The proposed NFL collective bargaining agreement reportedly features far less stringent policing of marijuana use by players.

According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, the proposed CBA calls for "dramatically reduced penalties, with suspensions happening only in the event of extreme and repeated disregard of the policy or significant violations of applicable law regarding the possession and use of marijuana."

Florio added that the testing window for marijuana would also be reduced to just two weeks. 

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Mike Chiari ~ BleacherReport.com ~ 

When people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) consume more medical marijuana they tend to use fewer prescription drugs, including powerful, habit-forming psychostimulants, according to a new study.

Patients who used medical cannabis components -- cannabinoids themselves as well as terpenes -- also “reported a higher occurrence of stopping all ADHD medications,” the researchers, whose findings were published late last month in the Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal, wrote.

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Chris Roberts ~ MarijuanaMoment.net ~

“Hemp and marijuana has really come to the forefront in a lot of economic sectors in the country. We’re not pro-cannabis or anti-cannabis. What we’re about will be the science, and training students to look at that science.”

The American International College (AIC, Springfield, Massachusetts) recently announced that they will begin offering a master’s degree in cannabis science for the upcoming fall 2020 semester.

This will be the first master’s degree offered in the Northeast region of the U.S. The program follows in the footsteps of the AIC’s undergraduate and certificate-level programs that were introduced in November 2019.

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Madeline Colli ~ CannabisScienceTech.com ~ 

The state of Missouri awarded nearly 350 operating licenses for the medical marijuana industry. Now there are thousands of jobs to fill.

Midwest Canna Expos set up a first-of-its-kind job fair Saturday at the Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley campus, connecting the new employers to the applicants.

More than 400 people showed up, hoping to start a new career. 

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Nick Starling ~ KSHB.com ~

Pilot study of long-term care residents tests therapeutic effects of cannabidiol on seniors.

Mike Walker can no longer have a simple conversation with his wife. It was just four years ago, at the young age of 52, when Karen was originally diagnosed with dementia.

She no longer speaks, and also suffers from agitation and physical outbursts with aggression, which can be common with the disease.

"You just can't give up on somebody, you gotta try whatever means that are out there," Mike says.

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Until recreational and medical cannabis are federally legalized, it’s nice to know where each state stands when it comes to cannabis.

In the U.S., cannabis is still classified as a Schedule I Drug, which means it’s illegal to possess or consume under federal law.

Even so, reformed cannabis laws are becoming more common across the country, so we’re keeping track of decriminalization and legalization. 

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Johanna Silver and Mike Whiter ~ NowThisNews.com ~ 

Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals fans can’t legally use medical marijuana to treat the suffering caused by their teams, the State Medical Board of Ohio ruled Wednesday.

However, board members voted to moved autism and anxiety a step closer to becoming qualifying conditions to receive a medical-marijuana recommendation from a doctor, according to Orie Givens of Spectrum News.

Vincent Morano of Cincinnati submitted a half-serious application to the medical board to allow medical marijuana for fans of Ohio’s two NFL teams.

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Jeremy Pelzer ~ Cleveland.com ~

Marijuana companies are paying for 66% of state’s sponsored highway miles under Clean Colorado program.

Cannabis companies are the leading sponsors of Colorado highways, accounting for cleanup on two-thirds of the roads maintained by Clean Colorado — a program the industry has leveraged as a loophole in the state’s strict limits on marijuana advertising.

Currently, 51 cannabis dispensaries, cultivators, manufacturers and edible producers sponsor roadways throughout the state, according to data from the Adopt a Highway Maintenance Corporation. 

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Tiney Ricciardi ~ DenverPost.com ~

The number of Georgians with cards allowing possession of medical cannabis has soared more than 70% in one year.

Currently, 14,511 people in Georgia have permission to possess ‘‘low THC oil,’’ officials of the state’s Department of Public Health said this week.

That’s up from 8,402 about a year ago. THC is the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, the one that gives users a “high.” 

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Andy Miller ~ WABE.org ~ 

Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas said he will begin pardoning those who have received municipal violations for marijuana possession and those non-violent offenders who were convicted for having marijuana drug paraphernalia.

Lucas made the announcement in his State of the City speech Thursday night.

“I want to empower people to be able to find work, take care of their families, make a decent living,” Lucas said, “and every day we will find ways to make their effort to do that in Kansas City just a little bit easier. This is but one step.”

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KSHB.com ~ 

Amsterdam is struggling to cope with the huge numbers visiting the city centre to the point that its attractions are no longer being promoted.

The mayor of Amsterdam has sought to win political backing for her cleanup of the overcrowded red-light district by revealing that a third of foreign tourists and nearly half of Britons would be less likely to visit the city again if they were barred from buying cannabis in the coffee shops.

