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...
As the nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd continue across the U.S., all of Chicago’s marijuana dispensaries closed down shop this week in order to prevent looting, the Chicago Tribune reported. Several have...
A new observational study released this week is adding to the conversation on the health risks associated with cannabis use. Published in the Neurology Clinical Practice journal, the study found no link between recent marijuana...
According to market intelligence firm Prohibition Partners, cannabis could be better positioned to handle the crisis than other industries after having been declared an essential good in Canada and the U.S. The coronavirus pandemic has...
A handy infographic was published last week covering the research and statistics on cannabis as a treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Crohn’s disease is a type of IBD that causes inflammation in the digestive...
The owner of a Los Angeles dispensary that was looted during the nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd has come out in support of the people demonstrating against police brutality and racial injustice. ...
John Knock was sentenced to two life terms plus thirty for a marijuana-related offense. He’s 72 now. Amid the COVID crisis, he is waiting for a hearing or opinion on his motion for Compassionate Release...
Researchers in Israel looking into organic residue on an 8th century BCE altar in the Beersheba Valley discovered the presence of cannabis ostensibly used for spiritual rituals. This is the first physical evidence of cannabis...
The Czech government has approved an amendment to the country’s medical cannabis legislation that could expand the number of growers and increase access to marijuana-based treatments. The amendment would come into effect starting July 2021...
The Canadian cannabis industry’s weaker-than-expected performance in its first year of existence led to multiple company shakeups over the past year. The most high-profile ousting came in the form of Bruce Linton, the new industry’s...
British Columbia collected a record amount of taxes from the sales of legal marijuana last December according to data from the province’s Ministry of Finance. As per Marijuana Business Daily, cannabis tax revenue in Canada’s...
Shortly following the release of Aurora Cannabis’s quarterly earnings, the company disclosed it is buying the U.S.-based CBD brand Reliva for $40 million. The $40 million all-stock purchase of Reliva will grant the Canadian cannabis...
As states move to reopen after the coronavirus shutdowns, dispensaries in parts of the country that failed to declare them essential businesses will also start serving their first in-person customers in weeks. In Massachusetts, where...
“She changed my mind and opened my eyes to the possibility that this was a legitimate medicine. And in the process, she changed the world, and everyone, like me, who was caught in her glorious...
A new study conducted by researchers in Alberta, Canada, has yielded some interesting results concerning cannabis and the coronavirus. Namely, the study, although it has not yet been peer-reviewed, suggests cannabis extracts may help protect...
Authorities in California launched an investigation into the explosion that occurred at Smoke Tokes in downtown Los Angeles over the weekend. Smoke Tokes, whose warehouse and distribution center are located in L.A.’s Toy District, is...
The surge in marijuana purchases ahead of the COVID-19 lockdown in Canada has helped Aurora Cannabis’s fiscal third-quarter earnings, but has since come to pass, according to the company’s interim CEO Michael Singer. Aurora posted...
A new study suggests 19 is the ideal minimal legal age for consuming non-medical cannabis, as is the case already in most Canadian provinces. The study which was conducted by researchers at the Memorial University...
After failing to be included in the first coronavirus relief bills, marijuana companies have something to look forward to in the next proposed federal stimulus. The bill unveiled by House Democrats earlier this week is...
Against the backdrop of earnings season and the global coronavirus pandemic, the chief executive officer of Tilray warns that at least a dozen cannabis companies are poised to declare bankruptcy. In an interview with BNN...
Eczema (also known as dermatitis) is an umbrella term covering several different conditions, all of which result in excess inflammation of the skin. Since each specific type of eczema can be caused by a variety...
