Wine & Weed Symposium Offers Pot of Gold Bud break is taking on a whole new meaning in California, where voters legalized
the recreational use of cannabis in November.
Legalization in Canada will allow
recreational use of cannabis, just like with alcohol.
«Adult use» is the marijuana industry's preferred euphemism for legal
recreational use of cannabis, weed, pot — call it what you like.
Not exact matches
The visible failure
of the war on drugs, combined with a generational tipping point in attitudes, has poll after poll showing a majority
of adults favouring the legalization or at least decriminalization
of recreational cannabis use.
(To qualify to «Spend Christmas Vacation With Ron Paul,» applicants had to fill out an online questionnaire agreeing or disagreeing with statements like «after a complete audit
of the Federal Reserve, the Fed should be abolished,» and «
cannabis should be legalized for
recreational use.»)
Aside from technology, the company is also expected to benefit from a contract it landed with the Ontario government, which said earlier this week that it would
use Shopify's e-commerce platform for
cannabis sales online and in stores as part
of its plan to be the province's sole distributor
of legal
recreational marijuana.
Marijuana is illegal under federal law, but so far eight states and the District
of Columbia have legalized the drug for
recreational use, while 28 states in total have legalized medical
cannabis.
Though marijuana is growing ever more popular throughout the U.S. as several states have legalized medicinal and
recreational use of the drug, the tight restrictions on growing and selling
cannabis products has been a barrier for entrepreneurs looking to enter the market.
Now, after the passing
of Proposition 64 that legalized
recreational use of marijuana, the state may seen a «green rush,» where investors try to take advantage
of a nascent
cannabis industry soon to...
** Canada's No. 2 marijuana producer Aurora
Cannabis Inc has agreed to buy smaller rival CanniMed Therapeutics Inc for C$ 1.1 billion ($ 852 million) as companies jostle to benefit from the country's legalization
of recreational marijuana
use later this year.
After my trip to San Francisco, an important rallying point for the 1960s counterculture movement, it only seems fitting that I traveled to Colorado, one
of the first states to legalize
cannabis for
recreational use.
Twenty - nine states, the District
of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico now allow medical
cannabis, with eight states plus D.C. permitting legal
use of recreational weed and Canada on track to do so next year.
Legalize Hemp Farming and then tax ad regulate
recreational marijuana
use while finally, «freely» give medicinal
cannabis to those in dire needs
of cannabis's medicinal qualities while charging the «least» needy a fair rate...
The appeal
of a non-smoking approach to
cannabis medical treatments or
recreational use has fueled the rise
of the infused edibles market.
And though the state
of Colorado has benefited in many ways from the legalization
of recreational cannabis use, it has also seen a worrisome spike in traffic fatalities.
A review ordered by Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, and due to be published before Christmas, is expected to suggest Britain could benefit from emulating two American states where the
use of recreational cannabis is legal.
With states rapidly legalizing
cannabis for medicinal and
recreational use, physicians will be increasingly pressed to counsel patients on their frequency
of use and dosage, as well as associated risks.
Days after voters in the US state
of Ohio rejected a proposal to legalise
cannabis for
recreational use, Mexico has ruled that smoking pot is a fundamental human right.
Consensus about the uncommon and possibly feral
Cannabis species is that it's
of little value for
recreational or medical
use.
Two synthetic cannabinoids — compounds that act on specific receptors in the brain — have been approved for medical
use in the U.S., both
of which mimic a form
of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the compound responsible for the «high»
of recreational cannabis use.
He and Wilens also note that decisions regarding medical
cannabis use need to weigh the likely benefits against the known risks, which — based on the results
of studies in
recreational cannabis users — are probably even greater for children and adolescents.
The regulated cultivation and trade
of cannabis for
recreational use is permissible on the basis
of states» positive human rights obligations.
The
cannabis policy community, however, is advocating for quite the opposite — legal
recreational use of marijuana.
The
cannabis community has another thing going for it: the fact that the legalization
of recreational marijuana was preceded by legalizing the drug for medical
use.
In their research Van Kempen and Fedorova concluded that the U.N. Drugs Conventions as such do not allow for the regulated legislation
of the cultivation and trade
of cannabis for
recreational use.
