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Students are tired of hearing about pot. They learn about it from teachers at school. They hear about it from their parents at home. Doctors tell them it will affect their mind and body. Law enforcement cautions them to make smart choices. The message, some students say, is always the...

More and more students across the county that are hoping to find a career in cannabis are turning to a 'Marijuana Major.' College students from more than 38 states and several spots around the globe are now studying 'Medical Plant Chemistry' at Northern Michigan University. Legal issues...

While some states have removed criminal penalties for marijuana, and many others have legalized it for medical and -- more rarely -- recreational use, the drug remains forbidden at colleges in such states. That's because of a hovering federal threat, but one that has never been realized --...

Within the cannabis industry, it's well known that Israel is leading the world in medical marijuana research. The tiny country is home to a fully legal medical cannabis program that serves 30,000 patients, while THC itself – the cannabis plant's main psychoactive compound – was discovered by...

The University of Northern Michigan is offering a new degree this year: medicinal plant chemistry. And apparently it pays. "All of our graduates are going to be qualified to be analysts in a lab setting," Brandon Canfield, the associate professor of analytical chemistry who started the...

Four pupils have been expelled from a leading Devon school after teachers discovered that students had been smoking a cannabis 'bong' between lessons. A further two pupils at Torquay Boys' Grammar School were also excluded after the discovery of a group of Year 10 students smoking cigarettes...

It's got the greenhouse, the curriculum and the necessary approvals. Now all that's needed are up to 25 students keen on becoming the first crop of students to earn a postsecondary certificate in growing pot. Niagara College, located in the heart of Ontario wine country, announced Tuesday...

Following last November’s ballot question approval, it’s already legal to possess marijuana in the Bay State, with retail sales set to begin next summer. With students back in school, the Townsman spoke with local education and law enforcement officials to find out how they plan to address...

More and more universities in the United States are starting to offer 'cannabis classes' to students wanting to learn more about the plant. Cannabis is a multi-billion pound industry across the pond, with increasing numbers of states seeking to legalize it. As such, we're seeing an...

As U.S. business and government continue to butt heads over medicinal cannabis, some educational institutions are turning to science to help elevate and inform the conversation. Helping blaze the trail toward cannabis' acceptance in academia is none other than the University of Vermont, which...

In Pueblo, pot pays for college (well, some of it). On June 20, 210 high school seniors got $2,000 each from the Pueblo County Scholarship Fund and the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative. In total, $420,000 was disbursed. That is believed to be the first cannabis tax-funded scholarship...

For Oregon, legalizing recreational marijuana has proven lucrative: In 2016 alone, marijuana tax receipts in the state totaled more than $60 million. Now, researchers are beginning to understand how all that weed has affected the drug habits of college students. A new study in the journal...

Iowa State University lost another appeal in a federal court case over the decision of administrators to prevent a marijuana advocacy group from printing a T-shirt that included the university logo and a marijuana leaf. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday for the second time said...

College students attending an Oregon university are using more marijuana now that the drug is legal for recreational use, but the increase is largely among students who also report recent heavy use of alcohol, a new study has found. Oregon State University researchers compared marijuana usage...

Adams County continues to use disputed tax revenue from recreational marijuana sales to fund scholarships, recently announcing that 64 high school students in the county had been awarded more than $1 million in total. The scholarships, paid for through the Adams County Scholarship Fund, are...

Pinot's Pallete, Vine Gogh, The Loaded Brush -- just a few of the names companies have coined to take advantage of the trend to drink wine while learning to paint. But you might not have heard of a combination helping aspiring artists get creative on a canvas. Puff, Pass and Paint, a...

Des Moines, Iowa – In a case that free speech advocates are calling a victory for college students everywhere regardless of their political views, a federal appeals court on Monday ruled that Iowa State University cannot prevent a marijuana law reform advocacy group from distributing a T-shirt...

Colleges and marijuana may be linked in the public consciousness, but the two still don't go together in Maine — not officially, at least — despite the drug's legalization earlier this week. Colleges and universities throughout Maine have been reminding students that marijuana is still...

In the first study of its kind, University of Colorado School of Medicine students expressed support for the legal use of marijuana, including for physical and mental health reasons. They also believe more research is needed to ascertain what risk could be involved in using the drug. These were...

Colorado students viewed the legalization of marijuana favorably, medicinal or otherwise, and generally felt that the medical use of marijuana is acceptable in the treatment of conditions approved by the Colorado Medical Marijuana Registry. Nearly half (49 percent) felt that it had significant...