Starting from September, people in France caught using illicit drugs, including cannabis, will be hit with a €200 fine, the country’s new Prime Minister Jean Castex announced this weekend. According to Castex, the on-the-spot fines...
Actor and director Clint Eastwood has filed two lawsuits this week in Los Angeles against several CBD companies and retailers that have used the Hollywood icon to market their CBD products. The star of Sergio...
The Marijuana Justice Coalition (MJC), a group of drug policy, criminal justice and immigration reform advocates, has urged lawmakers on Capitol Hill to pass a federal marijuana legalization bill amid increased economic uncertainty due to...
Legend has it that Henry Ford made a car out of hemp fibers back in 1941 and had huge plans for using bioplastics in the automotive industry. According to the tale, Henry Ford was so...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released its preliminary guidance on developing cannabis-based drugs this week but is yet to finalize its long-awaited policy on the use of CBD in food items and dietary supplements. ...
Canadian pot producer Aurora Cannabis is scaling back some of its European operations due to the medical market across the Atlantic failing to develop “as quickly as we once anticipated,” according to an internal memo. ...
A systematic review of 14 existing studies in animals has concluded CBD could possess “important” therapeutic potential in the treatment of people addicted to crack cocaine. According to the study published in the journal Pharmacology...
Earlier this year, Illinois became the 11th U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana for adult use. Now, the state has reported it collected nearly $53 million in tax revenue during the first six months of...
A 33-year old disabled veteran was recently sentenced to five years in prison for the possession of medical marijuana in Alabama in a case that illustrates the complex legal landscape regarding cannabis in the United...
It’s fun to see what other people search online, especially if it’s something you’re interested in. So, let’s see what’s on people’s minds related to weed. I’m fascinated by Quora. While you can find true...
With the House already under Democrat control, and polls indicating Joe Biden has a lead over President Donald Trump nationwide, marijuana reform could be closer than anticipated. In an interview on the Young Jurks podcast,...
The criminal justice joint task force formed by former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders recommended the nationwide decriminalization of marijuana and the legalization of medical cannabis at the federal level. However, more...
The chief executive officer of independent cannabis retailer Fire and Flower Holdings said this week Canada needs 4,000 pot shops in order to compete with the country’s still-thriving black market. In an interview with BNN...
We discussed several conditions where CBD is showing amazing results, but when it comes to CBD for tinnitus, available research is somewhat puzzling. Tinnitus is a symptom of a potentially more serious problem, and it...
Despite the “couch potato stoner” stereotype, a recent study of U.S. citizens over 60 shows those who use cannabis tend to exercise more than nonusers. The study titled “Exercise Intervention Outcomes with Cannabis Users and...
Celebrity affiliations with marijuana products have come under scrutiny from Health Canada as the regulator recently warned Organigram about concerns it had with the company’s Trailer Park Buds cannabis brand. According to Marijuana Business Daily,...
Marijuana activists in Arizona managed to collect 420,000 signatures in an attempt to get legalization on the November ballot despite the coronavirus lockdown. Although the measure needed only 237,645 valid signatures, activists behind the Smart...
Canadian consumers are still unfamiliar with the myriad of cannabis brands on the market, according to a new survey. Published by the Brightfield Group, the survey explored brand awareness within the industry nearly two years...
Thousands of people in the state of Colorado with minor marijuana convictions could be pardoned at once in 90 days after Governor Jared Polis signed into law a new bill on Monday. Under a broader...
The coronavirus pandemic led to a decrease in the use of party drugs like MDMA and cocaine, but also to an increase in pot use, according to Global Drug Survey. Forty thousand people from 12...
The CBD compound is showing promise as a potential tool for the treatment of psoriasis. Modern research is pointing to the fact that CBD directly lessens the production of excess skin cells caused by psoriasis,...
A whistleblower from the U.S. Department of Justice testified this week that Attorney General William Barr’s personal views on cannabis are behind the delays in the department’s approval of cannabis mergers. Speaking before the House...
According to research from the University of Toronto, women appear to be more susceptible to the effects of THC than men, something previous studies in animals have suggested. The study, published last year in the...
The majority of Americans believe that smoking marijuana is more morally acceptable than a range of other issues, including abortion, gay and lesbian relations, and wearing fur, according to a new Gallup poll. Indicative of...
Is it high time we rethink the capitalistic model that’s usurping the cannabis industry? Spoofing the 2019 campaign that MedMen launched to announce we’re all in the new normal, the creators of South Park invite...
Canadian pot giant Canopy Growth expects the global market for legal weed to reach $70 billion by 2023 should the U.S. legalize marijuana nationwide. “Canada is expected to be about four times the size that...
Israel’s Ministerial Committee on Legislation advanced two bills to legalize cannabis over the weekend, signaling parliamentary support for reform in the country that is known for its liberal stance on cannabis. The two bills were...
Lawmakers in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature approved a bill this week that would decriminalize the possession of up to two ounces of marijuana. In a vote of 63 against 10, with...
Over the course of the past decade, a large number of scientific studies have analyzed the effects of CBD for nausea. Some focused on nausea resulting from chemotherapy, while other studies were dealing with how...
The Nevada State Board of Pardons Commissioners unanimously voted to pardon anyone who was convicted on low-level marijuana possession charges over the past two decades. Governor Steve Sisolak proposed that more than 15,000 people be...
The chief executive officer of Canopy Growth said this week he expects the United States will legalize recreational marijuana at the federal level in 2022. Speaking to CNBC’s Jim Cramer on his show Mad Money,...
A new study conducted by a team of researchers at the University of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute examined the effects of marijuana use during pregnancy. According to the results, cannabis use during pregnancy can lead...
The protests over the death of George Floyd that took the U.S. by storm have brought black-owned business into the spotlight. According to CNN, searches for “How to find black-owned businesses in your area” jumped...
Canadian cannabis company Tilray has been hit by yet another lawsuit, this time over the alleged misleading of shareholders and insider trading. According to Marijuana Business Daily, the new lawsuit was filed by Tilray shareholder...
With legality comes great responsibility, we can imagine Peter Parker saying. Luckily the legal cannabis industry now employs seed-to-sale tracking – a key element in carrying the burden of this responsibility. Though the days of...
According to research conducted by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), many frequent cannabis users believe driving under the influence of marijuana is safe. The CDOT launched a two-year campaign in 2017 dubbed The Cannabis...
Global cannabis sales are expected to surge 38% to $20.4 billion this year despite the coronavirus-induced recession, according to new research from Arcview Group. The market research company released the 8th edition of its The...
Tesla founder Elon Musk has spoken up about the criminalization of marijuana more than a year and a half following his controversial appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. “This will probably get me into...
Health Canada has been warning cannabis companies of the mislabeling of the THC contents in certain products, the Calgary Herald reported. According to the regulator, which is responsible for Canada’s federal health policy, most cannabis...
CBD offers benefits for many different conditions through a wide variety of chemical mechanisms, but for people suffering from gout, only two of them are important. The first one is inflammation, and the second is...
