Sep 4, 2019 | Weed Extras
The legalization of marijuana as a medicine in 33 states, 11 of which allow its use as a recreational drug, has made weed a dynamic American industry, among the economy’s fastest-growing sources of new jobs. California alone, with $3.1 billion in projected marijuana...
Aug 26, 2019 | Weed Extras
The recreational marijuana industry is up and running in Massachusetts — and growing by the day. After the state’s first two legal adult-use marijuana dispensaries opened late last year, communities across the Commonwealth have continued to see more shops spring up...
Aug 19, 2019 | Weed Extras
WASHINGTON, D.C. — One in seven Americans say they personally use cannabidiol- (CBD-) based products, which have proliferated since last year’s passage of a federal law legalizing this hemp form of cannabis. Younger Americans and those in the Western U.S....
Aug 12, 2019 | Weed Extras
As I walked into a wood-trimmed Banana Republic-looking shop in Denver a few years ago, my brain registered a skunky floral scent. Oh my God — I’m in a weed store. It’s probably a combination of all the funny stoner movies I saw growing up, the “just say no” classes...
Jul 31, 2019 | Weed Extras
CBD is the latest health craze. You can find it almost anywhere. It’s a natural way to relieve anxiety, and everyone seems to be taking it. Parents take it, and they give it to their kids as well—but why are parents turning to CBD oil for anxiety, and is it truly safe...
Jul 24, 2019 | Weed Extras
If it seems like you’re seeing CBD products everywhere, that’s because you are. Thanks to the passage of the US Farm Bill in 2018, which legalized industrial hemp, and the legalization of medical and recreational cannabis at the state level, CBD products...
Jul 15, 2019 | Weed Extras
MIAMI — Could medical marijuana become the treatment of choice by doctors aiding patients who suffer from chronic pain? New research shows the drug may be just as effective as common painkillers, which may sway patients looking for alternatives to opioids and other...
Jul 8, 2019 | Weed Extras
For some people, marijuana causes a rewarding high. For others, it produces serious psychiatric side effects. Whether a person enjoys the experience or adverse effects from cannabis may well be decided by which region of the brain it’s acting upon, Western...
Jun 26, 2019 | Weed Extras
The Massachusetts House on Wednesday voted to allow farmers to grow hemp on land designated as agricultural. If the bill is signed into law, it could vastly expand the amount of land that can be used to grow hemp in the state. “This simple bill will have boundless...
Jun 17, 2019 | Weed Extras
An association between weed and the dead turns out to have been established long before the 1960s and far beyond a certain ur-band’s stomping grounds in San Francisco. Researchers have identified strains of cannabis burned in mortuary rituals as early as 500 B.C.,...
Jun 10, 2019 | Weed Extras
The newest workout booster Opens a New Window. isn’t a powder or a drink—it’s a flower. Nearly 82 percent of people who partake in legal cannabis light up before or after exercise (most often both), largely because they say it makes their sweat session more enjoyable...
Jun 3, 2019 | Weed Extras
The West Coast has long had a steady hold on the marijuana industry, but as legalization spreads east, it may be losing its grip. Massachusetts is home to one of the fastest-growing markets, projected to reach more than $2 billion in the recreational cannabis market...
May 27, 2019 | Weed Extras
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) updated its policy on cannabis over the Memorial Day weekend, changing the medical marijuana section of its “What Can I Bring?” webpage from reading “no” to “yes” (with “special instructions”). Specifically, the agency...
May 13, 2019 | Weed Extras
Most Americans don’t get anywhere near enough exercise — for all kinds of reasons. Some researchers have wondered whether a rise in the use of marijuana is one of them. “The stereotype is the kid on the couch eating Doritos, not being physically active,” says Angela...
May 8, 2019 | Weed Extras
When people hear about collegiate marijuana research, they might conjure up images of a group of students in the basement of an ivy-covered building, getting high in a lab and watching Parks and Rec while being hooked up to electrodes. But the reality of cannabis...
