Author: Erin Elizabeth

Some new cannabis statistics are undoubtedly causing the alcohol industry in the US to shake in their boots. With over half of the country’s states embracing some form of legalized marijuana, with a few states even permitting recreational use, cannabis is poised to affect the alcohol industry at some point. And according to a new study, the beer industry stands to lose billions if marijuana is legalized nationwide. The study states, “Cannabiz Consumer Group’s (C2G) research findings predict that legal marijuana will “canna-balize” 7.1% of revenues from the existing retail beer industry.” Even though the revenue margin may seem...

A 2012 study in The Gerontologist found that around one-third of 45- to 63-year-olds are single, with most being divorced or never married; a 50 percent increase since 1980. And, about 15 percent of 40- to 44-year-old women had no children in 2012, up from about 10 percent in 1980. So now, after years of putting self and career first, those aging alone are having to ask the question, “How are we going to take care of ourselves?” From the article: “Dr. Maria Torroella Carney, chief of geriatrics and palliative medicine at North Shore-LIJ Health System in New York, is asking the same thing. In...

You can now smoke weed in Israel without worrying about going to jail. After a vote in Israeli parliament Sunday, smoking marijuana is no longer a criminal offense in Israel unless you reoffend four times. First-time offenders now catch a $270 fine if caught smoking in public. Selling and growing marijuana remains criminal. The Israeli state will now put emphasis on education about the effects of the drug rather than on enforcing the laws criminalizing its use and distribution, according to Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked. “The government’s approval is an important step on the way to implement the new...