A new study might have found one of the only long-term risks linked to...
Middle-age people who have smoked marijuana for many years may have a higher risk of developing gum disease, according to a new study.However, the study did not find a link between long-term marijuana...
View ArticleA new study might have found one of the only long-term physical health risks...
Long-term marijuana use may actually not be so bad for your health, according to new research.In a long-term study that traced the health of 1,037 New Zealanders — all either marijuana or tobacco...
View ArticleScientists found something strange when they looked at the brains of stoners
Marijuana's official designation as a Schedule 1 drug— something with "no accepted medical use"— means it is pretty tough to study.Yet numerous anecdotal reports, as well as some studies, have linked...
View ArticleThis South American country has decriminalized all drugs for 40 years
For over 40 years, an interesting social experiment has been going on in the tiny South American country of Uruguay. In 1974, the government made it legal to possess drugs.Not just any drug. All...
View ArticleThe multibillion-dollar marijuana industry could soon come out of the 'gray...
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted on Thursday to allow banks to provide financial services to legal recreational and medical marijuana dispensaries, according to The Denver Post.Marijuana is...
View ArticleWe went to one of the largest marijuana business conferences in the world —...
Cannabis is a serious business. Currently, medical marijuana is legal in 25 states, with several more considering bills. The Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan research group, estimates that it's a $45...
View ArticleThere's a booming multibillion-dollar industry that the biggest players on...
Wall Street's big money is not ready to dive into the booming cannabis industry.Companies in the legal-pot industry will generate nearly $7 billion in sales this year — a 25% growth rate — according to...
View ArticleWe went to San Francisco’s secret pot brunch, where guests eat gourmet food...
On an early Sunday afternoon in San Francisco, guests mill about a sunlit warehouse and nibble on à la carte treats. Chef Coreen Carroll has prepared a buffet of lemon curd tarts with edible flowers,...
View ArticleMarijuana use among teens hasn't really changed since legalization in Colorado
Legalizing recreational marijuana hasn't changed the rates of teen pot use in Colorado, according to new survey data sponsored by three different Colorado government agencies.The study surveyed 17,000...
View ArticleThis $50 vape pen is as good as vaporizers that are 5 times as expensive
The first time you take a long, blissful draw on a Highlighter vape pen, you may cough so violently you think you'll hack up a lung. This pencil-thin device packs a bigger punch than its sleek design...
View ArticleA drug derived from marijuana is working for people with a rare form of...
An experimental drug derived from marijuana just passed another critical hurdle toward being approved to treat certain kinds of epilepsy.A phase 3 trial reported Mondayfound that the drug, Epidiolex,...
View ArticleMarijuana's official status as a dangerous drug could be about to change
Medical marijuana has passed a tipping point in the United States, with some form of cannabis now legal in 25 states and Washington, DC.But despite growing mainstream acceptance, the federal government...
View ArticleCalifornia may be the ‘tipping point’ for the battle over marijuana
California will officially vote on whether to make recreational marijuana use legal this November.If approved, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) will allow adults over 21 to possess up to an ounce...
View ArticleThis graphic shows just how widespread meth is in the United States
Nearly half of all inmates in US federal prisons are serving sentences for drug offenses.But exactly which drugs are getting people locked up?In more than half of the 50 states, it's meth. According to...
View ArticleThis startup wants to solve the No. 1 problem in the legal-marijuana industry
The marijuana industry faces a huge problem: Few banks will touch cannabis cash. Even though big bucks are on the line — Colorado is predicted to pull in more than $140 million from taxes on marijuana...
View ArticleThese are the most popular marijuana products
There are a lot more ways to get high than there used to be. Due to the legalization movement and proliferation of cannabis dispensaries, if marijuana users don’t feel like rolling themselves, they can...
View ArticleA former Keurig executive explained why he left to work at the 'Keurig of...
What do the coffee business and the cannabis business have in common?As it turns out, it's more than people might expect.The CannaCloud vaporizer is billed as the "Keurig of Cannabis"— it's a device...
View ArticleHere's why weed makes you so paranoid
Dude, look around. Everyone in the room can totally tell you're high right now. And they're judging you for it. Don't hold your hands in your lap like that, you look bonkers. Quick, do something...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about the deadly new street drug 'K2' — its side...
Spice, otherwise known as K2, Moon Rocks, or Skunk, is a lab-produced, mind-altering drug that's been soaring in popularity in recent years.Giant underground laboratories, many of which are in China,...
View ArticleItaly's plan to legalize weed could fight both the Islamic State and the mafia
Italy is about to begin a national debate about legalizing marijuana, and one senior official is promising that, should the country forge ahead in regulating and taxing pot, it could be a blow to the...
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