27 Oct Top Stories From The Edge – Week of October 23rd
A Weekly Roundup of Stories We Found Interesting – From The Profound To The Profane
Majority of Republicans Are in Favor of Marijuana Legalization
A new Gallup poll shows some surprising facts. Nearly two-thirds (64%) of Americans support the legalization of marijuana. More than half (51%) of Republicans want marijuana to be legal. That is a significant jump from 2004 when only 20% of Republicans were in favor of legalization.
Marijuana Sales Surge 24 Percent in Nevada During the Second Month of Legalization
Marijuana is far from a one-hit wonder in Nevada. Legal pot shops in the state sold roughly $33.5 million worth of recreational marijuana products in August. The latest sales figures suggest the state is on course to meet the expectations of officials who projected retail sales would generate $120 million in cannabis-related tax revenue in two years’ time.
Medical Cannabis Extracts Ruled Illegal by Arizona Judge
An Arizona judge has ruled that medical cannabis extracts are illegal, and according to Arizona state law, there is a difference between marijuana and cannabis. Even though they are literally the same plant.
An Uncomplicated How-To Guide for Getting Your Legal Weed License
Do you want to start a cannabis business? L.A. Weekly has assembled a how-to guide for navigating the muddy waters of legal weed.
Marijuana Links to Better Sex
A Stanford University School of Medicine study finds that cannabis users have 20 percent more sex than non-users. The findings are based on an analysis of more than 50,000 Americans between the ages of 25 and 45 – and they mark the first ever to examine the relationship between marijuana and sex in the US.
Research on CBD and Asthma Will Be Conducted in Israel
Israel is already a global leader in cannabis research. The plan is to test CBD’s anti-inflammatory characteristics to inhibit the inflammation caused by asthma attacks.
Happy Fish Taste Better, So Scientists Gave Them Weed
Here is a strange experiment that only cannabis scientists can dream of. The assumption is that if marijuana makes humans relax, maybe it would make the fish relax too.
