Illinois Legalization is Historic, but Good Luck Finding Cannabis to Buy
Wed 12:20pm By Kris Krane, Forbes
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker this morning signed into law a bill that makes Illinois the tenth state (plus Washington, D.C.) to legalize marijuana for adults and regulate a new legal cannabis market. The bill’s passage and signing is historic because Illinois…Medical Cannabis Firms Press UK to Loosen Prescription Rules
Tue 12:44pm By Rob Davies, The Guardian
Manufacturers say not allowing GPs to prescribe drug fails patients and forfeits gains. The world’s largest medicinal cannabis company has urged the government to allow GPs to prescribe the drug, calling on the UK to be a “leader not a laggard” in one of…Martha Stewart On How Snoop Dogg Got Her Into The Cannabis Business, Her New CBD Line, And Aging…
Tue 10:59am By Katie Shapiro, Forbes
CBD might have made history at the 37th Food & Wine Classic in Aspen earlier this month, but its headlining guest Martha Stewart wasn’t there to talk about cannabidiols. Instead, she presented “Summer Entertaining with Martha” where she demonstrated how…A ‘Museum of Weed’ is coming to Hollywood
Mon 3:27pm By Alicia Wallace, CNN
A 30,000-square-foot cannabis museum is coming to Hollywood. Weedmaps, a Los Angeles-based cannabis technology and media company, is behind the new museum, which is aimed at destigmatizing cannabis and will open later this summer. "We're at this point now…Hempfest Expo Has Saskatoon Residents Curious for Cannabis
Mon 3:03pm By Brady Ratzlaff, Global News
The second annual HempFest Cannabis Expo was held at Prairieland Park over the weekend and weed enthusiasts came out for the opportunity to expand their knowledge on the product. It’s a chance for residents to experience roughly 45 vendors and ask questions…5 Most Popular Marijuana Stocks on the Market Right Now
Sun 5:26pm By Keith Speights, The Motley Fool
What are the most popular marijuana stocks on the market right now? It depends on how you measure popularity. Probably the best way to evaluate the popularity of a stock is to look at its average daily trading volume. This number provides a great barometer of…Cannabis Acceptance Will Increase With Rollout of New Products
Sun 4:55pm By Toronto Sun
Health Canada recently released new regulations which set the stage for the next wave of cannabis legalization. Starting late this year, regulations will permit various new forms for the consumption of cannabis such as edibles, drinkables, topicals, and vape…Public Cannabis Consumption Now Allowed in Colombia: Is Full Marijuana Legalization Next?
Sat 5:02pm By Javier Hasse, Forbes
It’s been seven years since Colombia decriminalized the possession of small amounts of cannabis and other illicit drugs, and about three years since the South American country legalized medical cannabis – and while home cultivation for personal use is…Head Shops Left Behind by Cannabis Legalization Worry for Their Future
Sat 4:51pm By Kevin Maimann, The Star
Fred Pattison’s head shop on Calgary’s 17 Ave. S.E. is stacked to the ceiling with pipes and bongs. The clean, spacious store has blue-trimmed white walls and a kitschy mural of the city with a Canadian flag behind one of the display cases. It could be a…Cannabis in Ancient China, Part 1: Ma, plant of the Tao
Sat 1:53pm By Chris Bennett
CANNABIS CULTURE -Recent news stories about the discovery of a 2,500 yr old cannabis burning brazier from China, have inspired me to take a further look at cannabis long and controversial history in this area in a two part article. The first part will deal…The 5 Key Questions to Consider When Shopping for CBD Products
Fri 12:52pm By Betty Gold, Real Simple
The CBD market can be a confusing place—unless you're armed with this expert-approved buyer’s guide. CBD oil is the most popular ingredient on the block these days. It’s one of the many naturally-occurring chemical compounds present in the flowers and…What Will Cannabis Drinks’ Labels Say? Here’s Why ‘Barley Soda’ is a Possibility
Fri 12:46pm By Patrick Cain, Global News
There’s nothing quite like a nice, cold, yeast-fermented, malt-flavoured beverage with hops on a hot summer day — said, perhaps, nobody ever. But after Friday’s announcement by Health Canada about the final rules for edible (and drinkable) cannabis…‘We’re Being Prescribed Opioids Like Candy’ Despite Reams of Positive Data on Cannabis:…
Jun 20, 2019, 12:37 pm By Sara Ritchie, Civilized
People are justifiably excited over the groundbreaking legalization of adult-use recreational cannabis in Canada and several American states. But it's important not to overlook the crucial role that medical cannabis plays every day in the lives of millions. So…Guidelines for Canada’s Cannabis Edibles Tight, but Also Vague
Jun 20, 2019, 11:52 am By Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun
Single-serving products will be limited to 10 milligrams of THC, the psychoactive drug in cannabis. Legal edible cannabis products coming to retail stores later this year may not be recognizable to consumers who have enjoyed brightly packaged high-potency…Cannabis Makes Culinary History at the Annual Food & Wine Classic in Aspen
Jun 19, 2019, 11:02 pm By Katie Shapiro, Forbes
Upon legalization of adult-use cannabis in Colorado in 2014, an instant curiosity among regular revelers of that summer's Food & Wine Classic in Aspen begged the question of just how long it might take for the plant to play a role in official festivities. Five…Cannabis Taxes Brought in $186 Million in Five and a Half Months
