More than two dozen states in the U.S. have legalized marijuana and millions of people across the nation use the drug each month, but the precise health effects of the drug on those who use it remain a mystery.

Experts say they have only a hazy idea of the drug’s myriad health effects, and argue that federal laws are to be blamed for the issue. Some experts say that the federal government is erecting major barriers to research that would have provided answers to solve the mystery.

A panel of 16 experts warned in a new report that lack of evidence-based information on cannabis and cannabinoids’ health effects poses a public health risk.

With the exception of 1996, when California first legalized medical cannabis, or 2012, when Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational pot, 2016 was probably marijuana's best year ever.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Treatments vary, but some people use marijuana to help relieve symptoms. ADHD drugs help to correct dopamine levels in the same way that marijuana may help. Use of the drug is controversial and highly debated.
Research about the consequences and effectiveness of using marijuana to treat children, teens, and young adults is mixed.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a mental health condition affecting around 6-9 percent of children and young adults, and about 5 percent of all adults around the world.

Marijuana use in medicine is now a growing study. However, the classification of marijuana as a schedule 1 drug which means that there is no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse is hindering further study of the drug and its medical use. A report released on January 12 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine calls for expanding research on cannabis and its chemical components called cannabinoids.

Marijuana appears to be an effective treatment for chronic pain, nausea and symptoms of multiple sclerosis, concludes a new report from some of the nation’s top doctors and public health experts.

Commissioned by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, the report says there’s “conclusive or substantial” research backing the effectiveness of cannabis for those three conditions. But it also warns of dangers from marijuana use: an increased risk of car crashes, lower birth weight babies and problems with memory and attention with heavy use. It also found strong connections between heavy cannabis use and the development of schizophrenia and other psychoses.

Marijuana. Maybe you love it. Maybe you hate it. Perhaps, you do not care much about it.

The reality is that more states are accepting marijuana as a safe substance. Eight states now have full legalization, while nineteen states only have legalized medicinal marijuana.

In this episode, I interviewed three experts in different areas to talk about the state of the industry, specific strains for certain health disorders, and the opportunities for entrepreneurs.

Nothing evokes passionate debate in the cannabis community like the threat of big business taking over. The arguments against big marijuana fill the internet. The heartfelt plea to preserve small farms is echoed throughout the US, Canada, and Jamaica. At the Marijuana Business Conference in Las Vegas last November there was even a debate dedicated to arguing which was better: Craft Cannabis vs Big Marijuana.

But this should never have been an either or statement. Is Big Business with Big Money going to jump in on the Marijuana Green Rush? Absolutely! Is that the beginning of the end of small craft farmers? Not in a million years!

As more states approve cannabis for adult use (recreational marijuana), Duby—the Reddit-meets-Instagram social network that allows marijuana enthusiasts to post content anonymously—celebrates vigorous growth over the past two years. Duby is the go-to app for cannabis aficionados to unite and share their favorite images, videos and messages about the plant. Duby is a gamified app that leverages a proprietary algorithm to reach hundreds of thousands of consumers based on their location in real time, offering dispensaries a unique digital marketing play with quantifiable results.

Lessons from Whoopi & Maya on running a successful cannabusiness.

After eight years running a multiple award-winning edibles company and making national headlines with a soaring partnership with Whoopi Goldberg, Maya Elisabeth has learned a few things about running a successful cannabusiness.

The first time someone told me it’s possible to consume cannabis without getting high, I scoffed. I was five years sober and my friend, newly in recovery, was telling me about a “special” kind of marijuana. Apparently, she said, it offered anti-anxiety and pain relieving effects without the high of “traditional” marijuana. I didn’t pay much attention. First, I didn’t have strong feelings about marijuana one way or the other – my drug of choice was always alcohol. Second, weed with medicinal benefits and no psychoactive effect seemed like the wishful thinking of a newly sober recovering addict. I wrote it off as a pipe dream of the uncomfortably abstinent.