Some researchers believe that smoking cigarettes and taking
recreational drugs like LSD, ecstasy and
cannabis, may elevate a user's risk
of mental illnesses, including schizophrenia — although it can be difficult to assess whether drug
use is a cause or effect.
With recent legalization
of recreational marijuana in Washington and Colorado — and many more states allowing medicinal
use — Craft said there is greater burden on researchers to understand the effects
of cannabis and ferret out differences between males and females.
Cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1) is the principal target
of Δ9 - tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a psychoactive chemical from
Cannabis sativa with a wide range
of therapeutic applications and a long history
of recreational use.
The effects
of cannabinoids on consciousness are not well understood, but are well known, and underlie
recreational cannabis use.
Definitely not gonna fix the root cause but I've had some people too that are in California, other states where they can even get
recreational cannabis and I tell people go for it if they asked me because if they're doing a tincture or they're doing a spray or sublingual, they're not having to smoke, they're not having to
use a vaporizer if they just don't want to get the high, there's — there's tons
of different options where you can do a high CBD.
Morgan Glenn, co-owner
of Eugene's Flowr
of LifeJust weeks before the state
of Oregon legalized
cannabis for
recreational use, the documentary filmmaker Francesco Bussalai visited... Continue reading →
Marijuana is a preparation made from varieties
of Cannabis sativa L. that are intended for medical and
recreational drug
use.
The rules are, for now at least, directed at «legitimate edible
cannabis treats at medical marijuana dispensaries,» but NBC Bay Area notes that «if California voters pass Proposition 19, the Tax Cannabis Act that would effectively decriminalize the recreational use of the drug, you can expect similar regulations to apply to entrepreneurs looking to bake goods that will get you baked
cannabis treats at medical marijuana dispensaries,» but NBC Bay Area notes that «if California voters pass Proposition 19, the Tax
Cannabis Act that would effectively decriminalize the recreational use of the drug, you can expect similar regulations to apply to entrepreneurs looking to bake goods that will get you baked
Cannabis Act that would effectively decriminalize the
recreational use of the drug, you can expect similar regulations to apply to entrepreneurs looking to bake goods that will get you baked.»
The federal
Cannabis Act will decriminalize the
recreational use of marijuana.
The federal government recently introduced Bill C - 45, the
Cannabis Act, which governs the
use and sale
of marijuana for
recreational use, as well as its partner, Bill C - 46, which proposes an overhaul
of the country's impaired driving laws.
On the municipal level, the Toronto Board
of Health has adopted a report which included a request to the federal government to immediately decriminalize the possession
of recreational cannabis for personal
use until legislation to legalize and regulate
cannabis comes into force.
Protecting strains
of cannabis is not a new issue in and
of itself since medical
use of marijuana has been legal for several years, but now «it's coming to the forefront
of peoples» mind because
of the reach and the breadth it's going to expand to once it's been legalized for
recreational use,» Curcio explains.
The Ontario government announced that it would introduce legislation to govern the lawful
use and retail sale
of «
recreational cannabis.»
The proposed changes come on the eve
of the government's legalization
of recreational cannabis use, and they include new «legal limit» drug offences, as well as mandatory alcohol screening.
The Ontario government has inked a deal to
use Shopify Inc.'s e-commerce platform for
cannabis sales online and in stores as part of its plan to be the province's sole distributor of legal recreational marijuana.The Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation (OCRC), a subsidiary of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, will use the Ottawa - based com
cannabis sales online and in stores as part
of its plan to be the province's sole distributor
of legal
recreational marijuana.The Ontario
Cannabis Retail Corporation (OCRC), a subsidiary of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, will use the Ottawa - based com
Cannabis Retail Corporation (OCRC), a subsidiary
of the Liquor Control Board
of Ontario, will
use the Ottawa - based company's o
Recreational and medical
use of marijuana are completely legal in Nevada, and while the state does have a few restrictions on where and how
cannabis consumption devices can be sold, there are no regulations that prevent weed - tech startups from peddling their wares at trade shows.
Seven states so far have legalized
cannabis for
recreational use and medical marijuana is legal in 21 other states, but federally - funded banks can not serve the needs
of cannabis - related businesses, because it is still an illegal drug under federal law.