cannabis

With local business experiencing significant losses in sales revenue since the opening of the bypass, the Willits City Council is looking at cannabis cultivation as a positive revenue stream. The council is tasked with providing city staff with feedback on the current draft of the city's medical...

What kind of person orders legal marijuana delivery? Eaze, the San Francisco-based marijuana delivery startup, recently conducted a survey of its customers to get a better idea of their backgrounds and habits. The results may confirm a few stereotypes about cannabis users, but they may make a...

Ever wonder how many people in the world consume cannabis? Well, if you're one of them, then you're in the company of 182 million, 999 thousand, 999 others. That's approximately how many people enjoy marijuana worldwide according to the 2017 edition of the United Nations' World Drug Report...

Marijuana use is being destigmatized at an unprecedented rate. Between medical marijuana becoming more accepted and several states legalizing the substance during the last election, people are talking openly about cannabis use in a way we have never really seen. And new data about who, exactly...

The legalization of cannabis in the United States for medicinal and recreational drug use has hit another roadblock in Massachusetts, and studies are indicating that Colorado drivers who use marijuana are getting into more accidents. Due to these issues and enforcement warnings from the federal...

It doesn’t get you high, but it’s causing quite a buzz among medical scientists and patients. The past year has seen a surge of interest in cannabidiol (CBD), a non-intoxicating cannabis compound with significant therapeutic properties. Numerous commercial start-ups and internet retailers have...

People browse through rows of vendors in the hills in Malibu, scoping out farmers' latest crops and companies' products. They discuss where products are from and how farmers grow. These people aren't picking up groceries — they're getting pot. Emerald Exchange brings Northern California...

Canopy Growth's revenue nearly tripled in the fourth quarter, but Canada's largest licensed cannabis producer still feel short of Bay Street's lofty top line expectations amid the looming legalization of recreational marijuana. Canopy said on Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter revenue surged...

Drug abuse is devastating American society. Opioid overdose alone killed more than 33,000 people in 2015. But rather than address this public-health crisis, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has declared a new war on drugs. He has re-introduced mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes and has...

Sundays are for errands, recuperating, and . . . weed hikes? My weekend plans don't typically include such excitement, but I jumped on the opportunity to join the first event of a new wellness series hosted by Hmbldt, a cannabis-based health company. The invitation mentioned a sampling of...

Cannabis oil is on sale in a number of local chemists and health food shops and is in high demand among the community, particularly those in chronic pain. The product contains cannabidiol (CBD) which was classified as a medicine by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)...

The Florida Department of Health's Office of Compassionate Use has until next Monday to finalize medical marijuana rules now that Gov. Rick Scott has signed the bill into law. The law allowing the sale of full-strength medical cannabis under Amendment 2 takes effect Oct. 3. Hernando...

Maryland medical marijuana regulators took steps Monday to deny a license to one of the 15 companies picked to grow the drug, saying there was a "reasonable likelihood" the firm would not properly safeguard the medicine. In voting to tell MaryMed LLC that it would not receive a final license...

A few days before Iowa’s new medical marijuana law takes effect, a Minnesota cannabis producer says his business is not yet profitable two years into that state’s program. The two states have similar medical cannabis laws, but Iowa’s is more restrictive. Iowa’s new law will allow for two...

Last week, a graphic designer shared a link to a post titled “How Sophisticated Branding Aims to Make You Rethink Cannabis” with Benzinga. The article, published on Adobe Systems’ creative community/blog "99U" explained how distinct branding was key for brand building as the cannabis industry...

Advocates for medical marijuana have filed the necessary paperwork to get the issue before voters in 2018. In an emotional news conference on Monday, patients and advocates tearfully described how medical cannabis could provide help and support. They expressed frustration that the Utah State...

I want to follow up on two subjects that generate a lot of comments and investment inquiries from my Seeking Alpha articles: · Pharmaceutical companies developing cannabis-based products, and · Investment opportunities in Israel-based companies developing and commercializing medicines with...

A 55-year-old man with a crop of cannabis in a concealed roof space of his garage was self-medicating for chronic asthma, a court heard. Twelve plants, potentially worth thousands of pounds, were found growing at Kevin Warren's home in Bendigo Lane, Colwick, when police executed a search...

A Canadian company is teaming up with AfriAg, an agricultural firm in South Africa, to grow and distribute cannabis products in southern African countries. LGC Capital, a Canadian investment company registered in Montreal that works with Cuban businesses, hopes to become the first Canadian...

Pennsylvania handed out licenses to 12 companies to grow marijuana for medicinal uses last week, and is expected to license producers and dispensaries soon. However, it could be tough for those businesses to get bank accounts. Although Pennsylvania has legalized medical marijuana, it's still...