After the mid-term elections, the nation may look even more cannabis-friendly. The midterm elections could push the U.S. further toward cannabis legalization. This post from Forbes discusses six ways the cannabis landscape could change after the elections. Voters in seven states will weigh in on 36 different cannabis proposalsTuesday, everything from the legalization of ... Continue Reading
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How Candidates View Cannabis in The Run-Up To 2018 Elections
Cannabis reforms need politicians who are willing to take the lead on cannabis. This post from Green Flower presents a 2018 elections guide on which candidates support cannabis. Cannabis advocates have made tremendous strides at removing the stigma from cannabis. As a result, public support for legalizing is at an all-time high. However public sentiment doesn’t manifest ... Continue Reading
New York Govt Study Favors Cannabis Legalization
The effort to legalize cannabis in New York received a huge boost when a state-conducted study had favorable things to say about cannabis legalization. This post from Green Flower shares the story in more detail. Momentum for cannabis legalization in New York State has never been greater, and efforts to make legalization a reality there received a huge boost last ... Continue Reading
Helping Physicians Understand Cannabis as Medicine
This program wants to teach health professionals about using cannabis as medicine. This post from Leafly takes a peek inside Colorado’s Holistic Cannabis Academy. “Our philosophy is that cannabis is a tool, one of many healing tools. It should be part and parcel of an overall treatment plan,” says Donna Shields, co-founder of the Holistic Cannabis Academy in Boulder, ... Continue Reading
Fight Opioid Crisis with Medical Marijuana
White House should enlist medical marijuana in the fight against opioid crisis. This post from TheHill discusses why Trump shouldn’t kill the high from election days pot win. Cannabis reform advocates captured eight of the nine states that were up for grabs on Election Night. Our next president bagged a mere six in ten. Given the Republican Party’s historical support for the ... Continue Reading