The state of Colorado and three small businesses are trying a novel approach to reduce carbon emissions that sounds like something out of the fever dreams of Willie Nelson: using carbon dioxide produced from beer brewing to help marijuana plants grow. Denver Beer Co., Colorado’s seventh-largest craft brewery by volume, is testing technology developed by Austin-based Earthly […]
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You’ll soon be able to earn a degree in cannabis from a Colorado university
Colorado State University-Pueblo received state approval Friday for the state’s first cannabis-related degree program, to be launched this fall. The program — called “Cannabis, Biology and Chemistry” — will focus on the science necessary to work in the cannabis field, with coursework similar to double-majoring in biology and chemistry, said David Lehmpuhl, dean of CSU-Pueblo’s […]
Study: College Binge Drinking Down, Pot Use Up in Legalized States
It doesn’t take extensive research to know that some college students smoke marijuana and drink alcohol, but a recently published study shows students are turning to the plant over booze in states where weed is legal. Conducted by Oregon State University, the study concludes that states where marijuana was legalized by 2018, including Colorado, had a rise […]
A serial tech entrepreneur is trying to create an Amazon-like platform for legal marijuana
It’s been 23 years since California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana, and five years since Colorado and Washington became the first to make recreational pot legal. There’s still a big problem. Cash. A lot of it. Cash isn’t just king in cannabis, it’s almost all there is. “It’s a huge issue,” said […]
MLB to stop testing minor leaguers for marijuana as part of new drug agreement, report says
MLB and the MLB Players Association are negotiating changes to the drug agreement that would introduce opioid testing. As part of the new drug agreement, MLB would also remove marijuana from the league’s list of banned substances for minor-league players, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. Players on the 40-man roster are not tested for marijuana, […]
MLB and players’ union mull testing for opioids while easing marijuana penalties
When healthy, Kyle Blanks could crush a baseball. In the final 32 games of 2009, his rookie season with the San Diego Padres, playing in a home field so cavernous it was known as Petco National Park, Blanks hit 10 home runs. But he never hit that many home runs in a season again, his […]
Cresco Labs Acquires 2 Arizona Marijuana Dispensaries
Cresco Labs Inc., one of the largest vertically integrated multistate cannabis operators in the United States, announced a significant expansion of its presence in Nevada and Arizona through the signing of a purchase agreement to acquire certain assets from Tryke Companies, a vertically integrated seed-to-sale cannabis company, including six Reef Dispensary locations in Nevada and Arizona, expanded licensed cultivation and […]
Florida firm rolls up 15 dispensary permits in Pennsylvania
Jushi Holdings Inc., the Florida-based cannabis company that bought out Beyond/Hello’s four Pennsylvania permits in July, announced today that it was acquiring the majority interest in Agape Total Health Care Inc. Agape, of Lehigh County, won a permit from the Department of Health in December to operate three dispensaries in the Keystone State. Agape has […]
Study finds Marijuana use among college students at 35-year high
Marijuana use by college students hit a 35-year high, according to a study released last Tuesday. The annual Monitoring the Future panel study, a joint effort by researchers at the University’s Institute for Social Research, found that, in 2018, 43 percent of full-time college students said they used marijuana at least once in the previous […]
No Longer In Hiding, the Scent of Cannabis Joins the Perfume Counter
“Reeking of weed” used to be a bad thing. Now high-end beauty influencers are embracing fragrances designed to highlight the aroma of cannabis. There’s one called Dirty Grass, an earthy $185 scent with 500 milligrams of hemp-derived CBD oil in each bottle. It’s the latest release from Heretic Parfum’s Douglas Little, the nose behind Goop’s all-natural fragrances. […]
Arizona Tea maker enters the cannabis market
Marijuana products will soon hit the masses, as the maker of Arizona Tea enters the cannabis market, starting with vape pens and THC-infused gummies. Privately held Arizona Beverage announced Tuesday that it reached a licensing deal with Dixie Brands, which makes and sells drinks, chocolates, gummies and topical creams that are laced with marijuana. Through […]
Marijuana-derived epilepsy drug doubles sales, sending GW Pharma stock soaring
GW Pharmaceuticals PLC reported Tuesday afternoon that sales of its cannabis-derived epilepsy drug more than doubled from the previous quarter, sending shares spiking more than 11% higher in after-hours trading. GW Pharmaceuticals GWPH, +10.22% reported second-quarter sales of $68.4 million for Epidiolex, which uses cannabidiol, a compound present in cannabis plants to treat certain forms of epilepsy. Wall Street […]
Cresco Labs’ 56 marijuana dispensaries around the country soon will have the same name: Sunnyside
Cresco Labs is renovating its 56 marijuana dispensaries around the country, including five in Illinois, and reopening them under a single brand name: Sunnyside. The dispensaries will be welcoming and bright and will create room for customers to learn about the products, said Joe Caltabiano, president and co-founder of the Chicago-based cannabis company. There will […]
Bruce Linton says he was fired as co-CEO of Canadian pot company Canopy Growth
Bruce Linton, co-CEO of Canopy Growth, said he was fired from the Canadian pot company he founded in 2013 in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday. Canopy, the world’s largest publicly traded cannabis company by market value, earlier Wednesday announced in a press release that Linton was removed as co-chief executive officer and a member of […]
Global marijuana use rose by 60 percent over the past decade
The global story about cannabis — the most-used recreational drug in the world — is about as fuzzy as your body feels after taking your first hit. While some places, such as states in the US, have legalized the drug, it is strictly prohibited in others. Almost 200 million people smoke pot worldwide according to the2019 World Drug Report, published […]
Marijuana use among baby boomers rose tenfold over decade as seniors seek out cannabis for medical treatment
Marijuana use among seniors in the U.S. rose tenfold over a decade as more baby boomers use it to treat a range of ailments, including pain, anxiety and depression, according to a University of Colorado study. Some 3.7% of U.S. adults age 65 or older used cannabis in the past year, a more than tenfold increase […]
Behind Portland’s blockbuster marijuana deal: a Russian billionaire, cannabis consolidation
A billion dollars for a Portland marijuana company. It’s an astonishing figure. Last month’s deal for Cura Cannabis was the biggest acquisition in the history of legalized marijuana in the United States. It’s a sign of just how quickly the market is emerging. And that’s just the beginning of the story. Curaleaf, the Massachusetts company buying Cura’s […]
TSA approves cannabis-containing epilepsy drug for flights
The Transportation Security Administration will now permit a pediatric epilepsy drug containing cannabis on flights, according to the agency’s guidelines. Its guidelines now say that, subject to “special instructions,” “products/medications that contain hemp-derived CBD or are approved by the FDA are legal as long as it is produced within the regulations defined by the law under the […]
