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Hemp Plants. Image: Jungbim via Wikimedia Commons

Hemp vs. Marijuana: What's The Difference?

 
Canadian researchers unraveled the genetic structure of 81 different marijuana and 43 hemp samples, in an attempt to test long-held assumptions about cannabis.
Sarah Stuive, biological control consultant, checks for bugs at Bedrocan Canada, a medical marijuana facility, in Toronto on Monday, August 17, 2015. Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Natural pest control business gets boost from medical cannabis industry

Alexandra Posadzki ~ The Canadian Press ~
 
TORONTO – When Sarah Stuive first got into the natural pest control business – which uses predatory insects, or “good bugs,” to weed out pests – she never expected to be working with cannabis plants.
Hemp field

Hemp vs. marijuana: Minnesota researcher finds genetic difference

Tom Weber ~ Minnesota Public Radio ~

A University of Minnesota plant biologist has identified a key gene that distinguishes hemp from marijuana.
marijuana cigarette and smoke

One toke over the line: Race on to develop 'pot breathalyzer'

Natalie Grover ~ Reuters ~
 
As cannabis bans are relaxed in more U.S. states, the race is on to develop an instant roadside breathalyzer for police to test drivers who may be taking the "high" road.
Image of a map showing recreational marijuana usage in Colorado by region

Marijuana: 13.6 Percent oF Colorado Adults Use Cannabis, Health Department Says

 
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is the state agency that most frequently raises alarms about marijuana use.
Image of hemp vs. marijuana

Oregon cannabis feud pits marijuana growers against hemp farmers

 
Marijuana advocates fear cross-pollination with low-THC hemp, and state legislators take up the issue
Image of a box of legal recreational marijuana from Kindman - Denver Colorado

Marijuana Goes Green

 
As with any newly developing industry, marijuana has had several unforeseen setbacks on the road to becoming a blossoming new sector.
Image of three different marijuana strains showing perfect flower buds.

Looks Good Enough To Smoke: Marijuana Gets Its Glamour Moment

 
When Erik Christiansen started smoking pot, he became fascinated by the look of different marijuana strains. But the photographs of marijuana he saw didn't capture the variety.
Image of legalized medical marijuana

Science Seeks to Unlock Marijuana Secrets

Hampton Sides ~ National Geographic ~
 
As the once-vilified drug becomes more accepted, researchers around the world are trying to understand how it works and how it might fight disease.
Image of Harry Anslinger, Federal Bureau of Narcotics

Marijuana Prohibition Is Unscientific, Unconstitutional And Unjust

 
Next Thursday I am scheduled to debate Robert White, co-author (with Bill Bennett) of Going to Pot: Why the Rush to Legalize Marijuana Is Harming America, on Glenn Beck’s radio show.

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