The Democratic field for the President Donald Trump in the general election, the presidential hopefuls are trying to stand out on the issues. HuffPost asked readers to share what they would ask a presidential candidate, given the chance. In dozens of replies, readers touched on a variety of issues — from health care to LGBTQ […]
“We are working hard across government to ensure we get these medicines to those who need them.” Mrs Appleby, from Aylesham, Kent, said it was “really good news” and she would collect the drugs in London tomorrow. She hopes it will give her daughter a “new lease of life”. Teagan has a rare chromosomal disorder […]
Edible cannabis products, like brownies and THC-infused candies, are often seen as a bit of giggly harmless fun. However, while still notably safer than alcohol use, these friendly-looking snacks can also come with dangers if not used responsibly. In fact, new research suggests that edibles may be more dangerous than smokable or vaped cannabis, at least […]
Humanity just can’t make up its mind about cannabis. For thousands of years, humans have used the stuff as medicine or to travel on spiritual quests. That, though, didn’t quite suit the British, who banned cannabis in colonial India. Then in the 20th century, the United States government declared war on marijuana, and most of […]
In policy, academic, and urban planning circles, know that they hear your grousing about traffic and roll their eyes. Yep, traffic is bad. It drives you nuts. It’s not good for the environment: All that idling! But in the US, those pragmatic wonks have been pitching the same solution for decades. You just won’t listen. […]
(CNN)A Democrat wants to legalize sex work. A Republican governor is trying to legalize sports betting in his state. The vast majority of Democrats running for President want to legalize marijuana. It’s a huge shift from just three years ago, when Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton took a more wait-and-see approach. In 2008, Barack Obama was […]
She said she hoped the that a lot of women are among the new recruits, to ensure a more balanced male/female divide. “In the long term, in order for us to have the best of the best, I would like it to be 50/50,” she told Lauren Laverne, who hosts the show. But she added […]
Now that recreational marijuana is legal in Canada and 10 US states (with potentially more on the way), businesses are finding increasingly innovative ways to encourage consumers to part with their cash in their search for a lawful high. Think of an edible product and there is probably some company somewhere flagging a cannabis-infused version of […]
Depression directly affects one in six adults over the course of a lifetime – and everything from pollution and artificial light to the bacteria that live in our gut could be (at least partly) to blame. Now, a new paper published in JAMA Psychiatry also links the mental illness to cannabis smoking as a teenager. Previous research has suggested that cannabis use moderately […]
New York (CNN Business)US states are increasingly legalizing marijuana, but the drug still isn’t mainstream enough to convince CBS to let a cannabis company run a Super Bowl ad in 2019. By going public with the news of a rejected ad, Acreage is following the lead of other companies that have had their ads turned […]