Article by Michael Platt, Calgary Sun To lose his legacy in a haze of legalized pot would be an injustice. Not that Grant Krieger isn’t feeling lost enough these days, some seven years after he abandoned his crusade to use and supply medicinal marijuana as a real and effective treatment for conditions like the multiple sclerosis he’s battled for decades. ...

Article by Emily Gray Brosious, Extract A group called Clergy for a New Drug Policy is calling on people of faith across the nation to join together in pushing for drug policy reform. In a Religious Declaration for New Drug Policy, the group lays out a faith-based argument for reforming national drug policy, and offers a series of recommendations and ...

Article by TG Branfalt Jr, Ganjapreneur It’s been more than a year since Phil “SoilGrown” Salazar posted a video to Instagram showing the world how to use a hair straightener to extract cannabis oils. That video has been cited as the flashpoint for the rise of solventless concentrates produced using pressure and heat — Salazar, in the interviews conducted for ...

Article by Will Greenberg, Mother Jones With less than a month to go before Election Day, several state level marijuana legalization campaigns have rolled out messaging that pitches weed as an alternative to deadly opioid painkillers. This week, groups backing recreational legalization in Arizona and Massachusetts launched ads arguing marijuana should be an option for pain patients. Arizona’s Regulate Marijuana ...

Article by Neil Bowen, Sarnia Observer A man was told in Sarnia court Wednesday that the butane-modified version of marijuana resin in his possession will not be legalized as part of a government proposal. A 25-year-old Sarnia man pleaded guilty to possession of a cannabis resin. On June 25 police stopped a vehicle that smelled of burnt marijuana. The unlicensed ...

Article by Clara, Harmony If you plan to buy a car, you research your car, read reviews and get informed before you buy. It is part of being a smart consumer. Buying weed is no different. In order to enhance our smoking and/or vaping experience, one must learn to spot the signs of good vs bad cannabis. Today everybody claims to have ...

Article by Ljubica Kostovic, GrowWise Health Breast cancer is a complex form of cancer, with nearly 1.7 million cases diagnosed in 2012 . According to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, “in 2015, it is estimated that 25,000 women and 220 men in Canada will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and that 5,000 women and 60 men will die from the disease”. ...

Article by Polly Mosendz, Bloomberg “Well, you know the Maureen Dowd story,” sighed Tim Moxey. “And it’s just not a good story.” True, Dowd’s experience was less than ideal: She ate a couple bites of a pot-infused candy bar, then curled into a ball in her Denver hotel room and had a panic attack. The next day she discovered the ...

Article by TG Branfalt Jr, Ganjapreneur While edibles comprise nearly 50 percent of cannabis sales in Washington and Colorado — 42 percent and 57 percent respectively, according to BDS analytics — significant profit margins are so far unrealized, according to a Bakery and Snacks review of a discussion by canna-business professionals at the International Baking Industry Exposition. The session, “The Future ...

Article by Rob Hotakakainen, McClatchy DC McMahon, the quarterback who led the Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl championship in 1985, will tout his use of medical marijuana in a TV ad during the Thursday Night Football NFL contest between the Bears and Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. McMahon, who now lives in Arizona, will appear in the 30-second ...