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Coronavirus: The Tide Is Coming for Medicinal Cannabis

Coronavirus: The Tide Is Coming for Medicinal Cannabis

By Zulfikar Abbany The search for a vaccine for the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, or indeed a medicinal drug to cure it, has taken researchers down both traditional and less traditional avenues. They have looked at existing drug candidates, such as remdesivir, which was original developed to treat Ebola. In Germany, the first clinical trials for […]

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    Marijuana Expands Into 3 More States, But Nationwide Legalization Still Unlikely

    Marijuana Expands Into 3 More States, But Nationwide Legalization Still Unlikely

    By Daniel J. Mallinson and Lee Hannah The midterm elections have further loosened marijuana restrictions in the U.S. Voters in three of four states with ballot proposals on marijuana approved those initiatives. In Utah and Missouri, voters on Tuesday decided that patients should have access to medical marijuana. Michigan, which already had medical marijuana, became […]

    You Care Where Your Food Comes From. Why Not Your Pot?

    You Care Where Your Food Comes From. Why Not Your Pot?

    By Dan Nosowitz With it’s increasing legality across the U.S., cannabis is going through growing pains. Because it was illegal for so long, cannabis is way behind compared to other plants in terms of our understanding of its best used, grown and sold. A 2015 study showed that the two major types of cannabis—indica and […]