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 […]
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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. […]
Marijuana in Wonderland: Making Sense of a Judge’s Anti-Cannabis Ruling
By Barry Gainsburg “When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ ” — Lewis Carroll, from Through the Looking Glass Last week, the U.S. District Court in Northern California declined to declare the federal classification of marijuana […]
The State of Vape In Today’s Growing Cannabis Market
By Chip Paul As the cannabis market continues to mature, we will see the market begin to extend. This only makes sense as growers discover more ways to extend raw product and draw more profits from it. We certainly hope, and truly believe, the next big thing to hit the cannabis market will be vaping […]
Groundbreaking Legal CBD Delivery System Offers Hope to Thousands Suffering Seizure and Spasm Disorders
AUSTIN, Texas, A quadriplegic battling muscle spasms has created the EpiVape – a disposable CBD hemp oil vaporizer that safely and easily delivers small doses of 100% legal hemp extract proven to significantly reduce or alleviate seizures and spasms related to neurological disorders such as epilepsy, Parkinson’s, MS, spinal cord injuries. Christopher Cain, 42, of […]
O.penVape e-cigarettes enter Arizona market
A Denver company that makes the equivalent of an electronic cigarette for marijuana use and sells cartridges, vaporizers and other products used by medical cannabis users is entering the Arizona market. O.penVape is making Arizona its fifth U.S. market via a statewide distribution deal with Phoenix-based TruCann LLC, “We vetted several candidates, but TruCann has […]
