cannabis

As cannabis is legalized, sometimes scientific matters can get lost amid all the talk about social issues. Early next year, the University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley will host a series of five lectures by national experts to address such topics for non-specialist audiences. The...

According to a report by Ameri Research Inc., the global legal cannabis market was valued at $14.3 billion in 2016 and is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 21.1% between 2017 to 2024 and culminating to $63.5 billion by 2024. The market is going through a period of strong growth thanks to increasing...

One of the biggest problems facing California cannabis businesses, regulators and law enforcement officials once recreational marijuana sales become legal on Jan. 1 is what to do about all the cash that is expected to change hands. With marijuana still illegal under federal law, most marijuana...

Hostile takeovers haven't been part of the discussion about marijuana stocks. Until now. When Aurora Cannabis submitted an acquisition proposal to CanniMed Therapeutics' board of directors in November, it hoped there would be mutual agreement that a combination of the two Canadian marijuana...

Forget seeing marijuana stocks go up in smoke in 2017. They've been smoking hot. According to cannabis research firm ArcView, the North American legal weed industry is expected to grow by 26% a year through 2021. If this proves the case, we could be talking about nearly $22 billion in sales...

What's up, My name is Dre GainezZ and I am hosting the 420 Voter Registration, Education and Campaign Rally in Oklahoma City, Ok on Friday April 20th, 2018 in Oklahoma City, Ok. Oklahoma State Question 788 to legalize medical cannabis is coming up for vote in 2018. We're getting all hand on...

Police have apologized after mistakenly ripping out a cannabis crop that turned out to be legal - and have promised the owner they will pay him back. Willie Kaa is a licensed hemp grower who lives in Ruatoria on the East Coast. He is part of a collective of growers working with Hikurangi...

City police shut down two illegal south Edmonton cannabis dispensaries and say charges are pending against the operators for "clearly" breaking the law prior to legalization of the drug anticipated next summer. Officers called to a building near 46 Avenue and 101 Street on Nov. 30 after...

In a former nursery on the outskirts of Canby, next door to filbert orchards and the constant gunshots of a firing range, Eco Firma Farms' Jesse Peters believes he's helping fight a war for the future of cannabis. "The patent wars are coming," Peters says. "It's top secret strategic shit...

The World Health Organization's Expert Committee on Drug Dependence conducted an initial review of Cannabidiol, a cannabis compound, with increased interest from member states on its use in palliative care. The Committee posted a positive review, declaring the compound non addictive. After...

Ever sat and wondered what the secret to a long and healthy life is? Well wonder no more, because one grandmother reckons that she has the answer... cannabis. Yes, Carol Francey, 70, said she has been smoking weed for five decades and 'feels as fit as a fiddle'. In fact, she loves...

In 2017, some Americans could buy legal marijuana almost as easily as they could order a pizza. Pot shops outnumber Starbucks stores in states like Colorado and Oregon, and medical marijuana delivery services drop the drug off at people's doors in California and Massachusetts. With marijuana...

People don't just smoke marijuana. They vaporize it, bake it into brownies, use it in eye drops, and rub extracts of it onto their skin. Some people use the drug as medicine, others for the fun of getting high. In states that have legalized pot, regulators have struggled to make sure the...

The West Coast is looking mighty green these days. As of Jan. 1, 2018, when California joins the growing list of states with legalized recreational cannabis markets, adults 21 years and older will be able to legally purchase, possess and consume marijuana from the Arctic Circle all the way down...

Though most eyes were transfixed on the astronomical rise of cryptocurrencies this year, among traditional equities it was marijuana stocks that really impressed Wall Street. Of those pot stocks with a market cap of $200 million or higher, a majority have at least doubled in value this year...

Does cannabis, or marijuana, have medical benefits? It's a question people have been asking for years and now South Carolina Senator Greg Hembree says it's time we find out. Hembree has drafted a bill asking Congress to make the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) do the research to answer...

With the Jan. 1 start date for legal sales of recreational marijuana in California fast approaching, dozens of current and potential cannabis entrepreneurs came to a summit in Oakland Wednesday to hear state officials explain the rules they must follow and the fees they must pay. At the...

On a Saturday evening in late July, the smell of cannabis perfumed the air of a sprawling Rohnert Park office park. A small fleet of German luxury vehicles and at least one Aston Martin filled the parking lot, while a professional photographer stood stationed on a green carpet outside a...

Marijuana was never Mayor Ed Lee's chief concern. Prior to his sudden death on Dec. 12, Lee's public policy with respect to cannabis was to leave it for others to decide. While Lee approved legislation designed to define recreational marijuana sales for San Francisco earlier this month, his...

San Diegans may brew their own beer and grow their own vegetables, but Green Carpet Growing is adding cannabis cultivation to the local "DIY" list. The recreational use of marijuana will be legal in California starting New Year's Day, and adults will easily be able to buy cannabis products...