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  • 10 fun facts about CBD oil

    Dec 26, 2019, 1:39 pm By Bay Area News Group Collective
    If you keep up with what’s new in medicine, you’ve likely heard about the excitement surrounding cannabidiol, known also as CBD. This highly popular oil is produced from cannabis plants, but unlike other cannabis products such as THC, is non-psychoactive…
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  • California agency recommends major overhaul to state’s marijuana taxes

    Dec 20, 2019, 5:42 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian
    Legislative Analyst’s Office calls for taxing marijuana based on potency and dropping cultivation taxes. California’s struggling cannabis industry didn’t get the recommendation many hoped for — a call to sharply lower the industry’s tax rate — but…
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  • California’s budding cannabis industry prepares for another hit

    Dec 12, 2019, 5:55 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian
    High taxes, outlaw competitors make it tough for legal operators to make a buck As year two of legal cannabis sales in California comes to a close, shoppers are still more likely to buy marijuana from illicit sellers than from state-sanctioned stores that pay…
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  • A beginners guide to safely trying edibles

    Dec 6, 2019, 1:00 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian
    Edibles have come a long way since people started mixing marijuana into brownie batter. Cannabis-infused foods have become a multimillion-dollar market in California, with edibles popping up at weddings, gourmet dinners, yoga classes and reality TV shows. And…
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  • What are the different types of CBD Oil?

    Nov 22, 2019, 2:28 pm By Bay Area News Group Collective
    There are many different types of CBD products and because the industry is constantly expanding, more types of products are created all the time. Because of the different types of endocannabinoid receptors in the body, there are different methods of delivery…
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  • What Are The Benefits of CBD Oil?

    Nov 15, 2019, 1:47 pm By Bay Area News Group Collective
    What Are The Benefits of CBD Oil? Natural cures for virtually every condition that ails us seem to be everywhere and you’re not alone if you find yourself asking, “What are the benefits of CBD oil?” Herbal supplements, nutrient rich powders, and other…
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  • What research says about marijuana and cancer

    Nov 7, 2019, 6:42 pm By Bay Area News Group Collective
    Attitudes about marijuana are changing. Such changes are reflected in legislation that has legalized marijuana in many areas and, in some instances, unofficially decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana in other places. Shifting attitudes about…
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  • CBD oil and arthritis

    Oct 31, 2019, 12:49 am By Bay Area News Group Marketing
    Health-conscious consumers have no doubt encountered advertisements for CBD oil at some point in recent memory. Supplement stores, pharmacies and even gyms may promote CBD oil, prompting consumers to wonder just what CBD is and how it may or may not play a…
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  • Survey reveals skyrocketing interest in marijuana and cannabinoids for pain

    Oct 27, 2019, 11:49 pm By Bay Area News Group Marketing
    Millennials lead the escalating interest in marijuana and cannabinoid compounds for managing pain — with older generations not far behind — and yet most are unaware of potential risks. Three-quarters (75%) of Americans who expressed interest in using…
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  • Session resignation prompts second cannabis-stock surge of the day

    Nov 7, 2018, 8:15 pm By Kristine Owram, Bloomberg News
    Cannabis stocks, already bolstered by wins in the midterm elections, got an added boost when anti-pot Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his resignation Wednesday afternoon. Exchange-traded funds that track marijuana stocks, including the Horizons…
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  • Kern County voters reject all cannabis measures

    Nov 7, 2018, 7:30 pm By Sam Morgen, Bakersfield Californian
    Two marijuana ballot measures were resoundingly rejected by Kern County voters on Tuesday, with another appearing to lose by a narrow margin. Measure J, which would have legalized medical marijuana dispensaries in the unincorporated areas of Kern County, fell…
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  • Cannabis measure leads in Half Moon Bay

    Nov 7, 2018, 6:45 pm By Lisa M. Krieger, The Cannifornian
    A controversial Half Moon Bay cannabis measure holds a narrow lead, suggesting that the town’s three greenhouse farmers will be allowed grow legal marijuana sprouts in “nurseries” – but residents have rejected other measures that would have expanded…
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  • Voters favoring new marijuana rules in San Bernardino, Riverside counties

    Nov 7, 2018, 6:00 pm By Ryan Hagen, The Cannifornian
    Voters approved ballot measures to allow and tax cannabis in every Inland Empire city where it was on the ballot Tuesday, Nov. 6, except one. In San Bernardino County, voters approved measures to allow cannabis, tax it or both in Adelanto, Colton, Hesperia and…
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  • Canada gets the cannabis headlines, but the U.S. market is catching up

    Nov 7, 2018, 5:15 pm By Kristine Owram & Nick Baker, Bloomberg News
    Canada has a challenger to its status as the pot-stock capital of the world — the scrappy over-the-counter market in the U.S. There are now 136 cannabis-related securities on OTC Markets Group Inc.’s main and venture market. That compares with 144…
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  • Michigan voters legalize recreational marijuana use, spurring pot-stock rally

    Nov 7, 2018, 4:30 pm By Craig Giammona & Courtney Dentch, Bloomberg News
    The legal U.S. cannabis market just got a little greener. In midterm elections that saw Democrats gain control of the House and reaffirmed Republican control of the Senate, more states also voted to legalize marijuana. The outcome will help expand a U.S. pot…
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  • Where marijuana is on the ballot Tuesday – and where it’s most likely to win

    Nov 5, 2018, 7:00 pm By Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post
    It has been a big year for marijuana policy in North America. Mexico’s supreme court overturned pot prohibition last week, while Canada’s recreational marijuana market officially opened its doors in October. Stateside, recreational marijuana use became…
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  • Column: I used to judge parents who used marijuana. Then I tried it.

    Nov 5, 2018, 6:30 pm By Sarah Szczypinski, Special to The Washington Post
    I’m stressed. Revelatory, right? What parent isn’t stressed in 2018? The ’80s and ’90s parenting villages that once lovingly ushered child-minding from one home to another have been replaced with judgmental articles about gluten and screen time.…
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  • Crash that killed pregnant teacher shows potentially deadly consequences of driving while high

    Nov 5, 2018, 6:00 pm By Jason Kotowski, Bakersfield Californian
    While alcohol-related DUIs remain far more common, last week a case involving a motorist prosecutors say was solely under the influence of marijuana provided a stark example of the danger of driving while stoned. Prosecutors say John Sebastian Hernandez, 23,…
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  • Pasadena to charge $24,000 for marijuana permits; application window opens in January

    Nov 5, 2018, 5:30 pm By Chris Lindahl, The Cannifornian
    Want to open a recreational marijuana bushiness in Pasadena? The city is charging $24,000. The Pasadena City Council last week approved two fees that will be charged to prospective cannabis businesses. The fees make Pasadena one of the more expensive Southern…
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  • Film director Francis Ford Coppola jumps into cannabis industry

    Nov 5, 2018, 5:00 pm By Bill Swindell, Santa Rosa Press-Democrat
    Francis Ford Coppola is adding cannabis to his wine and hospitality empire. The famed film director has inked a licensing deal with the Humboldt Brothers, a Garberville business that owns Humboldt County marijuana farms, to produce a limited edition of three…
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