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Thailand decriminalized cannabis 2 years ago. Its prime minister wants to ban it again.

Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is pushing to recriminalize recreational cannabis use, s…

Thibault Spirlet   


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The drugmaker that hopes to legalize MDMA is cutting 75% of its staff after the FDA rejected the drug

Lykos will cut 75% of its staff, or about 100 employees, and the remaining team will focus on worki…

Shubhangi Goel   


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Pot stocks soar on report DEA will ease restrictions on cannabis

The move from the DEA would reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III drug alongside other drugs like k…

Matthew Fox   


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I was arrested for trying to buy cannabis 15 years ago. Now, I run a multi-million dollar business selling weed.

After Keshawn Warner was arrested for trying to buy weed in 2008, he spied a golden opportunity ami…

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The 'weed nuns' hoping to take cannabis back from the narcos

The pot-smoking Sisters of the Valley are on a mission to legalize marijuana worldwide and spread t…

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I'm a dad of 2 and smoke weed. I treat cannabis like the prescriptions I have in my medicine cabinet.

The author treats cannabis like a prescribed drug and keeps it away from his children. It's helped …

Jeremy Glass   


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Oklahoma's lax marijuana laws made it a green utopia for the cannabis industry. Then came the mass murder.

Oklahoma's lax pot laws made it a utopia for the cannabis industry. A mass murder on a weed farm in…

Matt Stroud   


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Using cannabis in early pregnancy could increase the risk of stillbirth and low birth weight, study suggests

Women who tested positive for cannabis early on during pregnancy had a higher likelihood of experie…

Allana Akhtar   


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Not on the DeSantis agenda for president: Decriminalizing cannabis

The Florida governor said that he worried about more young people having access to weed if it were …

Kimberly Leonard   


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From Weed To Wellness: Cannabis is no longer a bad word thanks to startups like Trost that promise to bring solace to users

During the pandemic, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India issued a notification that sa…

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Ukraine should give its soldiers weed instead of opioids so it can avoid a US-style drugs crisis, doctor says

A Ukrainian doctor said soldiers should be prescribed cannabis instead of opioids as the country fa…

Thibault Spirlet   


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The FDA is cracking down on delta-8 THC, the legal-ish weed that gets you high and is being sold openly all over the US

In its first warning letters to vendors of delta-8 THC products, the FDA said the compound is being…

Allana Akhtar   


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I smoke weed every day. It keeps me from doing heroin.

After being sober for a decade, the author says that with the support of his sponsor and friends, h…

Jeff Leavell   


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A 23-year-old woman was throwing up uncontrollably for two years until doctors discovered she had a mysterious cannabis-related syndrome

The 23-year-old patient said she had been using cannabis for several years, and that the only thing…

Andrea Michelson   


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A 29-year old who has been sober for 8 years reveals how she lets loose without drinking alcohol on first dates

Gemmika Champion has been sober since she was 21. She navigates the alcohol-centered dating scene b…

Julia Naftulin   


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Oregon will become first US state to ban synthetic cannabis

Officials say a lack of regulation for lab-made cannabinoids like CBN and delta-8 is concerning. Th…

Julia Naftulin   


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Cannabis users are less likely to confront relationship issues head-on, small study finds

Weed users were more likely to criticize their partners, avoid disagreements, or react negatively t…

Julia Naftulin   


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A large review of cannabis research found weed may reduce chronic pain but not CBD

The US government-backed study found the most effective CBD products for chronic pain contain more …

Allana Akhtar   


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We're tracking the most important experiments that could turn psychedelics like LSD and ecstasy into approved medicines

There are hundreds of trials exploring the medical potential of psychedelics. We identified the mos…

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I gave my 9-year-old son cannabis to help him with his severe disability. It saved his life and mine.

The author shares that before consuming cannabis, her son smashed his head against walls, refused t…

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