As I have stated before, if you are going to look into investing into publicly traded marijuana stocks, Canada is the logical place to look. They are the world leaders now in the marijuana industry and with adult-use sales set to begin on October 17th, it not only opens the doors to a whole new…
Published: Nov 13, 2017, 3:20 pm • Updated: Nov 13, 2017, 3:20 pm By James McClure, Civilized Life Mason Walker is CEO of East Fork Cultivars, an Oregon craft cannabis farm. He recently sat down with Civilized to talk about his work, the future of the cannabis industry, and what he would tell Attorney General…
The post New Public Health Concerns About Marijuana Advertising in Oregon appeared first on High Times. Public health professionals are concerned about the effects of advertising and marketing legal marijuana. A January 2018 study in the American Journal of Public Health assessed exposure to marijuana advertising in Oregon after retail sales started in October 2015….
On Friday, July 28, Congressmen James Comer (R-KY), Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Jared Polis (D-CO) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced legislation to remove industrial hemp from the Controlled Substances Act, which would effectively legalize the cultivation of hemp in the United States. The bill has a total of 15 co-sponsors. H.R. 3530, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of…
Published: Jan 11, 2018, 4:12 pm • Updated: Jan 11, 2018, 5:00 pm By Mark Matthews, The Denver Post WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner on Thursday provided additional details on his meeting Wednesday with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in which they discussed their disagreement over marijuana policy. “I don’t think there was anything…
The post Government of Paraguay Approves Medical Marijuana Treatment appeared first on High Times. The government of Paraguay has approved a hemp oil CBD product for use as a medicine. In other words, the government of Paraguay approves medical marijuana treatment by way of a certain line of products that do not have psychoactive effects….
Published: Feb 7, 2018, 10:29 am • Updated: Feb 7, 2018, 10:29 am By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Cannabis data clearinghouse New Frontier Data has made a move to bring hemp into its fold with the acquisition of Denver-based Hemp Business Journal, the firms are expected to announce Wednesday. Financial terms of the transaction…
Many bills introduced in Congress are often referred to as dead on arrival. Most members of Congress know that in order for a bill to have a shot at passing, members of both the republican and democratic party must sponsor the bill. Otherwise, the bill is unlikely to gain enough support on both sides of…
For the most part, cannabis and its related products have been designed with males users in mind when it comes to marketing and product design. Attempts to reach both men and women mostly resulted in themes that were gender neutral at best. Kristina Adduci, the founder of House of Puff, is hoping to change that…
With less than a month until the election, recent polls show that support has faded for Utah’s medical marijuana ballot measure, particularly among members of the Church of Latter-day Saints. Many attribute the change to a pledge made by the governor and cannabis advocates to push through a legislative compromise regardless of voters’ conclusion on…