Sen. Jim Dabakis says at least one Utah lawmaker should try marijuana before voting on medical cannabis. So he filmed himself sampling an edible. October 24, 2018 AggregatedNews Utah 0 Comments State Sen. Jim Dabakis spent more than a minute wrestling with his childproof pouch of marijuana-infused gummies before it would open and release its scent — tangerine. Picking one of the gelatin blobs out of the $30 bag, he nibbled… Read More→
Salt Lake City Radio Station Pulls Anti-Marijuana Ads After Complaints September 6, 2018 AggregatedNews Utah 0 Comments At least one Salt Lake City-area radio station has stopped airing an advertisement opposing Utah’s Proposition 2 after complaints that the spot included false and misleading statements about medical marijuana. Kayvon Motiee, president of Broadway Media, said the ad by… Read More→
Mormon Church Opposes Utah Medical Marijuana Initiative But Open To Medical Use With Doctor Supervision August 24, 2018 AggregatedNews Utah 0 Comments The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints formally joined the opposition to Utah’s medical marijuana initiative Thursday, adding a powerful voice to a list of opponents that also included dozens of other groups and public figures. But Elder Jack N.… Read More→
University of Utah Launches $740k Marijuana Research Program April 27, 2018 AggregatedNews Science and Technology 0 Comments University of Utah researchers are about to start a $740,000 research project examining precisely how compounds in marijuana affect the human brain. The two-year study will use brain-imaging technology to track how the psychoactive compounds and other components of the… Read More→
New Poll Shows over 75 Percent of Utahns Support Medical Marijuana Ballot Initiative July 31, 2017 AggregatedNews Utah 0 Comments Amanda Ellis-Graham's multiple sclerosis was once so bad she could barely hold a pencil. She suffered from vision and hearing problems. Walking was nearly impossible because of terrible vertigo. Numbness and a sensation of pins and needles slowly spread through… Read More→