Alabama bill to create medical marijuana study commission advances – Marijuana Business Daily

  1. Alabama bill to create medical marijuana study commission advances  Marijuana Business Daily
  2. Alabama House votes to create medical marijuana study commission  WVTM13
  3. Legislature approves medical marijuana study commission  AL.com
  4. Medical marijuana commission bill gets Alabama Legislature’s approval  Montgomery Advertiser
  5. State House may vote on medical marijuana study commission  WSFA
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Medical marijuana plan changed to study commission – AL.com

Medical marijuana plan changed to study commission  AL.com

Alabama lawmakers today changed a bill that would have legalized medical marijuana to instead appoint a commission to study the issue. The sponsor of the legislation, Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, said he preferred to stick with his original bill but understood the need for lawmakers to have more information. His bill had passed the Senate but ran into resistance in the House. “It’s a big step,” Melson said. “And everybody is stepping out of their comfort zone. You’re asking for a Schedule 1 drug to be given to patients. And it’s the same drug that’s been enjoyed and abused by people through…

Energy drink study finds heart risk, but don’t blame caffeine – SlashGear

  1. Energy drink study finds heart risk, but don’t blame caffeine  SlashGear
  2. Energy drinks may have unintended health risks  CNN
  3. The frightening side effects energy drinks can have on your heart  New York Post
  4. Are Energy Drinks Safe? Study Shows Damage Can’t Be Blamed Only on Caffeine  Inverse
  5. Energy drinks risking potentially fatal heart rhythm disruption – but it’s not the caffeine, scientists find  Telegraph.co.uk
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After Denver allowed ‘magic’ mushrooms, Oakland could be next – East Bay Times

After Denver allowed ‘magic’ mushrooms, Oakland could be next  East Bay Times

OAKLAND — Oakland could become the second city in the nation to allow the use of psilocybin mushrooms — also known as “magic mushrooms” — following in Denver’s footsteps. Oakland’s city council will vote June 4 on a resolution barring police from enforcing laws that criminalize the use of “entheogenic” plants, which include psilocybin mushrooms, ayahuasca and peyote. The proposed resolution follows an effort at the state level to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms, which failed to make it to California’s 2018 ballot. Activists are gathering signatures now to put a measure on the Oregon stat…