Barely a quarter of cannabis users trust their doctor to provide them with reliable information about medical cannabis and how to use it to treat their medical or health conditions, according to a recent survey. https://cannigma.com/research/do-you-trust-your-doctor-about-cannabis/
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You Can Now Get Paid $1,500 to Smoke Weed for a Month
Flower and Freedom, which describes itself as a “wellness website” is looking to pay up to 5 people $1,500 each to smoke weed for an entire month and, they will even provide the cannabis. The company is searching for testers to form a new team of “cannabis effects specialists.” But don’t get too excited; if we know …
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Holy Smokes! Meet The Nuns Who Grow Weed
Meet the “Weed Nuns” – dedicated to growing cannabis and selling medicinal products derived from it. Based in Merced (which means “mercy”, by the way), California, the organization has been working since 2015 and is composed of women of all ages with a very clear goal: to share the medicinal benefits of cannabis and achieve …
‘Queen B:’ Beyoncé To Build Cannabis Farm To Get Her Own CBD
What do you do if you fall in love with CBD and want to guarantee a regular supply? If you’re Beyonce, you build your own cannabis farm. The R&B queen and multi-award-winning singer announced that she is building a cannabis farm to obtain her own CBD. In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, she said that …
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Former Anti-Marijuana Congressman And Top Trump Health Official Joins Cannabis Company Board, Documents Show
Tom Price, a former congressman who repeatedly voted against marijuana reform has joined the board of directors of a medical marijuana business in Georgia. As health and human services secretary in the Trump administration, he was empowered to initiate proceedings to formally recognize cannabis’s medical value and reschedule it under federal law—a move he chose …
Ex-Lions star Calvin Johnson aims to change game with cannabis business
Megatron has entered the cannabis business, Calvin Johnson (known as Megatron during his playing days with the Detroit Lions) and former teammate Rob Sims have founded Michigan-based Primitiv, a cannabis research company as well as a collaboration with Harvard University to research how marijuana can help people with CTE and chronic pain. https://www.clickondetroit.com/sports/2021/08/05/ex-lions-star-calvin-johnson-aims-to-change-game-with-cannabis-business/
Soulja Boy launches Soulja Exotics cannabis brand
Another celebrity enters the weed game. Fresh off his 31st birthday, Soulja Boy has started a new business venture. The emcee aka Big Draco has teamed up with Grizzly Peak — an indoor cannabis company — to launch his own cannabis brand. Soulja Exotics will sell 3.5 grams of medicinal-quality weed, starting with an indica strain titled the “Grease …
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Is medical cannabis really a magic bullet?
Research increasingly suggests that cannabis extracts are effective in treating pain, anxiety, epilepsy, and several other conditions. As can be expected, not all clinicians have bought into the promise of cannabis related treatments but for me the really big question is the one asked by this story. Is medical marijuana really the cure all that …
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Cannabis Takes The World Stage At The Tokyo Olympics
For the first time in the Olympics 125-year modern history, elite athletes are being open about their use of cannabis products to prepare them for the world’s biggest stage in sports. Leading the charge is Olympic gold medalist and U.S. Soccer Women’s National Team star Megan Rapinoe, who incorporates CBD into her training routine using …
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‘Ridiculous’ price of medical marijuana leaves patients scrambling
Some 37 states and DC have legalized marijuana for medical but the price remains prohibitively expensive for those who rely on the drug to alleviate their chronic pain, nausea, and other conditions. In many places, medical marijuana can be more than double the cost of street pot – not counting the cost of a marijuana …
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