cannabis

People interested in exploring business opportunities in Maine’s emerging cannabis industry are encouraged to attend the third annual Maine Cannabis Convention set for Oct. 14 and 15 at the Portland Sports Complex. As Maine becomes the eighth state to legalize recreational marijuana, the Maine...

California marijuana growers north of San Francisco continue to face mandatory evacuation orders as well as likely tens of millions of dollars in crop damage and loss amid widespread wildfires in Wine Country and surrounding areas. Hezekiah Allen, executive director of the California Growers...

April 4, 2016, was a big day for Matt Hobson – and it was very nearly a big day for Colorado's cannabis industry. That was the day that 29-year-old Hobson and other employees at Pueblo West Organics, a medical and recreational marijuana dispensary in Pueblo West, a municipal district just...

The premium Las Vegas cannabis brand Hytiva is partnering with Nevadan dispensaries to provide medical patients delivery services of the plant and its products directly to one’s doorstep. After the industry collected $27 million during its first month of recreational sales, beating Colorado and...

MPs and activists gathered outside Parliament for a "cannabis tea party" demanding the legalization of the drug for medicinal purposes. Organized by the United Patients Alliance, a group that hopes to legalize the drug for those suffering from chronic conditions, including multiple sclerosis...

Several British lawmakers lent their support to a cannabis tea party on the lawns outside parliament on Tuesday, protesting against legislation that criminalizes use of the drug for medical purposes. Three Members of Parliament and dozens of patients sat down at a table laid out with cakes...

When growing marijuana for yourself or as a commercial crop, it's important to know what some of the highest yielding strains of cannabis are. While factors such as the growing space and cultivation techniques influence the size of a crop's yield, the genetics of a strain plays the biggest role...

The B.C. government has received more than 20,000 responses from the public on questions concerning how legal marijuana should be regulated and sold in the province. And it's only halfway through its public consultation on how to implement non-medical cannabis distribution in the province...

While the focus of the cannabis debate in South Australia has been on legalizing it for medical uses, the real job and investment creation opportunity lies in building a recreational cannabis industry. There are now nine states in the US, including California, where cannabis for recreational...

Protesters will scoff cannabis tea and cakes outside Parliament tomorrow in a bid to legalize the drug for medicinal use. Campaigners expect hundreds of people at a 'cannabis tea party' which they've dubbed a "very civil bit of disobedience". Cancer patients and multiple sclerosis...

Like countless Californians in the last few years, Roberta Koz Wilson and her brother Jeff saw the coming revolution in cannabis and decided they wanted a piece of it. Or in their case, a bite. Using a recipe perfected by their mother, they created Dr. Norm's Cookie Co., a Los...

As if there isn't enough uncertainty right now for Northern California weed farmers, this week's fires are threatening the 2017 harvest. That is for those farmers who are lucky enough to have a harvest. Fires are raging in 14 counties, according to the California Department of Forestry, and...

According to a research published by Ameri Research Inc., the global legal cannabis market was valued at $14.3 billion in 2016. The market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 21.1% between 2017 and 2024, while reaching a value of $63.5 billion in global sales in 2024. The rising demand of cannabis...

California marijuana growers north of San Francisco were facing mandatory evacuation orders as well as potentially millions of dollars in crop damage and loss amid widespread wildfires in the region. Erich Pearson, director of SPARC Farms in Glen Ellen south of the Tubbs Fire reported on...

House Bill (HB) 6517, otherwise known as the "Philippine Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act", was unanimously endorsed by the House Committee on Health on October 2. Originally authored by Rep. Rodolfo T. Albano III of the First District, Isabela, the bill seeks to legalize and regulate the...

Human Resources is really up against an ill-defined wall. For decades, they have been able to test job applicants and employees for the presence of marijuana in their systems. With a firm drug policy in place, they could — somewhat officiously — discipline or fire you. Marijuana is a...

Plans to move forward with Apothecarium's Sunset District location at 2505 Noriega St. (at 32nd Avenue) are dead in the water after the Board of Supervisors upheld an appeal filed against the business. Supervisors voted 9-2 yesterday to quash the project after the medical cannabis dispensary...

Former NHL player Riley Cote says marijuana helped him deal with the pain and anxiety that came with being an enforcer with the Philadelphia Flyers. "I used it as an ally," the Winnipeg native said Saturday at Grow Up Cannabis Conference and Expo at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara...

Medical marijuana was one of the "hot topics" at the recent PACK EXPO Las Vegas/Healthcare Packaging EXPO. One example: A video interview in which Presto Products Co.'s Todd Meussling discussed packaging hurdles, package types and challenges. Packaging opportunities are especially promising...

Between the launch of cannabis-centric road races a few years back, the opening of the world's first cannabis gym in San Francisco earlier this year, and unofficial estimations that upwards of 60% of pro-athletes in the NFL and NBA smoke weed, there's no denying we're entering a new era of what...