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White House Issues Unprecedented Pardons After FDA Finds Cannabis to Be More Like Tylenol Than Heroin
On Friday, January 20th, the federal government waved the white flag in the war on drugs as it regards the cannabis plant.
President Biden issued...
Good News in History, July 8
137 years ago today, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, and Reverends Benjamin Waugh and Edward Rudolph founded the London Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children....
Good News in History, April 29
Happy 90th Birthday to Willie Nelson, the prolific American music icon who wrote his first song at age 7. He scored his first number-one...
Oregon Pardons 45,000 People of Cannabis Possession Charges While Forgiving $14 million in Fines
Oregon Governor Kate Brown has announced she will be issuing pardons for 45,000 people that have been convicted of felony cannabis possession in the...
Colorado Legalizes Psychedelic Mushrooms–And They Might be Growing in Your Own Garden
A November 8th referendum legalized possession and use of psychedelic mushrooms in Colorado, making it the second state after Oregon to do so.
However with...
President Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Cannabis Possession Under Federal Law
On Thursday, President Biden announced in a video statement he was pardoning thousands of people convicted in federal courts for the possession of cannabis.
Speaking-specifically,...
New Yorkers With Pot Convictions Will Now Be the First to Get the Opportunity to Sell It
American criminal records are filled with non-violent cannabis possession charges, but in New York, that could soon go from being an employment hinderance to...
The Strange Pink Glow Over Victoria, Australia Turned Out to Be Happy Cannabis Accident
Last week, a eerie pink glow lit up the sky above a small town in Australia, sparking mild concerns about an alien invasion, or...
Malaysia Abolishes Mandatory Capital Punishment for 11 Crimes Including a Non-Violent Drug Offense
Introducing concepts of "proportionality" as part of efforts to "improve the criminal justice system," Malaysia has abolished the mandatory sentencing of the death penalty...
Cannabis Products With High THC Levels Do ‘Cut Chronic Pain’
Cannabis products containing the active ingredient THC do relieve chronic pain in the short term, scientists have revealed.
The study is one of the first...
Cannabis Could Hold the Key to Preventing Neurodegenerative Diseases Like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
Cannabis could hold the key to preventing neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, as it contains a chemical that protects brain cells against aging,...
World’s Largest Real-Life Study on CBD Products Finds Improvements in Pain, Anxiety, and Sleep
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel.
History’s largest real world evidence study, consisting of nearly...
U.S. DEA is Finally Allowing Companies to Grow Their Own Cannabis for Scientific Research
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has just ended what's been described as a 52-year monopoly on growing cannabis for research purposes.
Several large-scale cannabis growers...
Hemp is Already Being Used in Walls and Insulation as a Game-Changer in Construction Industry
This article was written by Nate Berg for Ensia and has been re-printed with permission.
It has become almost a cliché to discuss the benefits...
10 Positive COVID Updates From Around the World – 2021 is Looking Brighter
With so many scary coronavirus headlines these days, we thought we would revise our very popular article series highlighting all the positive updates about...
Former Prisoners Turn Waste Into Beautiful Furniture, Re-Building Their Lives At the Same Time
Recycling talent and material, Formr makes quirky furniture pieces from salvaged construction site garbage while using the woodworking talent of formerly incarcerated individuals.
Operational for...
As the U.N. Reclassifies Cannabis, Landmark Study Shows CBD Does Not Impair Driving
The United Nations this week reclassified cannabis by removing it from the category of most dangerous and addictive drugs, which includes heroin.
Meanwhile, a landmark...
Waiting For Vote Results? …Here’s Some Good News From State Elections Around the US
As the world waits for the outcome of the U.S. presidential race, we found some good news to focus on down the ballot. From...
First-of-its-Kind Clinical Study Finds That Microdosing THC Can Reduce Chronic Pain
By consuming a few 500 micrograms doses of THC per day, study participants experienced marked pain relief—all without the psychoactive side effects.
Bees Are Benefiting From Hemp Pollen as More Legal Cannabis is Grown Since 2018 Farm Bill
This new study says that US production of industrial hemp plants gives bees a unique resource of pollen in times of the year when pollen is scarce.