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05/04/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Save your lungs, medical marijuana may be as simple as a topical cream in the near future

Medical marijuana is a booming industry, and more people are believing in the famed plant’s medicinal value than ever before. Recent data from Pew Research Center revealed that support for marijuana legalization has increased dramatically over the course of just the last several years. In October 2016, polling data revealed that 57 percent of Americans […]

12/16/2016 / By Daniel Barker

High-tech marijuana: Israel’s greenhouses are computer-controlled and password protected

Taking advantage of progressive government policies regarding marijuana cultivation for medicinal and research purposes, Israeli entrepreneurs are aiming to make the country a “global hub for medical cannabis research.” Applying advanced agricultural technology to provide medical-grade cannabis for research (and eventually for export, if expected changes in the current laws are made), several Israeli startups […]

12/15/2016 / By Lance D Johnson

Former Big Pharma executive behind Oxycontin now runs a medical marijuana business

John Stewart was at the helm of Purdue Pharma in 2013. He was in the business of making Oxycontin, a prescription opioid painkiller that has addicted an estimated 1.9 million Americans and led to countless overdose deaths. In fact, between 1999 and 2012, accidental overdoses from prescription painkillers quadrupled. In 2015, a gut-wrenching 55,403 lethal […]

12/14/2016 / By Daniel Barker

Philanthropist donates millions to medical marijuana research after it ‘miraculously’ helped his granddaughter

An Australian philanthropist has donated $3 million to fund medical marijuana research at the Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 70-year-old Barry Lambert earned a substantial fortune as the founder of Count Financial, Australia’s biggest accounting firm support network. He has a history […]

12/12/2016 / By Daniel Barker

Warriors basketball coach sees a future where medicinal marijuana is allowed in sports leagues

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr may have helped open up a dialogue regarding the use of medicinal marijuana in the NBA and other sports leagues, after speaking out about his own experiences with cannabis, which he used twice in an attempt to relieve his chronic back pain. During a December 2 CSN Bay Area […]

09/01/2016 / By D. Samuelson

How to keep your cannabis as robust, healthy and environmentally friendly as possible

With the explosion of medical marijuana, patients must trust these massive grow houses to have very controlled environments to keep the cannabis as robust and healthy as possible. You would think that growers of this precious herb would want to utilize the best green practices. Perhaps they do, but it is quite challenging. High Times has the […]

08/02/2016 / By Vicki Batts

Weed with your workout? Pro athlete-turned-entrepeneur launches “420 friendly” gym

A former pro-football star and an advocate for athletes’ use of marijuana have joined forces to pilot the opening of a weed-friendly gym. The gym, which will be called Power Plant, will be opening soon in San Francisco, California and will be the first gym to allow patrons to smoke marijuana inside while they are working […]

07/11/2016 / By Mary Wilder

America could save half a BILLION dollars on Medicare if medical marijuana were legalized nationwide

For years, those of us who have been awakened to the truth have been championing the benefits of medical marijuana and fighting for its necessary — and let’s face it, inevitable — legalization across the United States. For purely financial and political reasons, the federal government has been doing everything in their power to prevent […]

05/17/2016 / By Tara Paras

The brainy plant – learn how marijuana keeps the mind in tip-top shape

Even among marijuana reform advocates, misunderstandings on the actual therapeutic value of the cannabis plant exist. Often, marijuana is grouped together with cigarettes, hard drugs and alcohol, as a less harmful vice. The truth is, unlike these other substances, marijuana actually improves the mind and enhances the way people think and process information, as shown in […]

05/12/2016 / By Greg White

Germany to legalize medical marijuana in 2017

Marijuana laws for both medical and recreational use are loosening across the globe. Among the countries at the forefront of laxer marijuana laws, Germany announced it would legalize cannabis for medicinal purposes in 2017. What makes Germany’s new marijuana law unique is that it would require health insurance to cover the costs of medical marijuana […]

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