Tag Archives: Medicinal

Cannabis has amazing potential but the industry needs to be able to do more research. SHUTTERSTOCK
2020 could be a defining year for the cannabis industry

By Alicia Wallace New York (CNN Business)2019 was a momentous year for the cannabis industry: [...]

09
Jan
Weed's Waste Problem: The Perils of Plastic May Haunt the Cannabis Industry
Weed’s Waste Problem: The Perils of Plastic May Haunt the Cannabis Industry

While there are resources to make cannabis companies more sustainable, there’s little incentive to utilize [...]

08
Jan
Students binge drink less when cannabis is legal: study
Students binge drink less when cannabis is legal: study

BY PATRICK CAIN Students are less likely to drink heavily in U.S. states that have [...]

08
Jan
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Illinois cannabis dispensaries open New Year’s Day for adult-use sales

By David Downs Freedom rings in the New Year, as tens of thousands of cannabis [...]

26
Dec
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Cannabis Christmas cake could be very merry this year

Consumers buy more pot products as the season approaches, figures show.

24
Dec
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The Shelf Life of Weed: Do Cannabis Edibles Expire?

We answer the questions likely to arise when you find an old edible in the [...]

20
Dec
Cannabis Wafer Tablets for medical purposes from the Rangsit University laboratory seen being display at Rangsit University in Pathum Thani Province, north of Bangkok. Photo by Guillaume Payen/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
The data is clear: legalized marijuana lowers opioid abuse and death rates

A new study analyzes over 1.5 billion opioid prescriptions over eight years.

18
Dec
Cannabis has amazing potential but the industry needs to be able to do more research. SHUTTERSTOCK
To Unlock the Potential of Cannabis, The Industry Needs More Research

By Kevin Murphy A recent spate of vaping-related lung illnesses has lawmakers and health officials calling for more testing of legal cannabis products. But because cannabis is [...]

18
Dec
State marijuana reforms could spark tens of millions of dollars in business opportunities
Cannabis is a booming industry that is seeing stigma fade

By: Jason Dinant MJ BizCon, the annual marijuana business convention, is happening now in Las [...]

13
Dec
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MLB Officially Removes Marijuana From Banned Substances List For Baseball Players

By Kyle Jaeger Major League Baseball (MLB) and the MLB players union announced on Thursday [...]

13
Dec
Photo Source: Major League Baseball is considering removing cannabis from the banned substance list for minor league players while implementing an opioid testing program in both the minor and major leagues, according to a CBS Sports report. The proposal was first reported by The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. According to the report, players on the 40-man roster are not tested for cannabis but non-40-man roster minor league players are, and 13 players were suspended last season for cannabis use. Rosenthal says major league players “have not been subject to testing for marijuana.” The opioid testing proposal comes more than five months after the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs who had two different types of opioids in his system at the time of his death. Players who fail an opioid test would be referred to treatment rather than suspended. Under the current rules, non-40-man roster minor leaguers are suspended 25 games for their first positive test for a “drug of abuse” – which includes cannabis – 50 games for a second positive test, 100 games for a third positive test. A fourth positive test bans a player for life. To date, no minor leaguer has been banned for life for cannabis use, although former Brewers relief pitcher Jeremy Jeffress was suspended three times for cannabis use. Jeffress was released by the Brewers on September 3 after an injury-shortened campaign.
MLB Considers Not Testing Minor Leaguers for Cannabis

The MLB may remove cannabis from its banned substances list for minor league players; major [...]

11
Dec
Biotech Institute lists no executive officers and has no corporate home office. So... WTF is it? (Gillian Levine for Leafly)
This company filed the first cannabis DNA patent—and nobody knows who they are

By David Bienenstock The world first learned about Biotech Institute LLC two years ago in an [...]

09
Dec
New research shows that plants could be the solution to popping pills—at least when it comes to sleep. Simona Granati - Corbis/Getty Images
Could Legal Marijuana Upend the $41 Billion Sleep Aid Market?

By Chris Roberts “Cannabis doesn’t do anything for me,” you might have heard some recalcitrant, [...]

09
Dec
U.S. Virgin Islands Considering Cannabis Legalization

Gov. Albert Bryan of the U.S. Virgin Islands is considering adult-use cannabis legalization as a [...]

04
Dec
West Coast Cities Have More Cannabis Users Than Cigarette Smokers

According to polling data from the major metro areas of Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco, [...]

04
Dec