37% Of American Women Consume Cannabis, But Most Keep It A Secret From Parents, Children And Coworkers, Study Says
By Javier Hasse, Forbes on March 12, 2023 A recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of cannabis retailer MedMen Enterprises has found that more than one-third of American women aged 21 and above...
Why New York’s Cannabis Equity Program Is Stranding Women Entrepreneurs
By Politico on March 12, 2023 Fewer than 15 percent of licenses for retail shops have gone to female applicants. Women weed entrepreneurs who applied for New York’s first retail licenses are being left behind...
Prof. Raphael Mechoulam, father of Israeli cannabis research, dies at 92
By Judy Siegel-Itzkovich, The Jerusalem Post on March 11, 2023 The Bulgarian-born scientist will be remembered for his many contributions to the field of medicinal cannabis. When the Hebrew University of Jerusalem organic chemist Prof....
Texas Cannabis Decriminalization Bill Wins House Committee Approval
By Sanford Nowlin, San Antonio Current on March 10, 2023 The proposal, which would make low-level marijuana possession a ticketable offense, hasn’t yet been scheduled for a full House vote. A committee of the Texas...
After Ditching Morphine For Cannabis Elderly Man With Arthritis Dances With Grandkids Again
By Nina Zdinjak, Benzinga on March 10, 2023 After 14 Years In Prison For Licensed Medical Marijuana Shop, Californian Finally Released. When medical marijuana was legalized in California in 1996, not everything was made perfectly...
Meet The Women Using Medical Cannabis For Chronic Pain
By Hannah Turner, Mashable on March 10, 2023 “With cannabis, I sleep through the night now.” After I close my laptop for the day, and settle into my sofa with my heating pad, ice pack...
Medicinal Cannabis Users Want Drug-Driving Laws Updated — And They Might Just Win – Australia
By Aleksandra Bliszczyk, Vice on March 9, 2023 Medicinal cannabis users and advocates have refreshed calls to overhaul drug-driving laws in Victoria that effectively ban people who are legally prescribed the drug from getting behind a...
Hawaii Senate Approves Recreational Cannabis Legalization Bill
By A.J. Herrington, Forbes on March 8, 2023 The Hawaii Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would make the state the 22nd in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana. The measure, SB 669, was approved...
Argentina Targets $500m In Cannabis Sales And 10,000 Jobs As It Eyes Up Export Market
By Charlie Bell, Sky News on March 8, 2023 Recreational use is still banned but people can grow their own plants for medicinal use and authorities now want to allow more private firms to produce the...