35 per cent of Americans say legal weed is why they moved to their current state – London Free Press

Currently, cannabis is legal for recreational use in 18 states and the District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam. Respondents in legal states also expressed worry about the potential uptick of people driving under the influence and cannabis being consumed by pets and children. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an […]

Snoop Dogg thinks athletes should opt for weed over opioids | London Free Press

During an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Snoop Dogg said that sports leagues should stop testing players for marijuana use. The issue of cannabis use among athletes has been heavily discussed over the past few months, stemming from Sha’Carri Richardson’s suspension from the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for cannabis use. Interviewed by sports commentator […]

OPP charge four people after raid on Dufferin County cannabis grow | London Free Press

Four arrests have been made in connection with the operation, which was located on a property in East Garafraxa, a rural township in Dufferin County, according to Global News. Six people were arrested and charged with cultivating cannabis in a place other than their home, and possession of cannabis for the purpose of distribution, respectively. […]

Researchers not yet ready to say whether or not cannabis affects brain development in …

Increased accessibility and legalization of cannabis in the U.S. “The limited, potentially underpowered evidence does not support the hypothesis that cannabis use has a deleterious impact on neuropsychological tasks in transitional age youth with ADHD,” the abstract states. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your […]

Mississauga opts out of legal cannabis retail again, much to mayor’s disappointment

Mississauga first opted out of allowing licensed cannabis stores in the city in 2018, when recreational weed was federally legalized. The City of Mississauga may decide to opt in in the future however in the meantime; we will continue to consult and engage with our community,” the mayor added. We have enabled email notifications—you will […]

Cannabis vaping more than doubles among US high school seniors

Although the percentages of students involved were small, the increase was significant. Investigators from the Grossman School of Medicine looked at data from Monitoring the Future Study, a nationally representative survey of high school seniors in the U.S. More frequent cannabis vaping was detected in most sub-groups of high school seniors, but was particularly elevated […]

Turning off the tap: California county hopes to dry up illegal cannabis grows by limiting water supply

The change is meant to answer the growing number of illegal weed farms in the county, which is in the northernmost part of the state and shares a border with Oregon, particularly when three-quarters of California is currently experiencing extreme drought. According to a Press Democrat article back in 2014, researchers have estimated each marijuana […]

Does culture influence how often countries use behavioural strategies to combat cannabis …

In essence, cannabis PBS are behaviours used before, during, after, and/or instead of cannabis use to reduce consumption, intoxication and related harms, explains the study published online in pre-proof on Apr. and Spain samples reported the most frequent use of cannabis PBS and the Netherlands sample reported the least. Researchers point out that although not […]

Canadian cannabis sales fall for second consecutive month, but still grow by 74 per cent year-over …

In December of last year, Canadians purchased nearly $300 million worth of cannabis. The lone province that didn’t experience a reduction in sales in February, and, in fact, saw a slight increase, was Ontario. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an […]