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Connecticut Medical Marijuana Users Find Vapor, Oils Work Better

Nearly a year after the state’s six medical marijuana dispensaries opened, patients are changing their habits. For quick relief, they are smoking marijuana less and inhaling its vapors and therapeutic oils more, those in the industry say. Others are eating …

Minnesota’s First Month of Medical Marijuana Yields Mixed Results

Patrick McClellan’s first batch of medical marijuana, via vaporizer, worked like a charm, curbing the pain and muscle spasms that come with his muscular dystrophy and supplanting a combination of prescription medications that doctors say could kill him. But the …

Companies Race to Create ‘Pot Breathalyzer’

As cannabis bans are relaxed in more U.S. states, the race is on to develop an instant roadside breathalyzer for police to test drivers who may be taking the “high” road. Vancouver-based Cannabix Technologies Inc, founded by a retired Royal …

Alcohol Mixed With Cannabis Significantly Increases THC Blood Levels

Cannabis plus alcohol is one of the most frequently detected drug combinations in car accidents, yet the interaction of these two compounds is still poorly understood. A study appearing online in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows for the …

Georgia Patients Risk Fines When Returning to State With Medical Marijuana

Patients who have to go out of state to get cannabis oil say they will face risks and hurdles even after medical marijuana becomes legal in Georgia on Thursday. Gov. Nathan Deal will sign a law that makes it legal …

Connecticut Lab Will Test Medical Marijuana Safety

Nicole Steinhilber recently graduated from the University of Hartford with a degree in chemistry and didn’t have to look far to find a job. Steinhilber is working as a lab technician in a converted former mill building in Connecticut testing …

Required Marijuana Testing Causing Delays at Washington Crime Labs

Changes in marijuana laws in Washington have affected operations at state crime labs, which still must process the drug for cases involving juveniles and impaired drivers. The supervisor of the State Patrol crime lab in Kennewick, Jason Stenzel, told KEPR …