Women are more likely than men to express a preference for edible medical cannabis products, and for products with explicit ratios of THC to CBD, according to survey data compiled by the healthcare technology company Veriheal. Researchers analyzed survey responses from a convenience sample of medical cannabis patients in the Veriheal database. Data was obtained from patients throughout … Continue reading Survey: Gender Influences Patients’ Cannabis Product Preferences
Over 90 percent of nausea patients who self-medicate with cannabis products report that it is effective at relieving their symptoms, according to data published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. A team of researchers affiliated with the University of New Mexico, College of Pharmacy assessed the effects of cannabis on nausea symptom intensity in 886 subjects over a … Continue reading Study: Cannabis Self-Administration Associated with Nausea Relief
A diminishing number of private sector employers are testing their workers for the use of controlled substances, according to survey data provided by US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Researchers reported that the percentage of private worksites engaged in drug screening fell by nearly half since 1996, the last time the agency probed the issue. In the latest … Continue reading Federal Report: Fewer Private Sector Employers Engaging in Drug Testing
Gun Owners of America (GOA) sent a letter to Sheriff Clinton J. Walters of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, regarding the Sheriff’s supplemental requirements for Pennsylvania License to Carry Firearm (LTCF) applications in the county. These include an unconstitutional selective prohibition on out-of-state applicants and requirement for law enforcement or county resident references. “GOA is always on the lookout … Continue reading GOA Pennsylvania Sends Letter to Bradford County Sheriff Regarding Unconstitutional LTCF Requirements
Patients with Tourette syndrome (TS) experience reductions in tic severity and improvements in their overall quality of life following cannabis treatment, according to trial results published in the journal Behavioral Neurology. Israeli researchers assessed the use of medical cannabis products in 15 patients with Tourette syndrome over a 12-week period. Subjects experienced, on average, a 38 percent reduction … Continue reading Study: Tourette Patients Respond Favorably to Cannabis
In a gambit to nationalize the health care market, President Biden and Congressional Democrats are working tirelessly to undermine Americans’ confidence in private health coverage, including employer-sponsored insurance, which over 155 million Americans rely on. In Case You Missed It via The Washington Times, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) pens an op-ed on … Continue reading Foxx Op-Ed: Denying patients and families the opportunity to make their own health care decisions is un-American
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) raised concerns about Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements’ possible conflicts of interest after a review of public records revealed her failure to disclose her spouse’s financial stake in the renewable energy … Continue reading Comer, Norman Express Concerns Over FERC Commissioner’s Failure to Disclose Financial Interests
Failed Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer seems to be taking campaign advice from her potential colleagues. Like the vulnerable Senate Democrats she hopes to serve with, Finkenauer also is finding loopholes to accept thousands from corporate donors despite touting that her campaign has not accepted “dime of corporate PAC money.” Abby Finkenauer might view Mark Kelly, Maggie Hassan, Catherine Cortez Masto, … Continue reading New Report: Abby Finkenauer Lies to Iowans About ‘No Corporate PAC’ Pledge
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley expressing concerns about the need for a Department of Defense strategy to meet short range air defense (SHORAD) … Continue reading Rogers, Smith Urge Defense Department To Replenish U.S. And Allied Stocks Of Stingers
In his opening statement at the U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing, Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said that Ukraine has been actively utilizing cryptocurrencies to do tremendous good. As of today, Ukraine has raised approximately $100 million in crypto to defend against Russia’s invasion, which has been used to purchase military equipment that is saving … Continue reading Toomey: Ukraine is Actively Utilizing Crypto to Save Lives