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UK to allow cannabis imports—necessary step for medical access and, ultimately, legalization
Chris Roberts - Published on March 6, 2020Read moreThe United Kingdom loosened draconian import rules on medical cannabis products Monday, allowing licensed wholesalers to bring in much larger quantities of cannabis flower and oil, and at a greatly reduced cost. This promises the few patients with legal cannabis prescriptions in the country more reliable and affordable access to their preferred medicine. It also […]
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Hemp cleans toxic soil and produces clean CBD flower, study finds
Chris Roberts - Published on December 23, 2019Read moreResearchers found that stressing hemp with toxic soil actually boosted CBD levels.
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Why did San Francisco’s cannabis store ‘cashless ATMs’ suddenly shut down?
Chris Roberts - Published on November 15, 2019Read moreUnsolved mystery: Over 48 hours, every one of the city’s cannabis cash machines went dark. Nobody seems to know why.
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Putin, hackers, and cannabis: The bizarre story of an Israeli-American jailed in Russia
Chris Roberts - Published on October 23, 2019Read moreCannabis, initially given as the sole reason for 26-year-old Naama Issachar’s detention, appears to have been merely a convenient excuse.
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This is the first hemp strain to be awarded a US patent
Chris Roberts - Published on September 13, 2019Read moreFamous for the iconic Charlotte’s Web strain and fresh from a big IPO, Colorado’s Stanley brothers have secured the first US patent for a hemp plant.
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Church of England Sees Green, Explores Investing in Medical Cannabis
Chris Roberts - Published on June 13, 2019Read moreBritain’s largest religious organization announced this week that it will lift a longstanding prohibition on medical cannabis in order to explore investing in the fast-growing industry.
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‘Come and Get Us,’ UK Cannabis Growers Tell Police in Protest
Chris Roberts - Published on May 13, 2019Read moreAs part of a nationwide protest, UK patients who grow their own medical cannabis are identifying themselves to authorities in an effort to force policy reform.
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4/21 Organizers Want to Reclaim Cannabis From Corporations
Chris Roberts - Published on April 18, 2019Read moreA coalition of activists are transforming the day after 4/20 into an advocacy effort aimed at reintroducing social justice into cannabis legalization.
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The US Surgeon General Just Tweeted WHAT About Cannabis?
Chris Roberts - Published on March 1, 2019Read moreUS Surgeon General Jerome Adams recently used his official Twitter account to make a startling claim about cannabis. It wasn’t the first time.
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Is a Tobacco Giant Trying to Take Over the Vape Pen Market?
Chris Roberts - Published on December 11, 2018Read moreIn a move that could shake up the vape pen market, the parent company of Philip Morris has quietly patented dozens of devices that could be used to consume cannabis.
