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Fentanyl Maker Insys Is Running CBD Clinical Trials
Nick Jikomes, PhD - Published on October 10, 2016read moreLearn about clinical trials that Insys, maker of Fentanyl, is running to investigate the use of cannabis-based therapies for a variety of ailments.
Top Foe of Medical Cannabis in Ohio Gets 2 Advisory Board Slots
The Associated Press - Published on October 10, 2016read moreThe state’s new medical marijuana advisory committee will include two members of a group that fought legalization, raising concerns among advocates about whether the panel will be stacked against them.
Why Australia Treats Medical Cannabis With Extreme Care
Joe Wilson - Published on October 10, 2016read moreCanada mails it in tidy packets. In Australia, the government has very different plans for delivering cannabis to patients.
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Data Dive: Prop. 64 Poll Reveals Bikers Love Legalization (and Other Curious Trends)
Ben Adlin - Published on October 7, 2016read moreVegetarian in California? There’s a 2-to-1 chance you’re voting for legalization this election. Voting for Trump? There’s a 2-to-1 chance you’re against it.
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Leafly Investigation: The Great Cannabis Crime Lab Frame-Up
Bruce Barcott - Published on October 6, 2016read moreSpecial Report: When state crime lab officials conspired to turn medical marijuana patients into felons, Max Lorincz lost his freedom and his four-year-old son.
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State of the Leaf: UK Says Goodbye to CBD—for Now
Lisa Rough - Published on October 6, 2016read moreIdaho cannabis advocates look to qualify for next election, Illinois hits sales milestone, and say hello to Alaska’s first legal cannabis stores!
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Alaska’s Cannabis Market Almost Open, Just Waiting on Testing Labs
The Associated Press - Published on October 6, 2016read moreNearly two years after voters legalized adult-use cannabis, Alaska still faces a few more hurdles before legal sales can begin.
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UK Halts CBD Sales
George McBride - Published on October 6, 2016read moreThe UK’s health regulators just declared CBD a “medicinal product.” Which sounds good—but it effectively bans all existing CBD products within 28 days.
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Democrats Are Backing Legalization in Key States
Gage Peake - Published on October 5, 2016read moreFlorida and Arizona Democratic Parties throw their support behind cannabis initiatives, while the Florida Democratic Party donates $150,000 to the medical marijuana initiative.
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National Guard Declares Victory Over Grandmother’s Cannabis Plant
Ben Adlin - Published on October 5, 2016read moreThe National Guard and police teamed up to eradicate a pernicious threat to public safety: a single cannabis plant in an 81-year-old woman’s raspberry patch.









