cannabis

MariMed Inc., an industry leader in the design, development, operation, funding, and optimization of medical cannabis cultivation, production, and dispensary facilities, announced today that their client, The Harvest Foundation, opened its medical cannabis cultivation facility in Clark County...

Cannabis should be legalized across Europe to allow law-enforcement authorities to concentrate on more serious crimes than the trafficking of soft drugs, Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor says. "This office reiterates ... the need to concentrate the state's crime-fighting resources on more...

A new industry body has been formed to position Australia as a leader in the production of medical cannabis. The Medical Cannabis Council, launching in Melbourne on Thursday, will be the unifying voice for the industry to engage with governments on all matters concerning medical cannabis...

An opposition Bill which would legalise cannabis for medical use is being “run into the ground” by Government, the TD behind it has warned. Gino Kenny, of the Solidarity-People Before Profit Alliance, said it was now “urgent” that his Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 – which...

No one wants mildew in their Blueberry Kush, or a cookie that has all its THC concentrated into one particular bite. When we go to the dispensary or order online, we trust what the labels and fine print say – but who is actually responsible for ensuring those details are accurate? While...

The future landscape of the marijuana industry in San Luis Obispo County is still very much up in the air. Core regulatory questions are not yet settled, despite a third discussion at a Board of Supervisors meeting on June 20 about the latest draft of the cannabis ordinance. Lingering...

The legal age limit for recreational marijuana use in New Brunswick should be set at 19, a provincial working group recommended Wednesday in a report that also calls for sales to be handled by something similar to a Crown corporation. Health Minister Victor Boudreau said the province's Liberal...

The small Leland Avenue commercial corridor in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley neighborhood has two nail salons, two dry cleaners, three convenience stores and a couple of Chinese bakeries. Pretty soon it could have two medical marijuana dispensaries, as well. In a trend that is...

I see a lot of the ingredients in organic soil recipes contain animal products. So I was thinking how can we build a equal quality soil without hurting any animals. Is there such a thing as a vegan way to a perfect organic soil recipe for cannabis? I don't know. Personally I am not vegan but...

The legal weed market appears to be impacting booze's bottom line. Consumer trend data compiled by OutCo and Monocle Research finds that many California twenty-somethings, post-legalization, are switching from beer to pot. Marketers surveyed 2,000 cannabis consumers in seven major California...

Seven months after Californians voted to legalize and tax recreational marijuana, state leaders are moving full speed ahead with a system to oversee the cultivation, distribution and sales of cannabis – rules that have to be in place, under law, by January. Many key details of how California...

In 2009, a handful of CBD-rich cannabis strains were discovered serendipitously in Northern California, America’s cannabis breadbasket, where certified patients could access medical marijuana legally. Thus began a great laboratory experiment in democracy involving CBD-rich cannabis therapeutics...

When you hear that the 4th Annual Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo is in New York City and taking over a corner of the Jacob Javits Center — the 12th largest convention center in the US — attention must be paid. Now the writer of this article is allergic to cannabis, and was quite...

California lawmakers' approval of the state budget on last week came with a piece of attached legislation with major implications for the cannabis industry, which is in its first year as a fully regulated business sector. SB 94 — which passed with a 31-to-3 vote — essentially merges the...

As Albania gears up for elections, one huge challenge facing the Balkan country has been low on the campaign agendas: the scourge of its cannabis fields, which threatens to hinder EU accession. Morocco may be the leading source of cannabis resin, but mountainous Albania is the main supplier...

Leading drug researcher Associate Professor Chris Wilkins from Massey University's SHORE and Whāriki Research Centre is calling for the adoption of a not-for-profit public health model for recreational cannabis. It would allow regulated cannabis products to be sold by philanthropic societies, in...

In September last year, Muttley's human parents Tim* and Tina* got the worst news possible. Their beloved 12 year-old American staffordshire terrier cross was dying. He'd been diagnosed with cancer earlier that year, and after rounds of chemo and five surgeries, the vet said there was nothing...

Some states fought to legalize the selling of alcohol during national Prohibition, and Rep. Paul Baumbach (D-Newark) said Delaware needs to do the same with marijuana. In Baumbach's eyes, a view he shares with a handful of his constituents in the state, this starts by passing House Bill 110...

I felt kind of sorry for the guy sitting next to me Monday at the “Future of Cannabis” event at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. He’s a commercial real estate broker who knows nothing about the marijuana business. But a friend of his who works in the trade suggested that now would be a good time...

As the cannabis sector continues to develop, investors have generally been presented with two categories of enterprises in which they can invest. There are the cultivators (and vendors), focused on cultivating cannabis crops and retailing or wholesaling their harvests. Then there are the...