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Article by Justin Gardner, Activist Post Earlier this month, the DEA proved its utter detachment from reality – and its subservience to Big Pharma – by maintaining the classification of cannabis as a Schedule 1 drug. This means, according to their classification system, it has “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” The decision was a ...

Article by Charlie Fidelman, Montreal Gazette Montreal researchers have found a new role for cannabinoids. The active ingredient in marijuana — which is also naturally present in the human body — seems to improve night vision in vertebrates. The study by a multidisciplinary team including researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute looked at changes in tadpole retinas after exposure to cannabinoids. “We didn’t ...

Article by Justin Worland, Time Legalizing recreational marijuana in California could create a $6.46-billion market for legal use of the drug by 2020, according to a new report. The projection, from the Arcview Market Research, comes in advance of a November vote on legalization in the state. Legal marijuana sales would be expected to hit $1.6 in the first year ...

Article by Joel Warner, Motherboard Geoffrey Guy stood out when he began attending conferences of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws in Washington, DC, in the mid to late 1990s. The stout British gentleman, dressed in a Brooks Brothers suit, was hard to miss among the other attendees dressed in tie-dye shirts and psychedelic parkas, recalled Allen ...

Article by Kate Simmons, Westword Alzheimer’s is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that slowly shuts down the brain and eventually leads to death. But a new study gives patients and their families hope that marijuana could help. Researchers at the Salk Institute of Biological Studies published a study in the June journal of Aging and Mechanisms of Disease announcing the discovery of a compound present in ...

Article by Sherry Gray, The Huffington Post Marijuana is packed with medicinal uses we can’t legally exploit here in the United States, but why? Are we still stuck in the Reefer Madness of the 30s? Or is the idea of a pain-curing plant you can grow in your backyard too great a threat to the powerful pharmaceutical industry? Marijuana is ...

Article by Francisco Alvarado, Vice The case against Hernandez-Gonzalez put a spotlight on a cottage industry that straddles the letter of the law by selling tools needed to cultivate high-grade weed indoors. In states that have legalized pot for medical and recreational use, hydroponic supply companies are poised for record growth, leading one publicly-traded gardening conglomerate and mainstream brand, Scotts ...

Article by Kelly Sinoski, Vancouver Sun via Times Colonist B.C. municipalities are appealing for a share of future taxes to help cover the costs of regulating pot dispensaries, as marijuana looks set to become legal in Canada by next spring. The cities of Duncan, Nelson and Prince George have each put forward resolutions to the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention ...

Article by David Brown, Lift Personal Production/Designated Growers The biggest change in the new ACMPR allows those with authorization from Health Canada to produce cannabis for themselves, or through a designated grower. Those seeking to produce cannabis in this capacity can order starting materials (clones, seeds) from Licensed Producers. Plant counts are based on the individual’s gram-per-day recommendation from their ...

Article by Hanna Anderson, Rabble One major issue remains uncertain: will people currently in jail or with records related to marijuana be pardoned? Trudeau would not commit to an answer in the House of Commons when asked in late June, but retroactive ameliorative relief may be the solution to the problem. Why retroactive ameliorative relief could work Marijuana legalization in ...