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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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%...
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...
