Americans Spent as Much on Cannabis as Taco Bell Last Year
It’s official: The Crunchwrap is losing ground to the blunt wrap. With the opening of more and more state-legal markets, cannabis sales are quickly catching up with that of more established products, brands, and services. New data compiled by Marijuana Business Daily shows that Americans spent an estimated $10.4 billion on cannabis last year–about as […]
Congressional Report Raises Questions About Whether Marijuana Impairs Driving
Concerns expressed by lawmakers that marijuana legalization will make the roads more dangerous might not be totally founded, a congressional research body said in a recent report. In fact, the experts tasked by the House and Senate with looking into the issue found that evidence about cannabis’s ability to impair driving is currently inconclusive. While […]
Five Fallacies About Hemp
Praise be to all things hemp! Faithful friend of humanity since before the written word, a versatile source of food, fiber, fuel, and pharmacy, a plant with a patriotic pedigree prized by America’s Founding Fathers. After languishing for eight decades in the wilderness of marijuana prohibition, hemp is making a big comeback thanks in no […]
UNM researchers studying effects of cannabis on veterans with PTSD – KRQE News 13
UNM researchers studying effects of cannabis on veterans with PTSDÂ Â KRQE News 13 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Researchers at the University of New Mexico are figuring out new ways to treat PTSD. Their latest study is ditching …
CBD Might Help You Cut Back On Drinking Alcohol And Reduce Its Damaging Effects, Study Says
CBD, the widely available cannabinoid touted for various health benefits, may have the potential to help people with serious alcohol issues, according to a new review of current scientific evidence. Not only does cannabidiol appear to “facilitate drinking reduction,” the paper’s authors write, but research also shows the compound “may provide idiosyncratic protection to the […]
CBD Can Help Curb Heroin Cravings, New Study Finds
The record-breaking climb in US overdose deaths–which now outnumber peak annual deaths from car crashes, guns, and HIV–has led some to second-guess cannabis legalization. But a new study suggests cannabinoids may actually help people wean themselves off deadly drugs. “CBD holds significant promise for treating individuals with heroin use disorder.” Yasmin Hurd, director, Addiction Institute […]
