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Here’s the complete list of where Pennsylvania’s 52 medical marijuana dispensaries will be
We now know where Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana dispensaries will be. 27 companies will run 52 sites, with four in Philadelphia and three in Pittsburgh. -
Workers’ comp insurance firm drops all 7 of Hawaii’s medical marijuana dispensaries over fear of feds
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Oregon Rep. Blumenauer disputes report that medical marijuana state protection amendment got nixed
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D -OR) disputed a claim by Smart Approaches to Marijuana that an amendment bearing his name was eliminated from a funding bill.Source: Oregon Rep. Blumenauer disputes report that medical marijuana state protection amendment got nixed
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The country’s next medical marijuana hotbed could be… Texarkana?
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Changes coming for New York’s medical marijuana program
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What’s going to happen to legal weed in the Massachusetts legislature?
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Sessions isn’t making America safer. He might be making it more dangerous
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Bay Area airport screeners accepted bribes to let through coke and weed
Seven Bay Area TSA airport screeners face charges of receiving bribes and turning a blind eye as cocaine and marijuana went through their X-ray machines.Source: Bay Area airport screeners accepted bribes to let through coke and weed
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In Massachusetts, small group working behind closed doors to reach cannabis compromise
A six-member Massachusetts House and Senate conference committee has begun work behind closed doors trying to hammer out a compromise bill making changes to the recreational marijuana law.Source: In Massachusetts, small group working behind closed doors to reach cannabis compromise
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Thin, Fit and Active? Now That’s More Like It
Science continues to shred the stereotype of marijuana users as lazy, fat couch potatoes. Thanks to some new research at Oregon Health and Science University, we now know that “heavy users of cannabis have a lower mean BMI compared to that of never users.”
Even better: The study also proved that those who consume marijuana regularly are more physically active than those that use it sporadically or not at all.
So, if you consume cannabis consistently, you can count yourself in a healthier population than those who don’t.
See the details.