, The Globe and Mail It would be unrealistic to bar drivers from having any trace of marijuana in their system when it becomes legal in Canada, as B.C. has suggested, because the drug can be detected long after a person is impaired, public-health experts say. The federal government’s task force on the future of legalization has ...

Article by ABC News 7 KATV Issue 6, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, has been passed by Arkansas voters. Family Council President Jerry Cox released the following statement after amendment passed: “This fight is not over. The battle now shifts to the Arkansas Legislature. … “A clever and grossly misleading advertising campaign funded by the marijuana industry deceived enough people ...