Following weeks of speculation, U.S. President Donald Trump finally replaced his acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, whose comments on the Ukraine scandal stirred controversy back in October. North Carolina Representative Mark Meadows was named...
Mexico’s marijuana legalization bill is gearing up for a vote in the country’s Senate after clearing three key commissions last week. The Senate commissions of Justice, Health and Legislative Studies approved the draft bill in...
“It’s very distressing to see how [legalization] has unfolded,” says long-time Canadian cannabis activist Jodie Emery. She says that many of the activists that fought so hard to get the drug legal have now been...
If you are a newbie cannabis grower, you’ll most likely look for information on how to grow weed online. And you’ll most certainly get distracted by all the different options that are available. Some of...
In a new report sent to Congress this week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that it is still working out its policy regarding the use of CBD in dietary supplements. CBD or...
From now on, I’m going to take it slow. Over the weekend, I did something simple that felt like an act of rebellion. I decided to walk slowly. I felt each footstep, how it hit...
The continued struggles with profitability among Canadian cannabis companies are in the headlines again this week after Canopy Growth announced the closure of two of its facilities. In a press release, Canopy said it is...
The Southeastern African nation of Malawi is the latest country to approve the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal use and hemp fibers. With a GDP of just $6.303 billion, the move may help boost the...
Since Canada legalized weed in October of 2018, cannabis companies have been struggling to compete with the still-thriving black market in the country. In an effort to sway consumers toward legal marijuana, several Canadian cannabis...
All that recent talk about vaporizers left us wondering: where are all the pipes? Though vaping seems to be gaining popularity over smoking, true stoners will tell you that smoking will never die. As we...
Senators in Florida will debate an amendment to cap the THC content in medical marijuana products at 10% after a similar attempt failed in the lower house of the Florida Legislature last year. Last Friday,...
Equities on Wall Street suffered their worst week since the global financial crisis in 2008 after a surge in new cases of the coronavirus was reported outside of China, fueling fears of a global pandemic. ...
Once you enter the magical world of cannabis strains, there’s no turning back. I remember when it first hit me how wildly rich and abundant this world is. The more I explored, the more it...
Speaking with my Dad on the phone last December, he told me to keep one word in my mind: “detox.” He had noticed I was sounding a little down and he wasn’t wrong. I had...
Researchers from McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, have zeroed in on a chemical compound produced by cannabis plants that could unlock the antibiotic potential of cannabinoids. In the paper published this week in the American...
With the U.S. election season in full swing, Democratic contenders for the White House shared their views on marijuana at the debate in Charleston this week. Seven presidential candidates from the Democratic Party shared the...
Who can ever turn down one big spoon of peanut butter? We can’t, that’s for sure – especially if we add a little bit of cannabis inside. That’s why we prepared four different recipes for...
An increasing number of American seniors are using marijuana, a new study published in the JAMA medical journal this week showed. According to the research, 4.2% of people over the age of 65 said they...
After Cannabis 2.0 went through a rocky start, companies looking to cash in on cannabis-infused drinks are facing another challenge. Scientists working for Vertosa, an infusion technology company from California, are claiming aluminum cans can...
Not long after marketing took its first steps, advertising experts discovered that fame has an astounding effect on consumers due to a fascinating biological mechanism hardwired in our brains. During the 1930’s, celebrities first began...
Robin Wilson has a long road ahead of her. She is the new marketing director of Quadz Inc., an all-woman-led cannabis dispensary company with ambitious plans to expand across Canada, adding to five locations currently...
A bill designed to protect workers from being fired from their jobs for smoking marijuana during their time-off has failed to secure support in Colorado this week. The House Business Affairs and Labor Committee within...
As many people can attest, the cannabis industry is shaping up to not be the most diverse one ever. Similar to tech, it is being led mostly by white males — which is ironic, given...
Pesticides have been lending a helping hand to black market cannabis growers for who knows how long. They are everywhere – in our flakes, a cup of tea, and probably in that healthy veggie salad....
Dispensaries in Colorado set a new sales record last year, according to data released by the Colorado Department of Revenue this week. In 2019, Colorado bagged $1.74 billion in sales (recreational and medicinal cannabis combined),...
Players in the NFL could be inching closer to a more lenient approach to marijuana, according to a new report from NBC Sports’s ProFootballTalk. The labor organization representing NFL players – the NFL Players Association...
If you haven’t gotten acquainted with the company yet, G Pen (Grenco Science) is well-known for the convenience and the sheer flexibility of their products. No matter what G Pen vaping device you’re looking at,...
Europe’s marijuana capital could ban tourists from buying pot at its famed coffee shops soon in an effort to tackle overcrowding in the city. Although illegal in the Netherlands, soft drugs are widely available in...
In this article we will be paying homage to Stephen Gaskin, a truly benevolent countercultural icon who founded the long-standing commune known as the Farm. The Formative Years Stephen Gaskin was born in Denver, on...
Nearly a quarter of a million Americans work in the legal weed industry, according to Leafly’s annual Cannabis Jobs report released this week. The figure marks a 15% increase compared to the previous year, indicating...
Is this love that I’m feelin’? Sure, we’re all aware that Hallmark probably invented Valentine’s Day as a way to sell greeting cards – inadvertently also creating many of our most panic-filled, “d’oh!” moments as...
Virginia is on track to become the 16th US state to decriminalize marijuana after the state’s House and Senate approved a decriminalization bill this week. First, on Monday, the House gave the green light for...
2019 was a monumental year for the sprightly cannabis plant. Canada saw its first full year of legalization, and other places began to follow in its footsteps. Sure, there were some pain points, but that’s...
New research reveals smoking marijuana may lead to false memories in addition to the well-known weed-induced forgetfulness. The study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed that people who smoke pot...
There’s no reason to be scared of genetically-modified marijuana. It could be the best bud you’ve ever had. The GMO Era Begins In 1996, the world was shocked when the news was announced that scientists...
Recent studies suggest that newly-legalized hemp may help a critically important species – bees. Scientists have been warning about the consequences of dwindling bee populations for years as these pollinators are responsible for about 70%...
A surprising thing could close the loop in the green economy and make it more sustainable – its waste. A rumor has it that no one managed to calculate precisely how much waste the industry...
People have been growing cannabis for more than 10.000 years, and the best thing about it is that it’s very adaptable to different environmental conditions. Before we go over why that’s good and what you...
As Cannabis 2.0 appears to be less than what the market has been hoping for currently, marijuana companies are looking into cutting costs. This week it was reported two major players in the Canadian cannabis...
Israeli start-up GemmaCert announced a new product this week that could help hemp farmers in the United States as the new industry takes off. The device is able to detect THC contents in cannabis as...
