Tag: medical marijuana

Is Marijuana Linked to Death from High Blood Pressure?

Anne Fred

The public are becoming increasingly aware of all of the benefits of marijuana. It has been successfully linked to the treatment of multiple conditions, as well as the obvious and self-explanatory advantages – relaxation, pain management, stress relief and increased appetite. Most consider that marijuana is completely 100% safe and that with marijuana legalization all medical issues are going to vanish. However, there are reported downsides and recent studies have suggested issues with the use of medical marijuana. Marijuana and High Blood Pressure A new study has revealed that use…

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Utah Launches Medical Cannabis Signature Drive

Anne Fred

Utah may well be on course to become the 29th State to legalize medical marijuana. Medical marijuana advocates plan to launch a signature drive to put medical marijuana on the Nov 2018 ballot. 113,143 signatures are needed to qualify for the ballot. The proposed imitative would allow qualifying patients to access medical marijuana. Recreational marijuana would still be illegal, and it would also not be permissible for medical marijuana patients to grow their own medical marijuana at home. Patients would need to get a doctor’s cert in order to obtain…

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Medical marijuana’s legal, but schools fear crackdown if students use

Anne Fred

Florida has a very complex set of rules when it comes to marijuana legalization. And some might argue that the rules and requirements laid down in Florida are far more stringent than in other states. An example of this is that in Florida, while medical marijuana is legal, patients are not permitted to cultivate their own crop. This might seem somewhat counterintuitive. But patients have to go to medical dispensaries to get their supply of medical marijuana, and these dispensaries only work with select approved companies. The whole process of…

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Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Could Be Boon for Oceanside Farmers

Anne Fred

With the onslaught of cannabis legalization across the USA, many farmers are turning towards cannabis cultivation. It makes sense on many levels. For one thing, cannabis is a huge industry and there are going to be many millionaires made from the industry. Farmers have the land and the tools to create the crop in abundance. They have the existing infrastructure and they have the expertise. Who better to cultivate cannabis than famers whose job it is to grow plants anyway? A Change for the Better In the City of Oceanside,…

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Shutting Down Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Raises Crime Rates

Anne Fred
Shutting Down Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Raises Crime Rates

A recent study has demonstrated that the closure of medical marijuana dispensaries actually results in a rise in crime rates. What’s more, the rise in crime is both immediate and proximate. Crime levels went up in the immediate aftermath of the closure of medical marijuana dispensaries. This is an important finding in the wake on ongoing marijuana legalization and goes contrary to popular belief that there is an association between marijuana and crime. The myth that marijuana leads to an increase in crime is being revealed as no more than…

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Total Marijuana Demand Tops Ice Cream In US

Anne Fred

In California, it is estimated that marijuana sales will top $5 Billion in the US. California is set to have the highest marijuana consumption in the USA, easily topping Colorado and Washington, where sales were roughly $1 Billion each last year. It is no secret that marijuana demand is going to be huge, and that increased numbers of cannabis users will be reported with the ease of use that comes with marijuana legalization. Total Marijuana Demand Beats Ice Cream To put the marijuana craze into perspective, marijuana is set to…

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10 things to know about Legal Pot

Anne Fred

Medicinal marijuana is now legal in over 29 states. Recreational marijuana is legal in 8. Five years ago, recreational marijuana was illegal all over the USA. There is much confusion in terms of where legal pot can be obtained from and who is entitled to medical marijuana. Recreational marijuana is a different grade than medicinal marijuana, and marijuana companies are still coming to terms with state and federal rules and requirements. The following are ten things to know about legal pot. Item One It is illegal to smoke and drive.…

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