It looks like Nova Scotia will be limiting where you can smoke before Canada legalizes weed late this summer. This Canadian province doubling down on public smoking restrictions is looking to amend its Smoke-Free Places Act. If the provincial government passes this amendment, smokers of tobacco and marijuana alike will face steep fines for smoking…
Heeding the pleas of parents convinced that their kids’ severe autism could be helped by cannabis consumption, members of the Iowa Board of Medicine voted on Friday to expand the conditions for which medical CBD oil can be prescribed. Ulcerative colitis and severe autism were added to the list of conditions cannabis can be used…
Published: Feb 19, 2018, 10:38 am • Updated: Feb 19, 2018, 10:38 am By The Associated Press LANSING, Mich. — Michigan has released an official symbol to label medical marijuana products that are sold in the state and is detailing required labeling for such products. The symbol is an upside-down green triangle with an image…
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is pushing to increase the amount of cannabis grown for research purposes while reducing the opioids produced in the country. Each year, the DEA sets production quotas for more than 250 Schedule 1 and 2 controlled substances. These quotas reflect “the total amount of controlled substances necessary to meet the…
Friends often tell me they want to invest in the cannabis industry but feel it’s too late or they want to participate but they don’t think they have the means. Instead of giving financial advice, I tend to just put things into perspective and tell a true story about a small tech startup and the…
According to annual reports from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the potency of confiscated marijuana has consistently increased over the past few decades. Until 1978, weed tested at an average of less than one percent THC. Today, that kind of weed wouldn’t even get you high. Since then, growing techniques and testing methods have evolved—leading…
Published: Dec 6, 2017, 5:32 pm • Updated: Dec 6, 2017, 5:32 pm By Fenit Nirappil; Aaron Gregg; and Rachel Siegel, The Washington Post Maryland’s medical marijuana dispensaries finally opened this past week after years of delay, but many are running out of the drug as limited supply is struggling to keep up with high…
Cannabis Benchmarks has released a new Mid-2017 Wholesale Market report on the spot prices for cannabis in legal markets. Cannabis Benchmarks is a division of New Leaf Data Services and gathers its pricing information from in-the-field reporters who contact cultivators and dispensaries, transaction data from market participants and data from vendors and associations. For the…
64 SHARES ShareTweet Spread the love Unions are eyeing the cannabis industry as it becomes clear that legal marijuana is not going away. Unions around the country have struggled building membership, but the potential of unionizing cannabis workers offers an opportunity to build ranks. As the cannabis industry in California grows and roots itself into…
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday signed an executive order establishing a Marijuana Advisory Commission that will study the best way to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the state. The 13-member commission will be led by former Republican lawmaker and attorney Tom Little and former Vermont Democratic Party chairman…