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New Study Links Casual Marijuana Use To Brain Abnormalities A study conducted at Northwestern University links casual, recreational marijuana use to abnormalities in key regions of the brain. The study, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, focused on 20 causal smokers and 20 non-smokers...

There is very limited coverage of marijuana stocks by Wall Street analysts, leading any initiations of coverage to attract quite a bit of attention by the media. Many of the “pot stocks" trade in the “pink” sheets and for good reason. They have disclosed very little information and what they have...

Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are often touted as a new technology; but in truth they've been around for a half-century or more. It's only been in the past several decades that they've been able to catch up and surpass a lot of the more traditional electric light sources we've used....

Rising From The Ashes Tauriga’s future definitely seems more certain than it did a year ago, when the company was “struggling to stay alive.” “We’ve turned a bit of a corner, but I am nowhere near the point to where I think we need to, or should, declare victory…but the stock is trading...

After an “unusual series of problems,” Tauriga Sciences (OTC: TAUG) was able to “reinvent themselves” with the help of newly-appointed CEO Dr. Stella Sung. When an exclusive license agreement went wrong, Immunovative Inc. (Tauriga’s predecessor company) had a very uncertain future....

There are a lot of explanations for the stoner term, “420.” Some people say it represents 4:20 p.m., the time immediately after classes when a group of California high school students in the 1970s used to gather to get high. Whatever its origins, 420 has entered the U.S. lexicon as a reference...

GrowLife Halted Thursday morning, the SEC halted trading of GrowLife, Inc. (OTC: PHOT) based on “concerns regarding the accuracy and adequacy of information in the marketplace and potentially manipulative transactions in GrowLife’s common stock.” The statement from the SEC announcing the...

(Note: This is the second of a two-part interview with Terra Tech Corp. CEO Derek Peterson. Click here for part one) Terra Tech Corp (OTC: TRTC), and its subsidiary, GrowOp Technology Ltd, is working on the development of a CBD supplement with the medical research firm Intergetics (OTC: NRTI...

New Hampshire (Recreational): New Hampshire’s legislature passed a bill legalizing marijuana back in January, which made them the first to do so in U.S. history. The bill was held up by various legislative committees, but in late March, an amendment to HB 492 was adopted by the Ways and...

As consumer and investor interest grows in the booming marijuana industry, it has dawned on many cannabis entrepreneurs that they may need to clean up their collective image; to step away from their product's shady past and make it more customer-friendly. In Colorado, where sales of...

Historically, the conservative south has strongly resisted marijuana legalization. Nonetheless support for marijuana legalization has begun germinating across the south. The southern populace (and the rest of the nation) favors legalization. The legislatures, however, remain relatively stiff in...

The Midwest is another focal point in the battle for legalized medical marijuana. Michigan is the only state in the region that allows the use of medical marijuana, but Illinois is in the midst of implementing its new law that will allow limited use for qualifying patients. Leading marijuana...

Terra Tech (OTC: TRTC), and its subsidiary GrowOp, were started with the intention to develop and manufacture growth tools for in-home cannabis cultivation for medical marijuana users, but has quickly grown into big-time player in the hydroponic growth space. Terra Tech is currently only...

According to a new survey from WebMD, a majority of doctors nationwide support the national legalization of medical marijuana. WebMD, which is a highly regarded, award-winning provider of information/tools to manage health, surveyed 1,533 doctors from 48 states. The results of the survey are as...

States from the Northwest have been leading the charge regarding marijuana legalization for years, and they are just getting started. Washington voted to legalize recreational marijuana in 2012, and its neighbors don't seem to be far behind. See also: The Future Of Marijuana Policy - Southwest...