Testing a driver for alcohol impairment is relatively easy. Decades of research show drunken driving equals bad driving. Standardized tests mark various levels of impairment. And because alcohol passes through the system quickly, detecting its presence indicates recent use. But determining whether someone is too high to drive is a lot more complicated. Despite marijuana’s […]
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Ringing in the New Year with weed in Illinois
Hundreds lined up in the wee hours at retail marijuana shops throughout the city and suburbs. “I’m just glad I don’t have to worry about getting busted” Jackie Ryan rang in the New Year in Wrigleyville by showing up at Cresco’s Sunnyside retail marijuana shop on Clark Street at 3:30 a.m. to make the first […]
The state’s first recreational pot shops opened a year ago. Here’s what the owners have learned.
“It’s been a year, but it feels like three.” The lines started to form in the dark, predawn hours. Shuttles ferried customers from satellite parking lots and snacks were passed around as hundreds huddled under umbrellas in anticipation of the openings of the state’s first two recreational marijuana dispensaries. People waited for hours in […]
A new study found marijuana legalization leads to more problematic use
The lead researcher says her study isn’t meant to advocate against marijuana legalization, but inform it. A new study suggests that marijuana legalization leads to more cannabis use and perhaps addiction, particularly among adults 26 and older — highlighting a public health downside to a policy change that now 11 states and Washington, DC, have […]
Columbia Care Expands Dispensary Footprint, Announcing Openings in Maryland, Delaware and Florida
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Columbia Care Inc. (NEO: CCHW) (OTCQX: CCHWF) (FSE: 3LP) (“Columbia Care” or the “Company”), one of the largest fully integrated operators in the global medical cannabis industry with licenses across the US and EU, today announced the addition of four new dispensaries with openings in Maryland, Delaware and Florida. Columbia Care’s […]
FDA Issues Consumer Alert To Stop Vaping THC Products
PRESS RELEASE Statement on consumer warning to stop using THC vaping products amid ongoing investigation into lung illnesses For Immediate Release: October 04, 2019 Statement From: Norman E. “Ned” Sharpless MD. Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs – Food and Drug Administration Over the past several weeks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been working […]
Lung Damage From Vaping Resembles Chemical Burns, Report Says
Doctors at the Mayo Clinic examined samples of lung tissue from 17 patients, all of which looked as if the people had been exposed to toxic chemicals, the researchers said. The lung damage in some people who have become ill after vaping nicotine or marijuana products resembles a chemical burn, doctors from the Mayo Clinic […]
You Should Know This About The Marijuana Industry’s SAFE Banking Bill
The word on the street is that Congress is set to take a historic vote on a cannabis banking bill in the coming days. At least that is the gossip that has been popping up in my inbox since yesterday afternoon. I wanted to ignore it, I really did, as I am presently preparing to […]
Global Cannabis Testing Service Market to Surpass US$ 441.0 Million by 2026 – Coherent Market Insights
PRESS RELEASE SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–According to Coherent Market Insights, the global cannabis testing service market was valued at US$ 230.3 million in 2018, and is projected to exhibit a CAGR of 8.5% during the forecast period (2018 – 2026). Key Trends and Analysis of the Cannabis Testing Service Market: The cannabis testing service market size is […]
D.C. Is Ready to Make Legal Marijuana a Boon for Big Business. But What About for Racial Justice?
When D.C. legalized the possession of marijuana in 2014, it was the product of a movement that, in many ways, was the first of its kind. “The campaign in D.C. was the first in the country that centrally focused on legalization as a racial justice issue,” says Michael Collins, director of national affairs at Drug […]
Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Florida
By Daniel Shortt, Attorney @ Harris Bricken The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill gives the US Department […]
LAVVAN Appoints Neil Closner as Chief Executive Officer
PRESS RELEASE Former MedReleaf executive team joins Closner in transformative venture to drive cannabinoid fermentation efforts NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LAVVAN Inc. (“LAVVAN”) today announced that Neil Closner, formerly of MedReleaf Corp. (“MedReleaf”), has been appointed its new Chief Executive Officer. Joining Closner are several key members of MedReleaf’s former leadership team who were responsible for its groundbreaking […]
Aphria Inc. Announces 158% Increase in Adult-Use Sales and Profitable Fourth Quarter
PRESS RELEASE Reports Profitable Fourth Quarter Record Net Revenue of $128.6 Million, Up 75% from Prior Quarter Revenue for Adult-use Cannabis of $18.5 Million, Up 158% from Prior Quarter Provides Fiscal Year 2020 Outlook Leamington, Ontario – August 1, 2019 – Aphria Inc. (“Aphria” or the “Company”) (TSX: APHA and NYSE: APHA) today reported its […]
Maui and Maine: A world apart but maybe much closer than you think.
I recently traveled from New England to Hawaii to attend the 3rd annual Maui Medical Cannabis Symposium. I obviously enjoyed leaving our winter in Maine for a trip under the sun in Maui. But it was also very inspiring to spend time and exchange perspectives with several cannabis trailblazers including Dr. Andrew Weil, an internationally […]
Why does California’s public health department treat CBD like poison?
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — the nation’s second most powerful Republican — and California’s Democratic state legislators completely agree on one thing: Marijuana’s cousin hemp should be fully legalized. As the late U.S. House Speaker Tip O’Neill famously said: “All politics is local.” In McConnell’s home state of Kentucky, tobacco farming is dying […]
Missouri officials reject bid to overturn medical marijuana contract
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri officials have rejected a politically connected company’s challenge of a contract to help run the state’s fledgling medical marijuana program. In a decision issued Monday, Gov. Mike Parson’s administration said it was denying a protest by BioTrackTHC, which said the state should not have awarded a contract to a competitor in April […]
Pot bust: California dramatically cuts marijuana tax revenue projections
California is paying a price for the shaky rollout of its legal marijuana market. State budget documents released Thursday show the Newsom administration is sharply scaling back what it expects to collect in cannabis tax revenue through June 2020 — a $223-million cut from projections just four months ago. The reduced income for the state […]
Here’s How To Market & Sell CBD Online Without Advertising
How To Market CBD Oil Online Advertising CBD oil and CBD products on Google, Facebook, or Instagram is a challenge, so you need alternative forms of marketing to be able to market CBD oil online and grow your CBD business. I bet you’d agree with this statement: people are so curious about CBD oil and other […]
