Deschutes County’s New Cannabis Rules Will Have a Drastic Impact on the Industry

Deschutes County’s long-awaited reassessment of its marijuana rules could have a drastic impact on the cannabis industry in that area. County commissioners are considering a 75 percent cutback on land already in use for marijuana cultivation, as well asother stringent measures that will have massively negative implications for industry players in this central Oregon County. Antagonists versus protagonists As is to be expected, the hearings focused on the antagonists versus the protagonists. Anti-pot residents opposed marijuana businessmen who voiced their concerns about being inadequately represented in the decision-making processes. The…

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Employers have to walk a tightrope when evaluating Federal versus State medical marijuana laws

Employers walk a legal tightrope when confronted with candidates for job vacancies who test positive for marijuana. Their dilemma has been created by the federal government’s anti-weed stance and the contradictory regulations that have been introduced by state governments which have legalized pot. Employers are therefore faced with a Catch 22 situation when wanting to appoint a qualified candidate who screens positive when undergoing a drug test. Currently, there are 29 states (and the District of Columbia) that have legalized medical marijuana but others, like Pennsylvania, are only now beginning…

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Does using Aluminum and Plastic Foil Pipes and Bowls Pose Health Threat?

Stoners are known to be one of the most creative groups of people. Their innovativeness, craftiness, and desperation drive them invent the sickest of smoking ideas. Some have come up with homemade bongs and pipes made out of aluminum foil or plastic. We are going to discuss the impact on human health of using smoking apparatus made of the two materials. Plastic Whether you look at it from a personal health or environmental perspective, burning plastics is equally dangerous and highly discouraged. From an environmentalist’s point of view, when you…

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