The Future Of The Marijuana Industry In America It’s the world’s most commonly cultivated, trafficked, and used drug; as the push for legalization at home and abroad grows, marijuana is garnering significant attention from investors, manufacturers, and researchers. Despite the plant being illegal under federal law as a Schedule I drug, the U.S. legal marijuana […]
The State That Sells the Most Weed May Surprise You National retail sales figures for July included a small segment called “miscellaneous store retailers,” in which the U.S. Department of Commerce included the no-longer-so-small cannabis dispensaries. With sales at the nation’s miscellaneous store retailers increasing by 3.5% in July from June to a record $14 […]
Violas Harrington Institute Provides Education to Bring New Wave of Talent to Cannabis Industry The educational platform, which is powered by the Cleveland School of Cannabis, aims to create economic opportunities for individuals, especially those in Black communities, who are looking to enter the market. Black-owned cannabis brand Viola has launched its own education platform […]
Former GOP Congressman Who Actually Supported Marijuana Reform Enters The Cannabis Industry Lately it’s come to seem as if most of the former politicians who’ve entered the marijuana industry were unhelpful or downright hostile to legalization when they were in office. But on Friday, a cannabis company announced an addition to its board who disrupts […]
Montana Officials Loosen Proposed Marijuana Advertising Restrictions The Montana Department of Revenue has revised proposed regulations regarding marijuana advertising that had raised eyebrows among dispensaries, growers and others in the state’s burgeoning adult-use cannabis industry. This summer, the department has been navigating an exhaustive rulemaking process ahead of the Jan. 1, 2022, opening of Montana’s […]
Cannabis Commission Wants Plants Next Year, Hires Director MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission will ask state lawmakers to revise the state’s medical marijuana law in order to get plants in the ground next year and make the products available to patients sooner, Al.com reported. The commission also voted to offer State […]
The Strains That Made Cookies When it comes to cannabis culture and products, few names ring off in the streets like Cookies. Its genetics have been used to create some of the most popular strains in the world; and as a lifestyle brand, it’s put the absolute clamps on cannabis in pop culture. With big […]
The Turn From Tobacco Why More People Are Starting To Smoke Cannabis With Herbal Blends The coronavirus pandemic has seen an increase in recreational cannabis use perhaps due to lockdown boredom, anxiety, loneliness or lack of stimulation. This increase in use of the substance has inspired people to become more creative with what they smoke […]
Marijuana Legalization Does Not Lead To Increased Youth Use, American Medical Association Study Finds Youth marijuana use does not increase after states enact legalization for medical or recreational use, researchers concluded in a study published in a prominent scientific journal on Tuesday. The policy change instead has an overall impact on adolescent cannabis consumption that […]
Cannabinoids are an Adequate Potential Treatment Option for Fibromyalgia Patients Fairfield, CA: Human trials indicate that the use of either whole-plant cannabis or cannabinoids can improve various symptoms in patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and that they possess an adequate safety profile for use in treatment, according to the findings of a literature review published in […]
Joe Biden Can No Longer Hide From Cannabis Legalization Efforts Cannabis legalization efforts in Congress have been a series of hits and misses during the Joe Biden administration, even as Congress juggles more cannabis-related bills than ever before. There are currently 35 cannabis-related bills in Congress—26 in the House, nine in the Senate. The foot-dragging […]
Times Are Really, Really Tough: Plummeting Cannabis Prices Strain Small Northern California Farmers Humboldt County’s cannabis farmers are struggling to break even as prices per pound continue to fall as a result of the oversaturated market. Jason Gellman, owner and operator of Ridgeline Farms in Southern Humboldt County, said he is barely breaking even. Humboldt […]
