Six weeks ago, an 18-year-old male patient showed up to NYU Winthrop Hospital in Long Island complaining about chest pain, nausea, fever, and shortness of breath. Initially, doctors thought he had pneumonia, due to his X-rays showing “haziness” in the lungs. Within 48 hours, says Melodi Pirzada, chief of pediatric …
Read More »Why State-By-State Marijuana Legalization Is a Mess
A majority of the United States has legalized cannabis in some way, and it’s very exciting, I get it. Fewer people are being arrested, more people are getting off opioids, and accurately dosed pot chocolates might be the best thing to happen to weekends since the invention of television. But …
Read More »New Jersey Lawmakers Finalize Recreational Marijuana Deal
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and top lawmakers in the state legislature have finalized a deal to legalize recreational marijuana, setting up a potential vote by the end of the month, NJ.com reports. Murphy, who was elected governor in 2017, campaigned on legalization and promised to enact it within his …
Read More »'Murder Mountain': New Series Explores Missing Persons in Weed's Emerald Triangle
Nestled among thick Redwood trees nearly 300 miles north of San Francisco is one of the most prolific cannabis producing regions in the United States: Humboldt County. Long known for its cultivation of the plant, Humboldt is one-third of the famed “Emerald Triangle” of Northern California (Humboldt, Mendocino, and Trinity …
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