12 May Top Stories From The Edge – Week of May 8th

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

Vermont Lawmakers Become First to Approve Legal Marijuana
Lawmakers in the state House passed the bill by a 79-66 vote Wednesday, making it the first state in the nation to pass a legal marijuana bill through the legislative process rather than a ballot measure. That is major progress folks.

Could Marijuana Hold The Key to Keeping Our Brains Forever Young?
Older mice given THC improved so much that their performance in tests matched those of healthy drug-free young mice – and benefits lasted for weeks after the infusions ended. A human clinical trial is scheduled for later this year.

Learn How To Be a Budtender
If your aspiration is to become a budtender, here is an article for you. Alternatively, you can download our app, simLeaf and learn interactively.

Canada to Test Medical Marijuana for Unauthorized Pesticides
Only a few weeks ago, a report suggested that illegal pesticides found their way into the California medical marijuana supply. Well, here is another thing that Canadians are doing it better. The government will perform unannounced inspections, and random testings on marijuana producers to prevent such problems.

United We March! Images From 2017 Global Marijuana March
Ever wonder what it looks like to march for marijuana legalization in Medellín, Columbia? There are some priceless images here, and it’s too much fun not to share.

18 Year Prison Sentence Without Parole
Louisiana’s Supreme Court just upheld an 18-year prison sentence without possibility of parole involving a case of possession of a measly 18 grams of marijuana. That’s one year per gram for a poor soul named Gary Howard. This is simply barbaric.

For Those Soccer Fans Out There….
This is a tribute to all the soccer stars busted for smoking marijuana.