Jun 19, 2019, 10:46 pm By Patrick Cain, Global News
Ottawa and the provinces made $186 million from various taxes on cannabis from last October through the end of March, numbers released Wednesday show. The provinces took the lion’s share of that money, with $132 million in combined sales tax and excise tax…United States of Weed
Jun 18, 2019, 10:31 pm By Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone
Curious about the status of cannabis? Here’s a map of where marijuana legalization stands across the country — and a deeper look into some places with disparate approaches to pot. The country is moving forward with legalization at a record pace — but…Martha Stewart Offers Business Advice to Cannabis Industry Leaders in Saint John
Jun 18, 2019, 9:41 pm By Global News
Food and lifestyles guru Martha Stewart says the recipe for success she has followed throughout her career also applies to cannabis companies – offer quality products at fair prices. Stewart spoke to about 650 cannabis industry leaders Tuesday at the World…How Blockchain Will Factor Into Shoppers Drug Mart’s Medical Pot Plans
Jun 17, 2019, 10:37 pm By BNN Bloomberg
Shoppers Drug Mart sees cannabis and blockchain technology as a perfect combination to get more doctors on board with prescribing the drug to patients in Canada. Ken Weisbrod, Shoppers’ vice-president of business development, said the company signed a deal…P.E.I. Company Expanding Quickly to Supply Cannabis Edibles
Jun 17, 2019, 5:21 pm By Kevin Yarr, CBC News
'We're hiring more production supervision, packaging people, logistics'. With the federal government laying out the timetable for the legalization of cannabis edibles and topicals, a P.E.I. company is moving quickly to take a piece of the market. That market…Edinburgh Mum Praises Effects of Banned Cannabis Oil on Son’s Epilepsy
Jun 16, 2019, 1:58 pm By Justin Bowie, The Scottish Sun
AN EDINBURGH mum has praised the effects of medical cannabis oil which has helped her son who suffers from a rare form of epilepsy called Doose Syndrome. Karen Gray, 44, started giving her son Bedrolite after NHS prescribed drugs left him in a “vegetative…How to Eat, Drink, and Appreciate Cannabis at Restaurants
Jun 16, 2019, 1:40 pm By Billy Lyons, Fortune
From infusions to strain-specific cooking, veteran chefs are forging new identities while up-and-comers are making their mark. On a recent evening at the James Beard House in New York City, guests decked out in fine dining attire gathered for an intimate…Canada Had the Perfect Model to Make Cannabis Retailing Work. We Ignored It.
Jun 15, 2019, 11:53 am By Herbert Grubel, Financial Post
Opinion: There is still time for Canadian governments to serve the public by copying the market for alcoholic beverages. When Bill C-45 was passed in 2017, making the sale and recreational consumption of cannabis legal, politicians proudly announced that…Seniors Drive Shift of Cannabis Perceptions Towards Wellness
Jun 15, 2019, 11:43 am By Abbie Rosner, Forbes
Perhaps the greatest challenge facing the movement to legalize cannabis is the need to overcome decades of disinformation proliferated through War on Drugs propaganda. And if the good fight is to be won, it will require a shift in the common perception of…Meet America’s Most Powerful Cannabis Union
Jun 14, 2019, 3:54 pm By Josh Marcus, Rolling Stone
The United Food and Commercial Workers union is now a major force in marijuana politics — but criticisms of it have grown with its influence. No one knows more about the complicated alliance between unions and the cannabis industry than Dale Sky Jones,…Cannabis Edibles Available for Sale Legally in Mid-December
Jun 14, 2019, 3:45 pm By Hannah Thibedeau, CBC News
Health Canada will unveil details about rollout today. New cannabis products — like edibles, beverages, topicals and extracts — will be for sale legally in Canada in mid-December. Regulations will come into effect on Oct. 17, and the products will be…Choom Cannabis Store to Open Saturday at Niagara Square
Jun 13, 2019, 1:22 pm By Ray Spiteri, St Catharines Standard
Cannabis survey indicative of ‘buzz in the market place’: Falls store owner. With a Choom Cannabis Co. store set to open in Niagara Falls Saturday, the owner says a recent national survey is indicative of the "buzz in the market place" when it comes to the…Ben & Jerry’s Announces Plans to Make CBD-Infused Ice-Cream
Jun 13, 2019, 1:00 pm By Edward Helmore, The Guardian
Ice-cream maker to add cannabidiol to its products as soon as it is legalized at the federal level. Usually people reach for the ice-cream after ingesting cannabis. Now hippie-capitalist ice-cream maker Ben & Jerry’s is hoping to speed the whole process up…Inside Mike Tyson’s 400-Acre Cannabis Resort and It Looks Insane
Jun 12, 2019, 9:28 pm By Sarah Deen, Metro
Mike Tyson has revealed his plans to launch a 407-acre cannabis resort. When you have as much wealth and time as Tyson likely has, anything is possible. The Tyson Ranch will compliment his cannabis company Tyson Holistic Holdings, which he created in 2016. It…2,500-Year-Old Tomb Offers Earliest Evidence of Humans Using Cannabis to Get High
Jun 12, 2019, 8:30 pm By Katie Hunt, CNN
Cannabis has been cultivated as a crop for millennia, but there's been little historical or archeological evidence showing when humans began to use the plant for what it's best known for today: getting high. However, an excavation of a 2,500-year-old tomb in…
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