Femke Halsema, who is understood to want to reduce the number of outlets selling cannabis, attached the survey results to a letter to councillors announcing her intention to examine how they may reduce the attraction of drug use to tourists.

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Daniel Boffey and Jon Henley ~ TheGuardian.com ~

A bill that would legalize and regulate medical marijuana in Kentucky passed its first hurdle on Wednesday.

The House Judiciary Committee approved House Bill 136 with a vote of 17 to one.

The passage followed a debate in a crowded committee room in Frankfort.

Among those most pleased by the advancing of the bill, is Eric Crawford, of Mason County. A 1994 car accident left Crawford in a wheelchair with life-changing health conditions and he says marijuana allows him to get out of bed.

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Hemp-derived pain relief products are growing in popularity across the U.S., with many users turning to cannabidiol (CBD) for everyday relief or as a substitute for addictive opioid painkillers.

However, the U.S. Coast Guard has issued a warning to mariners that CBD products come with a risk for mariners.

Some products marketed as hemp or CBD may contain enough tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to cause the user to fail a drug test, with an outcome identical to the results for the use of marijuana.

Over-the-counter hemp and CBD products are not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the purity of their active ingredient varies.

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Rather than going door-to-door in hopes of selling a few boxes of cookies, one group of Chicago Girl Scouts went straight to their potential customers.

The troop set up shop outside of Dispensary33, 5001 N. Clark St. in Chicago last weekend and reportedly sold hundreds of boxes of cookies.

“The cookies they’re selling and our clientele -- it’s a great match,” Abigail Watkins, marketing and outreach manager for the dispensary told Block Club Chicago. “As a former Girl Scout, I admire the hustle.”

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Dan Plutchak ~ WKOW.com ~ 

It’s been over a month since recreational marijuana sales have been made legal in Illinois and medical marijuana was legalized in Missouri. So how do police officers spot high drivers on the road?

Officers with the St. Louis County Police Department said it’s a 12-step process on what officers see and what medical tests reveal.

Officer Stephanie Ihrig is one of the two officers with the St. Louis County Police Department qualified to identify people who drive while impaired from drugs.

Ihrig said most people think of alcohol when it comes to drivers being impaired but she said drug recognition experts say they find more people impaired with prescription medicine, cocaine and marijuana.

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A new definition for “hot property” has emerged within the real estate market.

The recent string of state-level marijuana legalization continues to impact commercial property demand and residential housing decisions throughout the United States.

These findings are according to the latest study from the National Association of Realtors®, Marijuana and Real Estate: A Budding Issue, which found that in states where prescription and recreational marijuana use is legal, more than a third of those polled said they saw an increase in requests for warehouses or properties used for storage. 

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Because of the recent health and wellness trend, cannabis is gaining popularity for being a gluten-free, no calorie substitute for alcoholic beverages.

One of the most common stereotypes to circulate around the cannabis scene over the past several decades is that people who use marijuana are lazy, unemployed wastes of space.

But according to the latest data from market research company BDS Analytics, this is not the case with the majority.

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Mike Adams ~ TheFreshToast.com ~ 

Although medical cannabis is legal in Missouri and any doctor licensed in Missouri can certify patients for use, the region’s physicians don’t agree on whether certifying patients is safe, legal or ethical.

At the Green Health Docs medical marijuana certification clinic in Florissant, the walls are painted bright green, and a television show called “Munchies” plays on a loop in the waiting room.

Marijuana is new for 68-year-old Brenda Lane, who is trying to balance on a dorm room-style saucer chair while she fills out medical forms.

Lane, of St. Peters, has a packet of papers in her hand outlining many ailments, including rheumatoid arthritis, glaucoma and kidney failure. She’s in constant pain.

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To kick-start quelling inflammation, adding cannabis cultivars (strains) that are high in CBD may be just what the dietitian ordered.

Like most chronic lifestyle-related diseases, inflammation is at the core. Obesity is no different.

When it comes to obesity, many doctors often prescribe a slew of medications to treat the accompanying co-morbidities of obesity, such as high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, and dysregulated blood glucose.

Inflammation, of course, is at the root of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar.

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Hundreds of medical marijuana supporters descended on Oklahoma’s state Capitol on Thursday to warn lawmakers not to infringe on their legal right to grow, consume and sell cannabis.

Medical marijuana supporters cried foul on dozens of bills filed by state lawmakers that would increase restrictions on the production and consumption of medical cannabis.

Proposed bills could ban marijuana advertising on billboards, prevent future dispensaries from being located near churches and give cities and towns more leeway to regulate marijuana businesses.

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Carmen Forman ~ Oklahoman.com ~