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
U.S. Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) is asking Sarah Bloom Raskin, President Biden’s nominee for Vice Chair for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Fed), for more details on how she helped a small financial technology (fintech) company obtain unusual access to the Fed’s payment system. For seven years, Ms. … Continue reading Biden nominee gave obscure company unprecedented access to Federal Reserve payment system
As music fans flock to Memphis for its blues, soul, and rock ‘n’ roll, women seeking abortions come in large numbers to terminate their pregnancies at Planned Parenthood’s mega-facility. As part of the Marian Blue Wave prayer initiative, pro-life advocates will be praying for these women and the state of Tennessee throughout the month of February 2022. … Continue reading In February 2022 Memphis Planned Parenthood Is Focus of National Prayer
Last week, the mainstream media finally caught up to what the NRSC has been telling the world for a year. Chuck Schumer’s failed leadership as Majority Leader is due to his every move being aimed at avoiding a primary challenge from Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Now, Democrat Senators in Schumer’s own caucus are whispering the same thing to reporters: One … Continue reading Schumer v. AOC: Dem Senators Begin to Whisper
The nation’s “most vulnerable Democratic senator” is looking more and more vulnerable by the day. As she pushes an extreme, progressive agenda, Catherine Cortez Masto is bleeding support among young, liberal voters and inspiring Nevadans to register as Republicans. Tracking voter registration numbers, the Nevada Independent’s Jon Ralston declares, “every trend favors the GOP” in the 2022 midterms … Continue reading In Nevada, “Every Trend Favors the GOP”
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
Remmington Duk, who recently worked as a mechanic at the Robert Basil Buick GMC dealership in Orchard Park, has filed federal charges against the International Association of Mechanics (IAM) Lodge 447 union and the dealership. Duk’s charges say that IAM agents illegally threatened to have him fired in October 2021 because he exercised his right … Continue reading Federal Charge: IAM Union Bosses Illegally Demanded Mechanic Join Union, Caused Firing When He Refused Unlawful Demand
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
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