By Clint Sharples Vape pens are one of the most popular ways to consume cannabis. They’re affordable and convenient, effective and efficient. But are they safe? Or at least safer than smoking unprocessed cannabis? Nicotine-based vaping has long attempted to position itself as a healthier alternative to cigarettes, and it’s easy to extrapolate this same […]
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Juul says its chief executive is stepping down, accepts proposed ban on most flavored vaping products
Juul Labs, the big e-cigarette maker that is embroiled in controversy involving the rising underage use of vaping products, announced Wednesday that its chief executive officer is stepping down and will be succeeded by a top official from Altria, a part-owner of Juul. Juul also said it will not lobby against a proposed ban, announced […]
As vaping-related lung illnesses spike, investigators eye contaminants
State and federal health authorities are focusing on the role of contaminants or counterfeit substances as a likely cause of vaping-related lung illnesses — now up to 354 possible cases in 29 states, nearly double the number reported to be under investigation last week, The Washington Post has learned. Officials are narrowing the possible culprits to […]
“Weed Speak” (or Should That Be “Cannabis Creep”?) Now a Bigger Part of Our Social Consciousness
So I had to ask myself: What’s all this then? I was standing in the beer and wine department at my local grocery store in Virginia, a state way behind in any cannabis legalization process, and noticed two beers on the shelf that were seriously using what advertisers are beginning to call “weed speak”. There […]
Why Vapes Are on the Rise
Vaping products have been around for about a decade or so as a form of nicotine replacement. While many people use them to stop smoking “analog” cigarettes, there’s another use for vape pens that is rising in popularity – vaping cannabis concentrates and dry herbs. In an article in CBE Week in July (“Vapes Pull […]
The rise of the vape
The concentrates category is the cannabis industry’s largest, next to flower. And it looks like that second-place ranking is not drifting away anytime soon, based on data from BDS Analytics, one of the cannabis industry’s leading sources of cannabis data. While forms of concentrate like shatter, wax and kief perform admirably in the $498.4 million […]
Vaporizers Had Epic 2016
Vaporizers, both cartridge-based and disposable, rocketed across 2016 in Colorado, Washington and Oregon, racking up $156.75 million in sales on 3.74 million vaporizers according to BDS Analytics GreenEdge data analytics service. Both the dollar sales and the volume were more than double 2016, when consumers spent $71.63 million on 1.7 million vaporizers. Probing the data […]
Keurig-Style, Pod-Sized Marijuana Vaporizers Are Coming
Michael Bourque had never smoked pot until a bout of anxiety in his 40s. Discouraged by the side effects of the medicines he was prescribed, Bourque became intrigued by the potential benefits of marijuana. At that time, in 2014, marijuana for medicinal purposes had yet to go on sale in Massachusetts. So, like many people […]
O.penVAPE and TGIG Introduce Medical Cannabis Oils to Nevada Consumers
PRESS RELEASE TGIG Will Create 50 New Jobs and Patients Will Have Access to O.penVAPE Products DENVER, CO–(Marketwired – Mar 7, 2016) – O.penVAPE, the world’s largest cannabis brand, in partnership with TGIG, a Nevada medical cannabis enterprise with a state-of-the-art production and cultivation facility, has begun producing and distributing O.penVAPE’s best-selling CO2 extracted cannabis […]
The “Keurig of Cannabis” Looking to Break Into Mainstream Marijuana Use
A year-old startup called CannaKorp announced last week it’s developing the world’s first single-serve, pod-based marijuana vaporizer system. Dubbed the CannaCloud, it’s essentially the Keurig of cannabis. The CannaCloud could bring a level of precision and ease to marijuana consumption that could help elevate pot above its crunchy, hippie stigma, if the device finds mainstream success. […]
