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Three people in Illinois have died and over 100 have experienced severe bleeding after using synthetic marijuana possibly laced with rat poison. Authorities are urging against consumption of “fake pot.” Two men in their 20s and one in his 40s died after smoking the laced pot. The identities of the victims have not been released. […]
Can legalizing marijuana fight the problem of opioid addiction and fatal overdoses? Two new studies in the debate suggest it may.
The federal government today released the results of its public consultation on the legalization of pot and revealed its proposals for how the product will be packaged and regulated.
With the legalization of recreational cannabis use just months away, the federal government is “stepping a little into the dark,” according to the scientist who helped create pot use guidelines for Canada.
A new guideline for medical marijuana, developed by Edmonton researchers, warns physicians that the risks may outweigh the benefits for the vast majority of patients.
Marijuana users’ self-proclaimed holiday is linked with a slight increase in fatal U.S. car crashes, an analysis of 25 years of data found.
Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a non-psychoactive component of cannabis. CBD won’t get you high; THC is the component of cannabis responsible for that. Products made with CBD extract are becoming increasingly popular, but because of limited research, it remains unclear what most of them do. Only two CBD-containing medicines have been studied extensively, and neither […]
The B.C. government has begun filling in the details surrounding its plans for regulating and selling non-medical marijuana.
A group representing the country’s doctors says designing marijuana packaging should be left to federal officials and public health experts, not cannabis producers and distributors.
AP Photo/Richard Vogel San Francisco plans to expunge thousands of marijuana convictions now that the drug is fully legal in California. Anyone with a misdemeanor marijuana conviction will have their record wiped clean. The city will also review nearly 5,000 felony cases for possible action. Californians voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use in 2016. […]
