Author: Jay. W
The majority of Americans do not believe cannabis threatens regardless of efforts by legalization challengers to cast the plant in an unfavorable light, according to a brand-new survey. Rasmussen Reports surveyed 1,000 Americans to find out about their views about drug abuse in the U.S., the viewed dangerousness of marijuana and the concept that cannabis is an entrance to “more harmful drugs.” While 59 percent of participants stated that drug abuse in basic is getting “even worse” in the nation– compared to simply 9 percent who stated the health problem is enhancing– a bulk of Americans likewise stated that cannabis…
For the 3rd season in a row, the National Basketball Association (NBA) will apparently not be arbitrarily checking gamers for cannabis– a policy that experts anticipate might end up being irreversible. Gamers can still be evaluated for possible cause throughout the 2022-2023 season, however sports reporter Ben Dowsett stated league sources informed him random screening for marijuana will continue to be suspended, as it was for the very first time in the height of the coronavirus pandemic. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver indicated in late 2020 that the policy might ultimately end up being codified after the league at first suspended…
The World Anti-Doping Firm (WADA) appears poised to keep cannabis on the list of prohibited compounds for professional athletes, in spite of a vociferous push for reform following the Olympics suspension of U.S. runner Sha’Carri Richardson over a favorable marijuana test in 2015 and the worldwide body stating it would perform an evaluation of the drug’s status. In the middle of the fallout from the suspension, the U.S. Anti-Doping Firm (USADA) stated that the global guidelines “need to alter,” the White Home and President Joe Biden himself signified that it was time for brand-new policies and congressional legislators enhanced that…
Colleges located in states that have legalized marijuana see larger application pools, with no apparent decline in the quality of student applicants, according to a new study. Researchers wanted to explore the relationship between reforming cannabis laws and college application trends, and they found that the enactment of adult-use legalization in a state is associated with a nearly 15 percent increase in the size of the applicant pool for colleges in those states. The effects were most pronounced in early adopter states like Colorado, which experienced a nearly 30 percent increase in applicants at larger universities in the state post-legalization.…
The governor of Connecticut is jamming to a new country song about all the good things about his state, including the fact that it’s “cool to smoke some pot” since he signed an adult-use legalization bill into law. Gov. Ned Lamont (D) shared a clip of the song, “First Ever Connecticut Country Song” by Rusty Gear, that’s basically a jingle for the Constitution State. But the cannabis mention drew the ire of the governor’s Republican opponent in the upcoming November election, Bob Stefanowski. “Connecticut has everything!” Lamont said on Twitter, rattling off a list that includes beaches, mountains, breweries and…
The federal government will spend more than $1.4 million to study how the concentration of marijuana compounds in people’s breath changes over time after consuming it, part of an ongoing effort to create a reliable roadside test to screen drivers for recent cannabis use. In a brief “sources sought” notice posted last week, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a nonregulatory agency of the U.S. government, said it’s looking for an vendor capable of helping to conduct a study that would collect breath and blood samples, then test those samples for evidence of acute cannabis use—things like delta-9…
The MLB is now reportedly allowing baseball teams in the league to sell sponsorships to cannabis companies that market CBD products, as long as they meet certain criteria. MLB has been among the more progressive professional sports organizations in the U.S. when it comes to marijuana, and this reported development represents another example of how the baseball league is normalizing cannabis. In order for a team to sell a CBD sponsorship, Sports Business Journal first reported, a prospective company’s products must be certified by NSF International, a consumer safety and product-testing organization that sports leagues use, and the club must…
Poisonings by synthetic cannabinoids, often known by trade names such as K2 or Spice, are significantly lower in states with legal marijuana access, according to a new study using data from the National Poison Data System (NPDS). Authors posit that more permissive cannabis policies could reduce both the motivation to use and harm associated with synthetic cannabinoids, which are harder to detect through drug tests than THC but can cause serious medical complications and even death. From 2016 to 2019, states with “permissive” cannabis policies reported 37 percent fewer synthetic cannabinoid exposures annually than states where marijuana remains illegal, according…
The California State Fair has unveiled the winners of a first-ever, state-sanctioned marijuana competition, awarding 60 trophies and medals to businesses whose products were judged based on lab testing for quality and cannabinoid profiles. Officials first announced the competition late last year, celebrating the fact that the state’s cannabis industry is being recognized as legitimate market that’s no longer being treated differently than other commodities. “Adding cannabis cultivation, alongside wine, craft beer, cheese and olive oil, was a perfect fit with the CA State Fair’s history of celebrating California’s rich agriculture history,” California Exposition & State Fair Board of Director…
The top federal health agency says that, after thousands of years of documented marijuana use for medicinal purposes, it wants to get to work identifying barriers to cannabis research to help “strengthen the scientific evidence” of the plant’s therapeutic potential. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) posted a request for information (RFI) on Wednesday titled, “Investigators’ interests in and barriers to research studies on the health effects of cannabis and its constituents.” In the notice, NIH said that eight of its component agencies are partnering on the new initiative to solicit information about research barriers such as the ongoing Schedule…