Research increasingly suggests that cannabis extracts are effective in treating pain, anxiety, epilepsy, and several other conditions. As can be expected, not all clinicians have bought into the promise of cannabis related treatments but for me the really big question is the one asked by this story. Is medical marijuana really the cure all that …
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For the first time in the Olympics 125-year modern history, elite athletes are being open about their use of cannabis products to prepare them for the world’s biggest stage in sports. Leading the charge is Olympic gold medalist and U.S. Soccer Women’s National Team star Megan Rapinoe, who incorporates CBD into her training routine using …
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Marijuana is one of the fastest-growing industries in the country, hitting $18.3 billion in legal sales last year, a 71% increase (thanks to the stress of COVID) over 2019, according to cannabis website Leafly. Jobs in weed are also booming with wages that start at about $15 an hour for a cultivation trimmer or retail …
It’s official! Amazon is now a registered cannabis lobbyist. And, there’s no arguing that Amazon’s mega bucks could make a difference in the lobbying effort to pass federal cannabis legislation in the United States. But who knows what kind of legislation it is going to advocate for? https://merryjane.com/news/amazon-is-officially-a-registered-cannabis-lobbyist
Folks, you have to be more careful with your edibles! Children are finding and eating them. To kids, your gummies look just like candy The number of children under 12 who have ingested edibles at home jumped from 132 in 2016 to almost 2,500 last year, according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers. …
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Cannabis entrepreneur, Snoop Dogg, opines about federal legalization and why “the people who were actually there before it was legal” should be the ones to profit from the industry boom. “Not the big billionaire companies that come in and buy up all the licenses and then make us slave for them for something that we …
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Over the past year, more and more multistate operators in the cannabis industry have been jockeying for top positions as additional states legalize the medical and/or recreational use of marijuana. Three companies that have been actively pursuing growth through expansion and acquisition in the cannabis market are Ayr Wellness (OTC:AYRW.F), Columbia Care (OTC:CCHWF), and Cresco Labs (OTC:CRLBF). These companies’ moves have …
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Some 37 states and DC have legalized marijuana for medical but the price remains prohibitively expensive for those who rely on the drug to alleviate their chronic pain, nausea, and other conditions. In many places, medical marijuana can be more than double the cost of street pot – not counting the cost of a marijuana …
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The new trend for marijuana products is clear labels, lab-tested ingredients, standardized dosing and modern branding that takes its design cues from traditional consumer brands – with labels in many cases, similar to beauty and hair care products. Why, you ask? They are targeting women. And Gen Z women, in particular. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/future-cannabis-female-gen-z-women-are-fastest-growing-consumers-n1274253
Cannabis was one of the first plants domesticated by humans and has a long history of being used in textiles, food, etc.but its history has been difficult to research because of modern legal restrictions around the plant’s use and accessibility. A new study suggests it might have originated in China. https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/16/asia/cannabis-study-china-origins-intl-hnk-scn/index.html
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