cannabis

With the increasingly growing acceptance and legalization of marijuana across the world, the market has seen an uptick in various cannabis-infused food products that go way beyond regular brownies and gummy candy. We've got wine, beer, milk, sparkling water, pizza, chocolate and, thanks to San...

One way or another New Zealand looks to be making a move on medicinal cannabis. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed the Government will introduce a Bill to Parliament on Tuesday around cannabis but is keeping quiet on its contents. It's expected that the legislation would make it...

One oft-cited statistic about the cannabis space claims that women hold 36% of leadership positions in the industry, higher than the 22% average across all U.S. businesses. That figure was first published in 2015, but it's hard to know where it stands at the dawn of 2018; sales of legal...

Canadians consumed an estimated C$5 billion ($3.8 billion) to C$6.2 billion worth of cannabis in 2015, a study by Statistics Canada showed on Monday, ahead of the nationwide legalization of recreational use of the drug next year. Using existing data sources, the study estimated there were...

These are anxious days in the mellow world of marijuana. California is dealing with chaos and comic opera as it prepares to become the latest and largest state to sell recreational cannabis, a cash crop potentially worth billions. Regulators have only recently chosen which companies will...

While many are wondering how recreational marijuana use will affect the wine industry, one company says both can peacefully coexist ... in the same bottle. A California winery has created a wine that gives drinkers a buzz, but reportedly has no hangover. How? By infusing the wine with...

Creso Pharma Limited today informed the market it has gained a footprint in the strategically important Latin American medicinal cannabis market with the proposed acquisition of Kunna Canada Ltd., and its wholly-owned Colombian subsidiary, medicinal cannabis group Kunna S.A.S. The crucial...

The MP's for the Pirate Party put forward a proposal yesterday to the Minister of Health to allow the use and production of cannabis (medicinal hemp oil) for medicinal use in Iceland. They propose that Iceland look to the experience of countries that have already legalized cannabis for this...

A marijuana-infused topical ointment won the most coveted prize this weekend at the first-ever Harvest Cup, a marijuana-centric convention in Worcester that featured a competitive competition among the best cannabis home-growers. The prize for best overall cannabis went to Clinton Bradshaw of...

Chris Nelson knows he initially may lose money as Iowa's first licensed medical cannabis manufacturer. But if the state continues to develop its medical marijuana program, taking cues from other states with fewer restrictions, Nelson will be in on Iowa's ground floor of an industry projected...

Lawmakers on Monday morning will hold a continued public hearing on the updated rules and regulations for the island’s medical marijuana program. Sen. Dennis Rodriguez’s committee on health recently made markups on Bill 210, which would adopt the rules recently rewritten by the Department of...

Marijuana enthusiasts busted out their smartphones to snap a picture of a massive, 100-foot-long joint on Saturday. The joint was unveiled at the Harvest Cup, an exhibition of pro-marijuana vendors and supporters at the DCU Center in Worcester. "First thought is, when do we get to smoke it...

The World Health Organization (WHO) had announced that cannabidiol (CBD), the relaxant property of cannabis exclusively used in medical marijuana, should be released worldwide. After months of deliberation and investigation on this drug, the WHO has concluded that CBD could be useful for the...

Just in case anyone out there is of the belief that we have lost our minds and legalized cannabis in Bermuda, get off whatever it is you have been smoking — or drinking. The decriminalization of cannabis is about to come into law for the specific purpose of decriminalizing our young men; in...

Who doesn't love a nice glass of wine, or two, or three... It can be a slippery slope when dealing with vino and then all of a sudden you end up with the worst hangover ever. Well, not anymore because Rebel Coast Winery has just rolled out world's first alcohol-free, cannabis-infused Sauvignon...

Carli Jo Bidlingmaier talks to a group of twentysomethings in a living room in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, weeks before the recent wildfires. She is explaining that consuming marijuana allows a woman to awaken her "yoni", a Sanskrit term for vagina favored by Hollywood bohemians...

This Saturday, December 16, toddle on down to the NW Cannabis Club (1195 SE Powell) to support a great cause. And bring your weed. The Holiday Ball and Charity Art Auction is a benefit for the Portland Rescue Mission on Burnside, and will feature art in its many forms, including "functional...

Two very different draft commercial cannabis ordinances will be making their way to the Plumas County Planning Commission after Jan. 1. After a decision by the Board of Supervisors to send all draft cannabis ordinances to the commission, it will be up to the commission which one will go on to...

One of California's first licenses to sell recreational marijuana was awarded to Buddy's Cannabis in San Jose. It currently operates as a marijuana collective but come Jan. 1, anyone 21 and older will be able to stroll in and buy pot. "It's super exciting, honestly it's a milestone at this...

From "cannabis cafes" to "craft cooperatives," regulators have been laying out a vision for what a potential multibillion dollar recreational marijuana industry might look like when retail sales begin next year in Massachusetts. The Cannabis Control Commission reached tentative agreement over...