A recent study published in Science Daily – reposted from the University of Michigan – found that since 2002, young adults between 18-22 are abstaining from alcohol at a higher rate lately. On the other hand, their use of cannabis has increased. While for the clinical researcher, “complete abstinence” is…
Disrupting Healthcare – How Cannabis Will Change Healthcare Forever A recent article from TheHill.com from this year shows the dramatic effect cannabis legalization is having on OTHER industries such as pharmaceuticals, tobacco, and alcohol. There has always been a undertone or murmur of trying to figure out how much market…
PayPal, Bank of America, Ben & Jerry’s, and Big Alcohol: Unlikely Allies of the Cannabis Industry Tech giant PayPal, multinational investment firm Bank of America, world-famous ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s, and even beer and tobacco companies may not seem like the type of companies that would support cannabis…
How Cannabis May Impact Alcohol Consumption in the Future The first drug I ever tried was alcohol. I was about six years old when someone in my family gave me a sip of beer. I didn’t like it too much. I remember it tasting bitter. About eight years later, I…
Can Big Alcohol and Big Cannabis Coexist Peacefully? There’s no denying that cannabis use is already becoming more accepted. In fact, people are already widely replacing their booze habits for some healthier, safer pot instead. That isn’t very good news for the alcohol industry. The latest report from the International…
The End of Alcohol Prohibition Offers Clues to the Future of Cannabis Says New Study Why Early Adopters Of Cannabis Legalization Have An Edge Over Late Adoptors They say history repeats itself, and it we look at the historical trends of alcohol prohibition, then the states that have legalized cannabis…
Alcohol Causes 1 in 20 Deaths Worldwide; Cannabis: Zero Evidence doesn’t get better than good ol’ statistics and science. The truth is in, and it’s bright as day, yet the federal government still turns a blind eye. One of the latest reports from the World Health Organization revealed that 1…
How Alcohol Companies are Dealing with Cannabis Legalization If there are two comparable recreational substances on the market – it’s alcohol and tobacco. I know some of you are quietly raging about that statement. “Alcohol and Cannabis are NOTHING ALIKE!” That is true, the substances are completely different. The safety…
Availability Of Tobacco And Alcohol Increases Teenage Use, Not Marijuana Dispensaries In many states that have legalized medical cannabis, the law states that dispensaries aren’t allowed near schools and educational institutions due to the fear of regulators that it would only encourage underage cannabis use. However, a new study says…
Is the US on the Brink of Ending Marijuana Prohibition at a Federal Level? If you haven’t been checking the news, there are some major developments in relation to cannabis legalization in the US. The Warren-Gardner Bill is a bipartisan bill that aims to ease the restrictions on the cannabis…