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Potency limits, dedicating tax revenue for special education, public health research and advertising restrictions will become part of the conversation Wednesday when the House considers a bill to reorient legal marijuana oversight in Massachusetts. Representatives filed 45 amendments to a bill that over the last week cleared the House side of the Cannabis Policy Committee and the…
Newswise — (Philadelphia, PA)–The results of a new study suggest patients with chronic pain are turning to medical cannabis to find relief and are also breaking free from traditional painkillers without sacrificing mental sharpness. Published this week in Cureus, the research reveals how patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain are using medical cannabis, the benefits they…
Newswise — Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) can help rewire the brain’s response to natural healthy pleasure, leading to improved mood, greater attention to positive experiences and reduced opioid cravings. The findings, published on April 30, 2025 in the Journal of the American Medical Association…
Newswise — Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that individuals with colon cancer and a documented history of high cannabis use were more than 20 times more likely to die within five years of diagnosis compared to those without such a history. “This study adds to a growing…
Newswise — Treatment for chronic pain still relies heavily on opioids. While effective, they are highly addictive and potentially deadly if misused. In the quest to develop a safe, effective alternative to opioids, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Stanford University have developed a compound that mimics a natural molecule found…
Products advertised as containing synthetically derived Delta-8 THC are offered for sale at a smoke shop in north Seattle on Feb. 25, 2022. AP file A loophole in regulations that legalized hemp production in 2018 has opened a path for gas stations and smoke shops to sell an unregulated hemp-derived intoxicant, Delta-8 THC, packaged to…
Christian Glass. (Family photo provided by Rathod Mohamedbhai law firm) Jurors on Thursday found a former Clear Creek County sheriff’s deputy guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the 2022 killing of Christian Glass. Andrew Buen could face up to three years in prison on the homicide conviction — much less than the decades behind bars…
The Cannabis Control Commission is warning marijuana consumers to avoid the Slap N Tickle. According to the CCC, tests have shown that some products sold through the second half of last year were “potentially contaminated” with “yeast and mold and coliforms above acceptable limits.” “The Commission has taken steps to prevent further sales of the…
An email obtained by The Times shows that one committee leader, Representative Sharon Wylie, a supporter of the industry, shared a draft of the bill with a cannabis lobbyist. “Thank you for being open to the compromise approach,” she wrote. In an interview, Ms. Wylie said that “the jury’s still out” on the potential harms…
Barrie Miskin was newly pregnant when she noticed her appearance was changing. Dark patches bloomed on her skin like watercolor ink. A “thicket” of hairs sprouted on her upper lip and chin. The outside world was changing, too: In her neighborhood of Astoria, Queens, bright lights enveloped objects in a halo, blurring her vision. Co-workers…
