by Emma Louise | Dec 17, 2015 | Colorado, Industry Trends, Legal
The case against marijuana legalization is getting weaker with all of the research coming out. One of the biggest cases against legalization was the effect on teen use. According to recently released federal data, high school students are using drugs and alcohol at...
by Emma Louise | Dec 16, 2015 | Business, Legal
Researchers from The ArcView Group, a cannabis industry investment and research firm based in Oakland, California, found that the U.S. market for legal cannabis grew 74 percent in 2014 to $2.7 billion, up from $1.5 billion in 2013. As America’s fastest growing...
by Emma Louise | Dec 15, 2015 | Business, Challenges, Medical
Now that medical marijuana (especially extracted CBD oil from the cannabis plant) is a proven treatment for a number of conditions and ailments, old stigmas are changing. Aside from medical reasons, numerous studies show cannabis can make you more creative and better...
by Emma Louise | Dec 12, 2015 | Medical
PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, is caused by disturbing episodes that cause anxiety and the following symptoms: re-experiencing, avoidance, and hyper arousal (e.g., flashbacks, social isolation, insomnia). PTSD comes from changes in brain chemistry that...
by Emma Louise | Dec 10, 2015 | Business, Colorado, Industry Trends, Oregon
It seems that Colorado’s potential to be the Napa Valley of cannabis is not too far away. According to a recent Colorado Tourism Office survey 48 percent of tourism in 2015 was largely influenced by legal recreational pot. With an estimated $2.6 billion in...
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