Residents of Washington D.C. might just be some of the luckiest people in America. A cannabis activist group called DC Marijuana Justice (DCMJ) is offering a free bag of weed to those who receive the COVID vaccine. The giveaway is called Joints for Jabs, and will work to coincide with vaccine clinics that should be […]
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Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the NBA enacted a temporary policy to end cannabis testing among players during the 2020-2021 season. This past week the league’s commissioner, Adam Silver, said the temporary ban may become permanent. Will the NBA stop testing for cannabis among players? Silver told NBS’s Today Show, “We decided that, given all the […]
It should come as no surprise that alcohol sales have risen during the pandemic. Since many people are feeling stressed out, anxious, and bored, drinking alcohol is a common way to let loose and unwind. However, you might be surprised to learn that these days more people are replacing alcohol with weed. How many people […]
A recent study has shown that fabric made from hemp can be naturally resistant to bacteria and even kill strains of staph on its surface. In 2006, nearly 2 million Americans were infected each year during hospital stays, and almost 90,000 of them died as a result of the infection. Nearly 70 percent of the […]
Rapper Jay-Z hasn’t stepped out of the spotlight just yet. The Grammy Award-winning billionaire has his hands in everything from music to writing, and now he has embarked on a new endeavor. 50 year old Jay-Z has launched a new cannabis brand. Jay-Z’s new cannabis company is called Monogram. It launched on Friday, together with […]
If marijuana made legal in Texas, it would generate billions of dollars in tax revenue and create thousands of jobs, according to a new economic analysis. Texas has been resistance to change their policy on cannabis, but the new statistics from Vicente Sederberg LLP makes it quite tempting. The study finds that legal cannabis sales […]
A new study has shown that CBD appears to reduce the ‘cytokine storm’ that damages the lungs and kills many people who are infected from COVID-19. This is because it enables an increase of a natural peptide called apelin, which is known to reduce inflammation. The study was done by researchers at Dental College of […]
New Zealand’s citizens will be participating in a historic vote to legalize cannabis this weekend. It’s is the first country to put the legalization of recreational cannabis use to popular vote. New Zealand’s reform would allow its citizens over 20 years old to buy up to 14 grams of cannabis per day. The vote is […]
Mexico is on track to becoming the world’s largest legal cannabis market. Some advocates say that the legalization of marijuana will reduce the cartel-related violence in the country. However, security experts claim that this is far from reality as marijuana still plays a major role in the Mexican drug trade. It is estimated that around […]
For the first time ever, the French government is planning on giving away free cannabis to their citizens. This is because in 2021, France will begin a medical marijuana experiment that involves giving away free cannabis. A week ago, the French government published a decree that officially announced the experiment. Patients and cannabis enthusiasts were […]