Posts by Shelby Pierce

03 May

Featured, International News, Marijuana News, Medical Marijuana

MEDICAL MARIJUANA MUNCHIES EXPLAINED BY SCIENCE

• May 3, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

cientific studies are beginning to successfully unravel the mystery of why we get the munchies—THC stimulates appetite by regulating a ...

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03 May

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

South Portland council backs delay moratorium on marijuana businesses

• May 3, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council voted to renew a six-month moratorium on marijuana businesses in South Portland on Monday, though one...

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03 May

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

Have you ever smoked pot? Saying yes can get foreigners barred for life at US border

• May 3, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

WASHINGTON-Canada’s likely move to completely legalize marijuana next year promises to produce immediate spillover effects in the Unite...

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03 May

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie calls push for legalize marijuana ‘beyond stupidity’

• May 3, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie didn't hold back against lawmakers in his state that want to legalize marijuana Monday. The Republica...

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03 May

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

Marijuana saves little town on Colorado’s Eastern Plains

• May 3, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

SEDGWICK — Residents of this sleepy little town in far northeast Colorado smile optimistically when talking about the turn their munici...

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03 May

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

Disney World lists medical marijuana as prohibited item

• May 3, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Medical marijuana might be legal in Florida, but there are places where it is against the rules. Disney World has updated its website ...

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03 May

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

U.S. spending plan includes reassurance for legalized marijuana

• May 3, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

WASHINGTON — Businesses selling marijuana in states where it is legal just got some reassurance from Congress that they don’t have to w...

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03 May

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

10 Charged After Marijuana Is Found in Child’s Easter Basket

• May 3, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Authorities in Oklahoma say 10 people have been charged with drug-related offenses after a marijuana cigarett...

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03 May

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

Wichita city toconsider relaxing pot penalties

• May 3, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

The Wichita City Council on Tuesday will consider reducing the penalty for first-time marijuana offenses, attempting to not runn afoul ...

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03 May

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

Legal marijuana sales ‘unbelievably high,’ U.S. consultant tells Ottawa

• May 3, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

OTTAWA — A U.S. consultant hired by Ottawa to assess Canada's eventual recreational pot market says jurisdictions that regulate cannabi...

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