Brendan Bures

Portland plans to stop using marijuana tax revenue to fund police

June 12, 2020 at 5:55 p.m.

Police benefit from marijuana legalization in ways you probably don't expect. Research shows no longer enforcing marijuana policies allows cops to redirect their attention to solving more pressing crimes, including...

COVID-19's Impact On Cannabis Industry Proves National Legalization Is Near

Drug trial planned for synthetic cannabinoid coronavirus treatment

June 8, 2020 at 4:37 p.m.

A Philadelphia cannabis firm has joined the race to create a COVID-19 cure using cannabinoids. FSD Pharma, headquartered in Toronto, Canada, announced last week that the Food and Drug Administration...

Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania say marijuana legalization ‘inevitable’ post-pandemic

May 27, 2020 at 2:45 a.m.

Though Republicans in Pennsylvania long opposed recreational marijuana, lawmakers have come around in order to fix sizable budget deficits. The Tri-State area is among the U.S. regions most ravaged by...

Are marijuana stocks on the rise once again?

May 20, 2020 at 4:20 p.m.

Marijuana stocks did not have a good 2019. The global cannabis stock index has steadily declined since last March. Companies have experienced significant layoffs in 2020, which was only worsened...

Researchers say this is the optimal age for using marijuana

May 18, 2020 at 7:50 p.m.

Determining the legal age to allow consumption of various vices is a matter that's hardly ever agreed upon. Late last year, Donald Trump signed a bill raising the age of...

New coronavirus relief bill includes marijuana banking legislation

May 13, 2020 at 7:57 p.m.

The House included marijuana business relief in the latest coronavirus aid bill, but advocates question if lawmakers went far enough. Business is hurting due to the coronavirus pandemic, and that...

San Francisco gives free marijuana and alcohol to homeless

May 11, 2020 at 10:05 p.m.

A small subset of city-housed homeless have received alcohol, marijuana, and methadone to treat their addictions amid coronavirus quarantines. To prevent transmission of the coronavirus and alleviate stress on vulnerable...

Some states like Arizona, Florida and Massachusetts have seen a surge in medical marijuana applications and sales amid COVID-19.

Medical marijuana is booming amid the coronavirus pandemic

April 27, 2020 at 6:15 p.m.

Residents in legal states are using cannabis for medical needs such as anxiety, pain relief, and sleep disorders. There was an initial rush to stockpile legal recreational cannabis when the...

Dispensaries in Alberta and British Columbia typically carry around 6 weeks of inventory in stores. By the end of last week, those same stores had just over 3 weeks of supply left.

Canadians are panic-buying marijuana — could coronavirus cause another shortage?

March 24, 2020 at 9:27 p.m.

Inventory at Canadian cannabis stores are lower than ever due to increased sales, but officials maintain supply is stable. Marijuana sales hit an unprecedented bump last week, as American consumers...

NORML gives marijuana consumption safety guidelines during coronavirus outbreak

March 24, 2020 at 9:26 p.m.

Marijuana users should participate in online happy hour sessions and routinely clean their smoking devices, recommends NORML. As Americans slowly adopt social distancing parameters into their daily life, some have...

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