A South Dakota House committee has amended a controversial cannabidiol (CBD) bill to exclude language that would have given the pharmaceutical company GW Pharma a temporary de facto monopoly of the state’s CBD market. Senate Bill 95 passed the South… Read More ›
It is time to bust the myths Sabet has been perpetuating. By Sunil Kumar Aggarwal / AlterNet Kevin Abraham Sabet-Sharghi, Ph.D., aka Kevin Sabet, has been a headline-grabbing right-winger ever since his U.C. Berkeley days—where he did not study science… Read More ›
You’ve probably heard about the New Zealand study showing that early pot smokers have lower IQs. When you hear claims about a 6-8 point drop in IQ for people who use cannabis during their teen years, this is generally the study… Read More ›
I’ve been watching all the frenzy about a report that came out last week on Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) saying that they’ve discovered some new mystery disease in legal marijuana states. Oh, the humanity! What is Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome? Leafly explains… Read More ›
At the Marijuana for Medical Professionals Conference in Denver, Teri Robnett spoke to a group of doctors, researchers, and others about her experience using cannabis to manage her fibromyalgia. Watch and listen to her moving account and the advice she… Read More ›
A recent study, as discussed in a Westword article, really pissed me off. It’s just another way to demonize parents who consume marijuana, painting them as bad parents for “exposing” their kids to THC. A statement by Dr. Wilson about the… Read More ›
During the big battles over Colorado’s DUI for THC law, I cautioned many who showed up to testify not to say they drive better when they’re high. Even if it was true, it wouldn’t score us any points. In fact, law… Read More ›
What’s the latest and greatest treatment for chronic migraines? Botulinum toxin. Botox. How effective is this treatment? Not much better than nothing at all. Botox may give patients just 2 more migraine-free days a month than placebo. But that was… Read More ›
Back in June, Cannabis Patients Alliance and the Drug Policy Alliance sent a joint letter to the Colorado Retail Marijuana Public Health Advisory Committee (RMPHAC) regarding how they were reviewing and evaluating marijuana research. We finally received a response, and it… Read More ›
Cannabis Patients Alliance is petitioning the Colorado Board of Health to demand that the federal government allow Colorado-grown cannabis to be used for research. Last December, the Board of Health agreed to fund research into the benefits and efficacy of… Read More ›
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