Chief Cannabis Correspondent Ryan Nerz interviews Dr. Lester Grinspoon, a Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and the author of Marihuana Reconsidered. Grinspoon has written an open letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, advising him to consider allowing cannabis as a treatment for post-concussion syndrome.

Professor Grinspoon claims that CBD-heavy strains of marijuana serve as a powerful neuroprotectant, effectively helping the brain heal from concussions.

HOPKINTON – Police hauled marijuana plants by the truckload from a Fruit Street address this month after they executed a search warrant and allegedly found over $239,000 worth of pot, according to the Hopkinton Police Department.

The police department, who said the search warrant was executed on Aug. 14, recently shared photographs of the seized marijuana plants. An investigation by Hopkinton Police, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office with help from the State Police Airwing led to the search at 37 Fruit St.

USA Today partners 24/7 Wall Street are bullish on marijuana legalization in America.

Today, the outlets announced the next 11 states to legalize marijuana, based on public opinion polling, existing decriminalization, marijuana arrests, and marijuana use.

With legalized recreational marijuana riding a winning streak since 2012, California, Massachusetts and Arizona are among top contenders to OK the substance – and more states could follow.

Ohio officials approved a bid last week to get recreational and medical marijuana legalization on the 3 November ballot. Thus far, Ohio is the only state where voters will consider pot legalization in the 2015 election. But that’s not because many states aren’t already eyeing their own marijuana campaigns.

Medical and Recreational Marijuana have been on the loop and is currently making its way towards legalization all througout America. Numerous states have agreed in having 'pot' legalized as they recognized its benefits, though proper protocol needs to be observed in the legalization of pot. Listed below are the states that would soon have 'Marijuana' legalized as per Marijuana World News and 24/7 Wallstreet.

Ohio

1. Ohio - Ohio voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to legalize marijuana with a constitutional amendment to institute a revolutionary proposal that backers say will create a billion-dollar industry in the next four years.

Secretary of State Jon Husted said Wednesday the private investor group ResponsibleOhio had collected 320,267 signatures of registered Ohio voters, 14,676 more than necessary to qualify for the general-election ballot. ResponsibleOhio spent more than $2 million since March on the petition drive to put its proposed Marijuana Legalization Amendment before voters.

The City Council voted unanimously yesterday to ban sales in Boston of so-called synthetic marijuana and other dangerous chemical compounds, which officials called a growing problem, particularly among children and the homeless.

The ordinance makes the possession, use, sale, distribution and manufacture of the herbal blend packets, which are laced with chemicals designed to mimic a marijuana high, a violation punishable by a $300 fine.

Chronic pain agonizes the lives of about 100 million adults, more than the combined total of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. This isn’t including other sets of the chronic pain-afflicted, such as those in nursing homes, war veterans with long-term injuries, or children.

Unfortunately, chronic pain is also one of the least researched and understood health issues. Doctors aren’t quite prepared to address it, due to the fact that medical schools only spend an average of nine hours on the issue during a four-year course of study. That’s not to mention the federal government’s gross under-spending on chronic pain research – only about four dollars a year.

The Town of Framingham received letters from six applicants to open a medical marijuana dispensary in town.

Selectmen in July approved a process to evaluate and rank the proposals.

Framingham Selectmen have indicated they will support at least one, maybe more, applicants with a letter of support.

Town Manager Bob Halpin said the Town of Framingham received requested of support from six applicants.

They are:

Boston Police Commissioner William Evans told Boston Herald Radio’s “Morning Meeting” show that one of his security concerns over the idea of legalizing marijuana in Massachusetts is the connection he says exists between the drug and home invasions in the state.

“A lot of home invasions seem to revolve around someone smoking marijuana, young college kids tying to supplement their income,” he said. “We get a half-dozen every year where they invite regular city kids over and next thing you know, their door is getting knocked down and they are getting robbed.”