cannabis

Tomatoes. Sunflowers. Influenza. Humans. Over the past three decades, DNA sequencing has allowed scientists to compile robust genetic profiles of organisms large and small, but Cannabis has remained a high-profile exception. Eight states have legalized recreational use of the controversial...

Sure, it's the pun of all puns, but the marijuana industry really is growing like a weed. According to cannabis research firm ArcView, the North American legal-cannabis market saw sales increase by 34% in 2016 to $6.9 billion, and they're liable to grow by an average of 26% a year through 2021...

When Tyler Smith was diagnosed with testicular cancer, medical marijuana didn't feel like a valid option. He took opioids to manage the pain of nine months of chemotherapy. To balance the side effects, he took anti-nausea medication. When he stopped wanting food, he couldn't find anything...

Talk about a buzz kill: In addition to charring acres of wine country north of San Francisco, California's sweeping wildfires are also destroying cannabis farms in and around the state's Emerald Triangle. For many producers, the financial losses include not just harvest-ready crops, but...

An overwhelming number of municipal candidates from across Alberta surveyed by anti-smoking advocate group Action on Smoking and Health support municipal restrictions on the use of cannabis in public places. In total, 159 candidates from 20 major Alberta municipalities were asked nine...

Eureka's Planning Commission will hold a special meeting to consider permitting a volatile cannabis manufacturing within city limits. Volatile manufacturing uses solvents like butane to extract oils from cannabis. The owners of 60 West 4th Street have applied for a permit on behalf of...

Since 2014, The EastSide Food Festival has tried to distinguish itself from the very heavy pack of LA food events, with an appreciation for the culture and neighborhoods east of Western Ave. This year, the organizers took things a step further than traditional food and drinks, by offering a...

California's $21 billion cannabis economy is reeling from likely more than a billion dollars in crop losses related to the deadly wildfires sweeping through the cultivation heartlands of Mendocino, Sonoma and Napa counties this week. Compounding the losses is the cannabis industry's legal...

It's not just vines that grow in Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino counties, and marijuana cultivators, like vintners and farmers, are reeling from the still-burning Tubbs and Atlas Peak Fires. According to the marijuana advocacy group the California Growers Association and industry leaders like Erich...

Gov. Rick Scott this summer signed into law a bill that implemented the Florida Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative, known as Amendment 2, which mandated an expansion of the state's medical cannabis program. One requirement of that was the creation of a panel to review all physician...

Washington, D.C., isn't a large market for the cannabis industry, but it could be very influential with regards to legalization. It turns out that quite a few cannabis buyers are government employees, according to new research. Consumer Research Around Cannabis surveyed 1,368 people in the...

Ive came here to learn all I can about growing cannabis. Just now on week 3 of my first grow of Gold Leaf and Jack Herer.:thumb:

How the sale of recreational cannabis takes place in Santa Barbara is still at the center of a policy debate. The city ordinance committee, made up of three members of the City Council, discussed the issue for more than an hour today before sending it on to planners. The hearing included...

With a giant wall-sized black-and-white photo mural of Bixby Bridge, polished concrete floors, dark wood paneling and leather furniture, the waiting room at Big Sur Canna+Botanicals looks more like a trendy wine bar or chic art gallery. Several ethereal contemporary artworks by a local artist...

UBC researchers are cautioning policy makers not to alter a cannabis distribution system that–while not legal yet–works well. Associate professor Zach Walsh, who teaches psychology at UBC's Okanagan campus, and PhD candidate Rielle Capler, say store-front dispensaries–often under fire by law...

As Terrance Alan sees it, he’s come out of the closet twice. The first time was when he came out as a gay man. Now he’s come out as a cannabis user. “I don’t think people have that opportunity in their lives very often,” the 64-year-old Alan says, “to come out of two closets, where what they...

While many traders are looking to tech or Pharma for the next big breakout, others are attempting to get in front of the market by trading an industry that is anticipated to grow to $20.6 billion by 2020. While cannabis isn't entirely legal in the U.S., it's legal to invest in cannabis companies...

SAN DIEGO, October 11, 2017 (Newswire.com) - BudTrader.com, the world’s largest online medical marijuana marketplace, announced today that former NFL defensive end and champion Marvin Washington has become an investor in the company. In addition to his investment, Washington has joined...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (PRWEB) OCTOBER 11, 2017 Cloudponics, the intelligent IoT-supported at-home hydroponics system, today announced that its second generation GroBox, is immediately available to consumers nationwide. The fully autonomous and self-sustaining hydroponics grow system for growing...

DENVER, Oct. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- MassRoots, Inc. (OTCQB:MSRT), one of the leading technology platforms for the cannabis industry, announced today that CannaRegs, Inc. has secured multiple government contracts in California. As previously reported, MassRoots recently entered into definitive...