A potent new drug has hit the city streets nationwide and medical officials are finding that the backlash is anything but sugary sweet. The new street drug, popularly known as “Spice”, are synthetic substances mimicking the effects of marijuana but with far more lethal consequences. As police officers nationwide are cracking down and finding more of the synthetic “Spice” on the streets, medical officials and health agencies are also seeing an increase in life-threatening cases involving the drug, and they think that this Spring could be the apex of the killer drug.
According to researchers, in a group of children and young adults with the most severe forms of epilepsy, a liquid form of marijuana known as cannabidiol reduced seizures by more than 50% without the expected high from the drug.
Georgia governor Nathan Deal will sign a bill legalizing the use of medical marijuana after the Georgia House overwhelmingly passed the bill. This makes Georgia the latest in a long line of states to legalize the drug for medical use. At the same time, the latest bill presented at the federal level has been killed in committee.
The next time you open a magazine you could find an ad for cannabis filling the pages. Media focusing on cannabis is on the rise as the spread of legalization has created a demand for cannabis industry news.
While some parents swear by medical marijuana for their kids, one powerful pediatricians group says that while more research is needed, it currently should only be used as a treatment for severely ill children.
A year has passed since Colorado legalized marijuana for recreational use, and the state has enjoyed lower crime rates and higher tax revenues as a result. Oklahoma lawmakers are now calling for the state to withdraw from a lawsuit against Colorado that attempts to compel the state to once again make the drug illegal for recreational use.