Category Archives: Business
Drink Your Weed: Is Cannabis the Beverage Industry’s Next Big Thing?
From hemp-based sports drinks to cocktails that get you high, science has finally cracked the [...]
Aug
Google bans marijuana delivery companies from selling weed directly through their apps
By Adi Robertson Google has added a rule banning apps that “facilitate” the sale of [...]
May
‘Cannabis Nuns’ Lose Banking Services After Documentary Trailer Release
The cannabis-loving Sisters of The Valley found out that their bank account would be suspended [...]
May
PayPal Wants To Help You Buy Marijuana (& Bank)
The online payments platform has officially joined a lobbying effort in support of federal banking [...]
Oregon May Cap the Number of New Cannabis Grower Licenses
by Josh Jardine Earlier this year, a state bill to limit new recreational cannabis licenses [...]
May
Harvard, MIT share $9 million gift to study marijuana’s health effects
By Felice J. Freyer An investor in the cannabis industry has donated $9 million to [...]
May
Federal Marijuana Legalization Is Close, Suggests Canopy-Acreage Deal
By Mike Adams Sometimes it is necessary to read between the lines. So, when the [...]
Apr
Jimmy Buffett launches Coral Reefer cannabis brand with Parrothead homage
Nibblin’ on sponge cake. Watchin’ the sun bake. All of those tourists vaping with Jimmy [...]
Apr
They’re over 60, selling marijuana — and say it’s ‘pretty damn cool’
The number of boomers consuming legal cannabis rose 25% in 2018
Apr
Carl’s Jr. to Offer CBD-Infused Burger on 4/20
Carl’s Jr. has announced that this 4/20 it will offer the country’s first CBD-infused fast [...]
Apr
Home Prices Up in Cities With Adult-Use Cannabis
Home prices in cities with easy access to adult-use cannabis dispensaries have risen on average [...]
Apr
CVS to Sell Cannabis-Based Products, but Only in These Key States
The market for CBD oil is projected to reach $1 billion by 2020, and the [...]
Mar
Walgreens going greener with new cannabis-infused products
CBD, like THC, is a cannabinoid found in hemp and cannabis plants.
Mar
As marijuana gets legalized, companies drop THC testing of employees
By Jeff Ostrowski At the Ed Morse empire of auto dealerships, testing for THC no [...]
Mar
Marijuana is the fastest-growing sector in the U.S. job market
By Sibile Marcellus The fastest-growing industry in the U.S. right now is not tech. It’s [...]
Mar