Richard Miller, an emeritus professor at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said perceptions related to marijuana have changed throughout history.
Marijuana culture’s high holiday, known as 4/20, falls this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans can celebrate in some unusual ways.
Runners High Chicago organized its Annual 420 Run. In its 3rd year, participants could either run 4.20mi(or walk 2mi) along The 606 trail.
The cannabis holiday, named after a group of friends who used to meet regularly at 4:20 p.m. to get high., has morphed into a weekend-long event.
The complaint notes that the city zoning administrator had recommended denial of the application because the dispensary would be within 500 feet of a school.
In the absence of strong state and federal regulations, some suburbs have banned the sale of hemp products that get users high.
The cases highlight increasing debate over cannabis potency as the percentage of THC — the component that gets users high — keeps increasing.
The indictment accused Anthony Marsico of using confidential information to make an illegal profit of about $607,000 by buying stock in another marijuana company that Verano planned to acquire.
Hemp business owners recently gave more than $30,000 to oppose a bill they said would have shut them down.
Endometriosis, ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids and female orgasmic disorder were approved conditions to qualify for medical cannabis.