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Germany just passed one of the world’s most progressive medical marijuana plans. The new law will put weed in more pharmacies and require public insurers to cover the costs of cannabis products, as they do other pharmaceutical prescriptions, when cannabis is prescribed for “severe conditions.” Germany will also start growing its own weed. This will…

George Zimmer has a penchant for speaking his mind. The 68-year-old serial entrepreneur was fired from Men’s Wearhouse, the company he founded 40 years earlier, in 2013 over differences with the company’s board. “You know, one of the very small reasons — and I say small — would be that I tended to be kind…

Government-commissioned review recommends the medicinal use of the drug Cannabis should be made available to treat a limited number of medical conditions, despite the lack of evidence for its effectiveness and safety, a Government-commissioned review has recommended. Minister for Health Simon Harris will on Friday publish the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) report on cannabis…

Abstract Substitution can be operationalized as the conscious choice to use one drug (legal or illicit) instead of, or in conjunction with, another due to issues such as: perceived safety; level of addiction potential; effectiveness in relieving symptoms; access and level of acceptance. This practice of substitution has been observed among individuals using cannabis for…

Abstract Acute alcohol drinking induces steatosis, and effective prevention of steatosis can protect liver from progressive damage caused by alcohol. Increased oxidative stress has been reported as one mechanism underlying alcohol-induced steatosis. We evaluated whether cannabidiol, which has been reported to function as an antioxidant, can protect the liver from alcohol-generated oxidative stress-induced steatosis. Cannabidiol…

US Traffic Fatalities, 1985–2014, and Their Relationship to Medical Marijuana Laws Objectives. To determine the association of medical marijuana laws (MMLs) with traffic fatality rates. Methods. Using data from the 1985–2014 Fatality Analysis Reporting System, we examined the association between MMLs and traffic fatalities in multilevel regression models while controlling for contemporaneous secular trends. We…

The cannabis gold rush is full of aging white guys who’ve never smoked. Does that matter? When I was invited to attend the Viridian Capital Advisors Cannabis Investor Conference in January, I had an image in my mind of what to expect. The sleek, monolithic name “Viridian”—a nod to the color of marijuana that simultaneously…

The punishment for possession of marijuana in Illinois has been significantly decreased. It’s now a fine, similar to a traffic ticket, with no jail time. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation that makes marijuana possession in small amounts punishable only with fines and no jail time. The new law is…

MARSHALL — More communities in Illinois are adopting their own penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana now that the state has eliminated the possibility of jail time. The law passed last year says people caught with 10 grams or less of the drug will be issued citations carrying a fine of $100 to $200,…

The US government’s cool with weed now—as long as it’s fake. Early this month the Food and Drug Administration approved the first ever liquid formulation of dronabinol, which is synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis. Sold under the brand name Syndros, this new drug is likely to be classified under the…