The way Christian Sederberg sees it, the combination of weed and booze is a “magical cocktail.” And not in a good way. Researchers say doses of alcohol and marijuana that are “insignificant” alone could result in impairment when combined. That’s the “magical cocktail,” and the implications for public safety are worrisome.
Five months into Colorado’s history-making turn selling marijuana for recreational use, banking remains the largest obstacle for business owners and government officials trying to regulate them.
A recent court ruling has added post-traumatic stress disorder to Arizona’s list of debilitating conditions that qualify for medical marijuana treatment.
This Q&A handles readers’ questions on cannabis matters. Topics include recent medical research; honey oil health concerns about residual contaminants; and shop application background checks.
As an industry that often decries “Big Pharma,” we’ve all been turned and burned at a number of dispensaries lately. At the risk of being overly didactic: Have we forgotten the true meaning of marijuana in Colorado?
California law enforcement responded about 8 a.m. to reports that a suspicious boat and white Chevy Blazer had been abandoned near the water’s edge at Pescadero State Beach, authorities said. Inside the Chevy were 42 bales of marijuana weighing between 25 and 30 pounds each.
Patients who use medical marijuana for pain and other chronic symptoms can take an unwanted hit: Insurers don’t cover the treatment, which costs as much as $1,000 a month.
The U.S. government just increased its annual marijuana order by more than 30 times the original amount, and they’ll soon be growing nearly 1,500 pounds of cannabis at their pot farm in Mississippi.
Legal marijuana is spreading like a weed across the land but it has yet to take root in the place where people might benefit most from inhaling: the U.S. Capitol. Our ever-indignant representatives need urgently to chill out and free their minds, writes Dana Milbank of the Washington Post Writers Group.
Handling readers’ marijuana questions. In this installment, medical strain recommendations for mental health; using an out-of-state medical card in Colorado and getting started as a grower.
It had the makings of must-read story: a Republican lawmaker believes a faux news report that Colorado’s pot shops are accepting food stamps and introduces a bill to outlaw the practice.
Some public officials predicted unruly customers would fight over scarce supplies when recreational marijuana went live in Colorado. Others feared images of public toking would be beamed around the world.
