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By The Fresh Toast's Brendan Bures, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. A new report calls into question whether current criminalization of drug dealers actually makes a difference in reducing drug harm and violence. The “drug dealer” is an easy person to problematize and...

By The Fresh Toast's Becky Garrison, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. For most dogs, CBD appears to work best when dosed sublingually. This will get the CBD into the dog’s bloodstream quicker than a CBD infused dog treat. During the rush of the holiday seasons, it’s easy...

By The Fresh Toast's Maria Loreto, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. The effectiveness of THC and CBD depends on the method you use to consume them, your body’s make up, and physiological processes. A product can claim to contain large amounts of THC or CBD and that it will...

By The Fresh Toast's Brendan Bures, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Jerry Jones said he expects an ‘adjustment’ around the league’s marijuana prohibition following the leagues’ recent CBA negotiations. When Major League Baseball removed marijuana from its...

By The Fresh Toast's Maria Loreto, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. THC’s effect on pregnancy is still unknown, prompting California to consider adding a risk warning on their THC products. California legalized the use of marijuana over three years ago, yet the government is...

By The Fresh Toast's Rudy Sanchez, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. States that have had a legal marijuana marketplace framework in place the longest, such as Washington and Colorado, have fared better than their pot counterparts, such as Oregon. For states grappling with balancing...

Article by Natan Ponieman & Javier Hasse, originally published on The Fresh Toast, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Barber entered the cannabis business because he trusts the plant’s potential in relieving the physical consequences that playing a professional sport can...

By The Fresh Toast's Brendan Bures, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. As an effort to crack down on opioids, minor league players will no longer receive marijuana drug testing. Professional baseball players will no longer receiving marijuana drug testing at any level, effectively...

By The Fresh Toast's Brendan Bures, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. An overwhelming majority of Americans believe CBD products fall under FDA regulations, but those regulations don’t exist. The cannabis industry has waited all year for the Food and Drug Administration’s...

By The Fresh Toast's Brendan Bures, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Though the red-headed stranger might use marijuana through other means, Willie Nelson quit smoking for health reasons. Yes, the rumors are true. All-time marijuana icon Willie Nelson has toked his final toke, puffed...

By The Fresh Toast's Trey Reckling, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Researchers studying diabetes, metabolism and obesity have become increasingly interested in how cannabis may be an effective therapy for human systems out of balance. Munchies. It’s an ongoing punchline by and...

By The Fresh Toast's Mike Adams, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said in the past that he has absolutely no intention of legalizing marijuana. The cannabis community rejoiced last month on the heels of news that Congress would, for the first...

By The Fresh Toast's Brendan Bures, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Scientists determined inhaled marijuana reduced the severity of self-reported pain 47.3% for headaches and 49.6% for migraines. Next time you feel the effects of a headache or migraine coming on, you might skip the...

By The Fresh Toast's Trey Reckling, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. A recent study provides very interesting data for those of us who grew up hearing that marijuana lowers sperm count and may even cause atrophy or shrinkage of the testicles. Infertility is big business. Five billion...

By The Fresh Toast's Rudy Sanchez, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. There are some potential drawbacks to using weed while gaming, namely the decrease in linear motor response and a slowing in the perception of time.  For many, cannabis and video games is as...