The percentage of Americans who believe that “the use of marijuana should be legal,” remains at a record high, according to nationwide polling data reported today by Gallup. Sixty-eight percent of respondents endorse legalization — the same level of support reported by Gallup last year. That ties the highest percentage of support ever reported in a national … Continue reading Gallup Poll: Americans’ Support for Marijuana Legalization Holds at Record High
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State officials have sealed nearly 200,000 marijuana-related criminal convictions and are in the process of expunging several hundred thousand more, according to data provided by the New York State Office of Cannabis Management. According to an update provided by the agency at its most recent meeting: “Approximately 203,000 marijuana related charges are presently being suppressed from background searches … Continue reading New York: Officials Move to Vacate Over 400,000 Marijuana Convictions
The use of medical cannabis by older adults with a chronic pain condition is associated with improvements in their quality of life, according to data published in the journal Cannabis. Investigators with the University of Florida at Gainesville assessed the use of medical cannabis over a three-month period in a cohort of 46 middle-aged and older adults diagnosed … Continue reading Study: Medical Cannabis Improves Quality of Life in Older Adults with Chronic Pain
The nomenclature ‘indica’ and ‘sativa’ poorly capture genetic variations between cannabis plants, according to data published in the journal Nature Plants. A team of scientists from Canada and from the Netherlands analyzed the composition of 297 cannabis plant samples. Consistent with prior studies, they identified few genomic differences between samples explicitly labeled ‘indica’ or ‘sativa.’ “Our results demonstrate that the ‘sativa–indica’ scale currently used … Continue reading Analysis: Indica, Sativa Labels “Poorly” Reflect Variations Between Cannabis Plants
Patients with endometriosis report effectively managing their pain and other symptoms with cannabis, according to data published in the journal PLoS One. A team of Australian researchers assessed the self-reported efficacy of cannabis in a cohort of 252 Canadian subjects with endometriosis. Study participants self-administered legally obtained cannabis products at home and reported symptom changes in real time on a … Continue reading Study: Endometriosis Patients Report Successfully Managing Symptoms with Cannabis
The daily consumption of cannabinoid extracts is associated with tumor regression in an elderly patient with lung cancer, according to a case study published in the journal BMJ Case Reports. British investigators reported on the case of a woman in her 80s diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in her lungs. She refused conventional anti-cancer treatments but reported ingesting … Continue reading THC/CBD Administration Associated with Lung Tumor Regression
Patients with ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) report that cannabis mitigates symptoms of the disorder and reduces some of the adverse side effects associated with their prescription medications, according to survey data published in the Journal of Attention Disorders. A pair of investigators with Washington State University conducted an online survey involving 1,738 students with ADHD. They reported: “Participants with … Continue reading Survey: ADHD Patients Report Improvements Following Cannabis Consumption
Cannabis consumption is associated with lower rates of obesity among patients with hepatitis B, according to data published in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. A team of investigators affiliated with France’s National Institute of Health assessed the relationship between cannabis use and body weight in a cohort of 3,700 patients diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) … Continue reading Study: Cannabis Use Inversely Associated with Obesity in HBV Patients
A plurality of US adults desire to reside in a jurisdiction where “marijuana is fully legal.” In a survey of new movers compiled by the real estate brokerage firm Redfin, 46 percent of respondents said that they would either “prefer” to live in a jurisdiction where cannabis was legal or that they would “only” live in a … Continue reading Survey: A Plurality of Americans Prefer to Reside Where Cannabis Use is “Fully Legal”
State officials have sealed nearly 400,000 marijuana-related criminal records in recent months, according to data provided by the state’s Cannabis Oversight Commission. At the Commission’s most recent meeting, officials announced that regulators have moved to seal some 330,000 low-level marijuana possession convictions and another 64,000 misdemeanor distribution convictions. Regulators were tasked with reviewing and sealing past records when the … Continue reading Virginia: Officials Seal Nearly 400,000 Marijuana Convictions
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