Former DEA Supervisor Now Working in Legal Marijuana Industry. More to Come?
A former supervisor for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is making a rather drastic career change by supporting the legal marijuana industry. Patrick Moen spent years fighting methamphetamine and heroin traffickers in Portland, OR, but has now become the... read more
New Legal Cannabis Pharmacopoeia
A leading publisher on herbal medicines has finalized a monograph on cannabis that provides scientific standards for patients, growers, practitioners, regulators and researchers. The California-based American Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP) released the first installment... read more
Cannabis is Now 6 Billion Times Stronger (Satire)
CHRISTCHURCH, NZ – An analysis made of the public speeches given by NZ police officers over the past fifty years has concluded that the THC content of cannabis is now close to six billion times higher than it was in 1963. The study, led by University of... read more
Colorado Cannabis Tax Windfall
Colorado began allowing the sale of recreational marijuana on January 1 to anyone age 21 or older. Residents can now buy marijuana like alcohol — except the cannabis purchase is limited to an ounce, which is substantial enough to cost about $200 or more.... read more
Tapping Medical Marijuana’s Treatment Potential: The New York Times
Marijuana has been used medically, recreationally and spiritually for about 5,000 years. Known botanically as cannabis, it has been called a “crude drug”: marijuana contains more than 400 chemicals from 18 chemical families. More than 2,000 compounds are... read more
Marijuana Overdoses Kill 37 in Colorado on First Day of Legalization (Satire)
According to a report in the Rocky Mountain News, 37 people were killed across the state on Jan. 1, the first day the drug became legal for all adults to purchase. Several more are clinging onto life in local emergency rooms and are not expected to survive.... read more
Colorado Marijuana Tax Bonanza
Denver, CO: Dozens of state and locally licensed cannabis retailers opened for business on Wednesday, engaging in thousands of retail transactions with customers age 21 and older. The sales are in compliance with newly enacted state regulations allowing for the... read more
Harvard Study: Marijuana Does NOT Cause Schizophrenia
A new study from Harvard University may help dismiss concerns about the link between marijuana use and schizophrenia. While many still debate the potential for marijuana to cause schizophrenia, researchers at Harvard Medical School say there has “yet to be conclusive... read more
