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Are Experts’ Warnings About Delta-8 Really Being Heeded by States? (UPDATED)

January 19, 2023
Tom Hymes
Cannabis & Hemp Research, Hemp Policy & Legal, News & Insights, Spotlight
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A report released last week recommending the regulation of "hemp-derived non-delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol products" in Maryland would seem to be a good thing. Its issuance is already being characterized as a call-to-action for the legislature to act. The 134-page report by the…

Utah Synthetic: Lezli Engelking and FOCUS for the Audit (Part Two)

December 7, 2022
Tom Hymes
Cannabis & Hemp Research, News & Insights, Spotlight, Utah
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In Part 1 of this two-part look at Utah’s ongoing struggle with synthetic cannabinoids, Christine Stenquist of TRUCE, a Utah-based patient advocacy group, outlined the roots of the situation, the reasons why the issue is coming to a head, and…

Utah Synthetic: A Deep Dive with the Erin Brockovich of Cannabis, Part One

December 5, 2022
Tom Hymes
Cannabis & Hemp Research, News & Insights, Spotlight
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Christine Stenquist, the founder/president of Utah’s Together for Responsible Use and Cannabis Education (TRUCE), said on a recent call that she tells people she is the Erin Brockovich of cannabis. The statement was made a good half-hour into our interview,…

New Weed Bill Aims to Speed Research as DC Lobbying Grows

The first bipartisan marijuana bill to pass Congress went ahead with unanimous consent last week. But it wasn’t the legislation that the cannabis industry has been hoping for. The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, passed on Nov. 16 by…

Report: Over 27 Million Pounds Of U.S. Legal Marijuana Industry Will Be Cultivated By 2030

U.S. medical and adult-use cannabis markets have been growing in recent years as new states are increasingly regulating the sale of legal products for medical and recreational use. In such a scenario, cannabis cultivation plays an important key role in…

Nearly 43 percent of young adults used marijuana in 2021

Marijuana use among young adults reached an all-time high last year, with nearly 43 percent of 19- to 30-year-olds saying they had used marijuana in the past 12 months, according to research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and conducted…

Marijuana use hits record high in new Gallup poll

Marijuana use reached a record high in new polling, as for the first time more Americans said they smoke marijuana than reported smoking cigarettes in the last week. Sixteen percent of Americans in a new Gallup poll reported smoking marijuana, up from…

Half of Americans have tried marijuana and most say their experiences were positive

A recent YouGov poll shows that a little over half of Americans (52%) have tried marijuana. Among those who have tried marijuana, 43% have used it in the past year, and among those, 72% have used it in the past month.…

Cannabis poisoning is no laughing matter for pets: study

Karen Keller, a Calgary resident who works in communications, said that her pug, Hamlet, is so important to her he’s practically her “guardian angel.” So when she woke up one morning and caught him at the exact moment he’d managed…

U.S. Senate votes to expand cannabis research

A unanimous U.S. Senate has voted to expand research into cannabis to see if there are any medical benefits to the drug and its compounds, including cannabidiol. The Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act also would require the U.S. Department…

NFL Awards $1 Million to Study Impact of Cannabis and CBD on Pain Management

The National Football League today announced the award of $1 million in research funding to two teams of medical researchers at the University of California San Diego and University of Regina. The studies will investigate the effects of cannabinoids on…

Marijuana may make sleep worse, especially for regular users, study finds

It's a common assumption among marijuana users: Using weed will help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Scientists, however, aren't so sure that's true. "This is an understudied but important area, as many people are increasingly turning to cannabis products as sleep aids,"…

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VA rejects cannabis research as veterans plead for medical pot

Jason Dunlap found that cannabis eased his PTSD, chronic pain and insomnia, but he hid his pot use from VA doctors, believing it was taboo for veterans relying on government care. It took some research for the retired Army sergeant…

How Does Legal Cannabis Impact Crime?

How Does Legal Cannabis Impact Crime?

November 3, 2021
Katharine Baxter
California, Cannabis & Hemp Research, Colorado, Security, Washington
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Cannabis legalization is spreading through the United States rapidly, with states initiating medical marijuana programs or expanding to allow adult-use cannabis. This year alone, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut all voted to legalize recreational cannabis. Now, most states have…

Schizophrenia linked to marijuana use disorder is on the rise, study finds

(CNN) The proportion of schizophrenia cases linked with problematic use of marijuana has increased over the past 25 years, according to a new study from Denmark. In 1995, 2% of schizophrenia diagnoses in the country were associated with cannabis use disorder.…