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We were going to ignore this . . . but just couldn’t. Cannabis and sex. Read More »
Getting what you need
Americans for Safe Access have put out a U.S. travel guide for medical cannabis patients so they have access to safe and legal cannabis.
“There are currently 47 states and four territories with some form of a medical cannabis law, but the rights and privileges they extend to medical cannabis patients vary among them. As a result, patients who travel for personal or employment reasons can find themselves unsure as to how to access medical cannabis in an unfamiliar place.” More »
Thinking outside the box
States with marijuana dispensaries flush with cash are exploring banking workarounds using credit unions, digital currencies, and payment apps. More »
We got this
An interesting Q and A with Natalie Riggins, program manager for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment MMJ Registry, who discusses implementation of new legislation on medical marijuana.
Related: Doctors can recommend cannabis in place of opioids Read »
Cannabis love connection
When cannabis is featured as the way two people met, fell in love and got married in the Vows section of The New York Times, you know things have changed.
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NIMBYers take note
The impacts of regulated retail dispensaries is associated with a decrease in local criminal activity, according to a new study in Regional Science and Urban Economics. The study was conducted in Denver.
“Overall, our results suggest that dispensaries cause an overall reduction in crime in neighborhoods, with no evidence of spillovers to surrounding neighborhoods. … Our results are consistent with theories that predict that marijuana legalization will displace illicit criminal organizations and decrease crime through changes in security behaviors or substitution toward more harmful substances. … Lastly, there is no evidence that increased marijuana use itself results in additional crime.”
CBD and Parkinson’s
CU Anschutz researchers jumped through seemingly endless government hoops to study CBD and Parkinson’s. What they found is that participants reported they felt less irritable and that they were sleeping better. They even saw that some of their motor symptoms, including stiffness and slowness, improved.
The researchers are helping others navigate the red tape to do more studies.
File under “trust, but verify”
President Trump said last week that his administration is allowing states to set their own marijuana policies.
“We’re going to see what’s going on. It’s a very big subject and right now we are allowing states to make that decision,” Trump said. “A lot of states are making that decision, but we’re allowing states to make that decision.”
Streamlining Denver
City regulators are streamlining the application and inspection processes for marijuana license transfer of ownership. Information »
Bloomberg looks at how states are working to create solutions to take tax payments from marijuana businesses.
