02 Jul Top Stories From The Edge – Week of June 26th

A Weekly Roundup of Stories We Found Interesting – From The Profound To The Profane

The Economics of Cannabis
As great as legalized weed sounds, there are roadblocks and drawbacks to the modern “weed money”. The dollars and cents behind selling legalized weed is an open book still being written.

Marijuana Treats Migraine Pain Better Than Prescription Medication
Prescription painkillers prove to be less effective than the CBD-THC combination found in marijuana on migraine headaches; not only does it reduce its severity but also its frequency.

Pennsylvania Awards Medical Marijuana Permits and Found Trouble
Medical marijuana permits are extremely lucrative — worth about $40 million apiece. So when Pennsylvania awarded a dozen permits, it ignited a firestorm of controversy, with many losers decrying a lack of transparency and threatening legal action.

Roger Stone Wants the Feds to Layoff Marijuana
Roger Stone, the former presidential campaign advisor for Donald Trump, urges the president to keep his promise to let individual states exercise their right to choose on the legality of weed, as his attorney general is moving aggressively toward the marijuana industry.

Bitcoin’s “Smart Move” Could Wind Up Backfiring
Bringing the marijuana industry and bitcoin together seems to make a world of sense; however, it might unleash an unexpected response from the federal government.

The Art of Cured Cannabis
While most commercial and home growers cure their weed by sticking it in jars or buckets, occasionally airing them out throughout several month time spans, there is a better way to cure weed to give you a bigger bang from each puff.

Alternatives to Opioids: Weed and Snail Venom
Cannabis continues to be in the news as the safe alternative to opioids which has a $4 billion pharmaceutical market. That’s a lot of incentive to bring new medicines to the market. One of the more far-out medications in development is derived from a deadly toxin found in cone snails.

Don’t Get Caught with Marijuana in These Four States
Here are the 4 really really backward states that you don’t ever want to get caught smoking marijuana. Punishment ranges from a misdemeanor with 180 days jail time to $10,000 and/or imprisonment for up to 3.5 years for a second offense. Be aware the next time you drive through state line.

22 Conservatives Support Cannabis Legalization
While the legalization of marijuana is often labeled as a liberal cause, there are many high-profile conservatives that support the decriminalization of marijuana. “I have many friends who smoke pot… It’s ridiculous to treat them as criminals” says David Koch.