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The cannabis industry received support from one of Congress’s strongest supporters on the “war on drugs.”On Monday, Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer signed on as a co-sponsor of the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States Act of 2015. The legislation (known as the CARERS Act) would effectively end the federal…

Governor Chris Christie is one of the loudest voices against marijuana and he is doing whatever it takes to stay in the top 10 potential republican candidates for the 2016 presidential election. During a town hall meeting in New Hampshire, Christie said if he would overturn legal marijuana laws in…

Over the last two years, there have been a number of reports released which discuss the medical benefits of cannabidiol (CBD), which is non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in the cannabis plant. Researchers have identified at least 85 active cannabinoids in cannabis and CBD accounts for up to 40% of the plant's…

Painkillers have become a serious issue in the United States. During the past 15 years, America has seen a tremendous growth in both the sales of prescription opiates and the number of people who die each year from abusing them. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), painkillers accounted…

The Israeli cannabis research and development efforts are unmatched by any other country. Researchers at Tel Aviv University conducted a study on rats with mid-femoral fractures and were able to determine that cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychotropic component of cannabis, can help heal bone fractures.Dr. Yankel Gabet, of the Bone Research…

The history of cannabis dates back thousands of years. Archaeologists found cannabis seeds inside Siberian burial mounds from 3000 B.C. Thousands of years ago, the Chinese used cannabis as a medicine. Cannabis had found its way to Colonial America as well. George Washington grew hemp at his house on Mount…

Last week, the New Jersey state Health Department issued a permit for the fifth medical marijuana dispensary to begin to grow marijuana in the stateCompassionate Sciences, Inc. built a dispensary and an indoor cultivation facility in Bellmawr, New Jersey. The company will need to submit its cannabis for testing and…

On Monday, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed two pro-marijuana bills and changed the landscape on the state’s cannabis industry. One of the bills sets up a framework for dispensing medical marijuana. The other bill reforms the criminal penalties associated with marijuana possession.In April, Governor Jindal stated that he is open…

On Tuesday, Heather Alfonso pled guilty in United States District Court in Hartford to having received $83,000 in kickbacks from Insys Therapeutics (INSY) during January 2013 through March 2015. Alfonso said the money influenced her prescribing a particular drug, according to the United States Attorney's Office in Hartford, Connecticut.Although Insys…

The legal marijuana industry in Colorado continues to show record breaking growth every month this year. Colorado generated $700 million in revenue from marijuana ($385.9 million from medical and $313.2 million from recreational) during 2014. Those numbers, however, will be nothing compared to what the state generates during 2015.Triple digit…