Showing posts with label marijuana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marijuana. Show all posts
Friday, November 14, 2025

Rhode Island hemp industry faces uncertainty amid federal crackdown on THC products

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Republicans snuck surprise ban into bill to reopen the government By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current Mike Simpson is one of Rhode Is...
Monday, January 6, 2025

Finally meeting again, R.I. Cannabis Control Commission votes to hire $110K-a-year spokesperson

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We're on it, dude By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current The Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission met Thursday afternoon for the...
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

New Research Reveals That Cannabis Can Reverse Brain Aging

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Alter, was machst du?* By University Hospital Bonn A low-dose, long-term administration of cannabis has been shown to not only reverse agi...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

New Study Reveals That CBD Is Ineffective for Pain Relief

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A Waste of Money:  By University of Bath New research led by the  University of Bath  in the UK suggests that CBD products, despite thei...
Sunday, August 11, 2024

Here’s what Tim Walz has done as governor of Minnesota

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Walz's solid record of progress for Minnesota By Max Nesterak, Minnesota Reformer Democrats have swiftly fallen for Minnesota Gov. Tim ...
Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Cannabis Consumption and Compulsive Eating

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What’s the Link? By   DREXEL UNIVERSITY   New research from  Drexel University’s Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL C...
Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Far-right, GOP love of Russia deepens

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Tucker Carlson wishes America was more like Moscow By Walter Einenkel for  Daily Kos By Clay Bennett Tucker Carlson followed up  his int...
Thursday, December 7, 2023

The next steps for legal pot in Rhode Island

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Advocates want to change these four things in the state cannabis law next year By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current (Leafly) With infus...
Saturday, September 9, 2023

Fed policy on marijuana is evolving - but not fast enough

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We shouldn’t treat cannabis like heroin.  By  Paul Armentano   From "Reefer Madness" (1936) Nearly a year ago, the Biden  admi...
Saturday, August 12, 2023

With the change in cannabis laws, drug testing policies must change too

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Adults who drink alcohol legally outside work aren’t penalized. It should be no different for marijuana.  By  Paul Armentano   Voters an...
Monday, August 7, 2023

Rhode Island marijuana industry becomes fertile ground for unionization

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Pot bosses resist efforts to prevent labor strife By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current As a patient-care specialist at Warwick’s RISE D...
Saturday, March 25, 2023

Charlestown Town Council plate runneth over

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Upcoming Town Council Meetings - Mar 27, 29 From Charlestown Residents United From left to right: Susan Cooper (CCA), Rippy Serra (vice-pr...
Thursday, March 2, 2023

Council considers village district guidelines, affordable housing and pot shops

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Feb. 27, 2023 Town Council Meeting Report From Charlestown Residents United  New sign design suggested by Scott Keeley Our preview of this...
Wednesday, February 15, 2023

CBD is not a cure-all

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Here’s what science says about its real health benefits Kent E Vrana ,  Penn State Since 2018, it has been legal in the U.S. to use a dr...
Thursday, January 26, 2023

Lively Town Council meeting with a big ending

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Jan. 23, 2023 Town Council Meeting Report From Charlestown Residents United (CRU) This was our second Town Council meeting this month, w...
Saturday, January 21, 2023

Charlestown Council meets Monday: Last round-up for Stankiewicz?

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    Fellow Residents of Charlestown, The second January meeting of our Town Council will be held...
Sunday, November 27, 2022

Good thing there’s edibles

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Smoking Marijuana May Be Worse for Lungs Than Smoking Cigarettes Radiological Society of  North America Airway inflammation and emphysem...
Sunday, November 20, 2022

Cannabis holds promise for pain management, reducing the need for opioid painkillers

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A neuropharmacology expert explains how Benjamin Land ,  University of Washington The cannabis plant produces both THC – the psychoactiv...
Friday, October 14, 2022

Charlestown Chunks #12

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Abortion win, cannabis vote, Flip on drugs, Kalus gets tax cut YOU can’t have, drought and pandemic still here. By Will Collette Benson ...