California Cannabis Czar Evaluates Cross-Spectrum Industry Player Comments to Streamline Rules and Regulations

A recent cannabis hearing in Los Angeles had pot czar, Lori Ajax, admitting that the marijuana industry is in a state of confusion. She was commenting after chairing a hearing at which the difficulties and uncertainties surrounding the country’s fledgling and lucrative marijuana industry were tabled.The hearing was held to evaluate the opinions of cross-spectrum industry players as California considers streamlining its pot rules and regulations. Those invited to table their concerns included activists, business owners, consumers and lawyers who were given 90 seconds in which to tell Ajax their…

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Opium vs. Weed – What Is The Difference?

Weed and opium are not the same. They differ in many ways. Derived from the poppy plant, people have been cultivating and using opium since about 3,400 B.C. Marijuana is the buds of cannabis plants, and humankind has been growing and using it for much, much longer, at least 12,000 years. They differ in effects, therapeutic usefulness, mechanisms of action, and addiction risk: Differences in Effects: Opium vs. Weed Most know that opium is a powerful painkiller. It also promises feelings of euphoria and a very deep sense of physical…

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