Tag: California weed news

New Study: California Cannabis Use On The Rise For Pregnant Women

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According to a study performed on more 200, 000 pregnant woman, cannabis is used by 11% of pregnant women to treat severe morning sickness. This percentage decreased according to the severity and only 5% of pregnant woman who experienced zero morning sickness used cannabis. What effect does cannabis have on a growing baby and can it affect the newborn? As Cannabis becomes a household word, the word is spreading that the plant could be less dangerous than once believed. More studies than ever before are now being done on cannabis,…

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Canadian insurers are limiting medical marijuana cover

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Medical marijuana patients in Canada can obtain health insurance cover but these are more than not limited to specified ailments or monetary ceilings. The main reason for the reluctance by insurance companies to offer medical cover for marijuana users is the lack of sufficient research to back-up claims that weed is an effective treatment for a wide range of medical conditions. Another major cause for concern is that medical marijuana is expensive and, in many cases, costs more than prescribed pharmaceuticals. Which companies do offer weed insurance Canadian companies offering…

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The Destruction of Tons of California Weed Has Created a New Cottage Industry

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The glut of marijuana left over after California’s fire sales that were held to meet the State’s July 1 deadline has created a whole new cottage industry of waste disposal companies. In terms of the new regulations, weed dispensaries cannot sell cannabis that hasn’t been laboratory-tested, that doesn’t meet packaging requirements and that exceeds pre-defined THC levels. The new legislation triggered state-wide fire sales but has nevertheless left many businesses with unsold product on their shelves. New regulations California’s new and strict regulations even stipulate how companies must destroy their…

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Are the increased potency levels in marijuana responsible for drug addiction?

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The increasing potency of the THC levels in marijuana is being blamed for the rise in addiction to the plant that can now be legally bought and smoked in nine States and Washington, DC. Public health and medical practitioners say that apart from withdrawal symptoms and increased usage, addiction can also be attributed to the fact the marijuana plants are now being genetically engineered to increase potency levels. Potency levels are being blamed A medical practitioner at a free clinic in San Francisco’s drug-ridden Haight-Ashbury neighbourhood does not question the…

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California Prepares to Roll Out Additional Cannabis Testing Regulations July 1

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Lab-Testing D-Day looms for California weed growers and retailers D-Day looms for weed growers and retail outlets in California. Their products must be lab-tested before going on sale from the 1st July 2018. American Canyon Marijuana Delivery Their period of grace ends on that date and their products will undergo more stringent lab-testing for pesticides and solvents. Since the legalization of pot at the beginning of this year, cultivators and dispensaries were given leeway to sell marijuana products provide that they were labeled “Not Tested.” That period of grace comes…

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Mahwah joins New Jersey’s pious anti-weed brigade

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Several towns and cities in New Jersey – the long-time home of the American Mafia DeCavalcante family on whom the HBO based its famous Sopranos series – have adopted a significantly pious attitude towards legalized marijuana. Browns Vallery Marijuana Delivery And now pro-cannabis residents of Mahwah can also be forgiven for crying “mah-wah” tears about the ban on legal weed sales by their Township Council. Walnut Grove Marijuana Delivery Mahwah is now one of fourBergen County towns to join the anti-weed brigade, following in the footsteps of Carlstadt, Garfield and…

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Jurupa Valley residents will dictate if weed becomes legal

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Jurupa Valley residents hold the power to overturn the City Council’s unanimous anti-marijuana stance when they go to the polls on June 5 to vote for or against decriminalizing weed within their city limits. Polling day spells a winner-take-all outcome. Voters will have one of two choices and whichever one receives more than half of the votes will become the law. The scenario of whether or not Jurupa Valley goes “green” on that date boils down to one of two choices, namely Measure A or Measure B. Measure A(pro-weed) will…

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Punchy permit prices payable for medical marijuana deliveries in Oxnard

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Pot delivery companies will have to pay a total of $545 to service medical marijuana clients in Oxnard. This has recently been decided by the Ventura County Oxnard City Council at its monthly meeting. The delivery permits are subject to two payments – $265 for a delivery permit and a further $280 for a driver’s permit. Oxnard has banned any retail outlets within its city limits for the sale of recreational or medical marijuana. However, the city council was willing to make a concession to allow courier companies to make…

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Mothers unite in a worldwide fight for the right to ease the plight of their children with medical marijuana

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While weed is fast becoming an accepted way of life in America, mothers in other parts of the world are fighting for the right to treat their children with medical marijuana. Some of these courageous women are risking the grim prospect of being branded as criminals as they defy authorities by purchasing medical marijuana on the black market when prescription medication fails to help their ailing offspring. To date, the only countries that have legalized cannabis are the US and Uruguay, with Canada expected to take the leap this coming…

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Caesars will no longer screen employment candidates for marijuana

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Casino and business operators are sick and tired of battling to fill employment vacancies because of marijuana pre-testing rules. Caesars Entertainment has thrown caution to the wind and scrapped screening prospective employees for marijuana. The CEO of Nevada’s Association of Employers, Thoran Towler, explains that his organization’s 400 business executives are frustrated with the pre-screening rule because it hampers their attempts to fill employment vacancies. Carpinteria Marijuana Delivery Posts remain vacant because of drug screening tests Towler says he has been told by members that staff shortages have forced them…

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