Article by The Associated Press via Portland Press Herald Police are warning parents in Portsmouth to be on the lookout for lollipops laced with THC, the main psychoactive component in marijuana. The Portsmouth Herald reports parents were told on Friday that lollipops laced with the drug are appearing in the community. They also resemble regular blow-pop lollipops. Police provided a ...

Article by Matthew Flamm, Crain’s New York High Times magazine is moving to friendlier—and, arguably, higher—ground. By the end of April, the once-outlaw monthly known for its bud centerfolds and opposition to marijuana prohibition plans to leave Manhattan for Los Angeles. Lax medical marijuana laws that date back to the 1990s have long fostered a booming, quasi-legal cannabis industry in ...

Article by Steven Marrocco, MMA Junkie The Nevada State Athletic Commission today agreed to move forward on a regulatory project that will explore the possibility of removing marijuana as an anti-doping infraction. The project will be spearheaded by NSAC Executive Director Bob Bennett, who will research the benefits and drawbacks of a potential regulatory change, consulting with commission doctors, industry ...

Article by Michael Catalini, Associated Press via Washington Times Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s warning to the Democrat-led Legislature not to move forward with legalizing marijuana is going mostly unheeded. Christie, a longtime opponent of legalizing the recreational use of the drug, cautioned lawmakers in an impassioned State of the State address aimed at battling the opioid epidemic. But as the ...

Article by Jo Skinner, ABC News Medicinal cannabis advocates are pleading for compassion and urging Australian authorities to legalise the drug to help ease the pain and suffering of those who desperately need it. It follows the South Australian police raid on Adelaide supplier Jenny Hallam’s property last week that sparked an outcry from families who rely on her for ...

Article by Reid Wilson, The Hill Legislators in more than a dozen states have introduced measures to loosen laws restricting access to or criminalizing marijuana, a rush of legislative activity that supporters hope reflects a newfound willingness by public officials to embrace a trend toward legalization. The gamut covered by measures introduced in the early days of legislative sessions underscores ...

Article by TG Branfalt, Ganjapreneur Activists in Washington have drafted a bill that would legalize home cannabis cultivation and sharing – provisions not included in I-502, the ballot initiative approved by voters in 2012. “Washingtonians were told that the intent was to regulate cannabis like alcohol,” the authors of the ‘Washington state cannabis home growing act’ state. “Adults are allowed ...

Article by TG Branfalt, Ganjapreneur The Veterans for Cannabis Foundation has partnered with Medicinal Genomics and Courtagen Life Sciences to help develop brand and strain names that may be more palatable to potential government committees allowing cannabis data to, perhaps, get a fair review. Under the co-promotion agreement, Medicinal Genomics will provide StrainSEEK, a strain identification and registration service, to ...

Article by TG Branfalt, Ganjapreneur Israel’s Ariel University is offering the nation’s first academic course on medical cannabis, covering the plant’s medicinal history, active ingredients, clinical uses, legal status, and farming techniques, according to a Jewish Business News report. The course, designed for medical administration students, has enrolled 117 students. Dr. Michael Dor, a senior lecturer at the university’s Faculty ...

Article by TG Branfalt, Ganjapreneur A cannabis licensing case is headed back to a Florida administrative law judge after the companies could not come to an agreement over who would control a disputed license, WUFT reports. The companies, Plants of Ruskin and Tornello Landscape, found themselves in the running for a cannabis dispensing license in Southwest Florida after Judge John ...