It’s Cannabis Week in Canada and in addition to the Lift & Co. Cannabis Expo, The Economist is hosting a Cannabis Summit in Toronto. Taking place at the Omni King Edward Hotel, the event brings together thought leaders, policymakers, licensed producers, investors, scientists, and entrepreneurs from across the globe. With the who’s who of cannabis […]
Over the past year, the nationwide market for CBD has exploded. Products containing cannabidiol (CBD) are now available at CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, and independent retailers across the country. That spike in demand has also opened an opportunity for fraud. And the currently murky legal environment that surrounds CBD has proven too tempting for some veteran […]
Cannabis Events in Canada June is here, at last! Temperatures are rising, flowers are blooming, and cannabis events are in full swing across the country. From picnics and comedy shows to conferences and yoga sessions, there’s no shortage of things to do with your best buds. We’ve rounded up cannabis-centric happenings from coast to coast. Check […]
This week in Cannabis: Some Ontario cannabis stores cut their retail hours, Alberta lifts its ban on retail licensing, Health Canada lets provinces decide about nursery seed sales, a Vancouver park remains a site of contentious debate, and cannabis research and programming sees millions more in funding nationwide. We’ve rounded up this week’s top stories […]
When federal lawmakers legalized hemp last year, they opened the floodgates to hundreds of companies focused largely on a single molecule in the plant: cannabidiol, or CBD. Now, with thousands of products on the market, from infused enemas to espresso, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing to craft regulations around the cannabinoid. […]
Canada’s newly legal cannabis industry might still be in its infancy but the legacy of illicit growers continues to contribute to greener agricultural practices across the globe. The once covert operations—meant to keep cannabis cultivation under police radar—can be credited with creating innovative farming techniques that curb agricultural waste and save on natural resources like […]
It’s no secret that cannabis helps combat veterans. But THC isn’t the only cannabis compound that may help those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pain, and other symptoms. CBD, a non-intoxicating compound produced by the cannabis plant, may also help. RELATED STORY The VA Can’t Provide Cannabis to Veterans With PTSD, so This Group […]
Hormones are powerful chemicals that are constantly fluctuating and influencing the ways in which our bodies respond to our environments. Sex hormones, and in particular those produced in the ovaries, have been shown to play prominent roles in regulating cognitive and behavioural functioning of cisgender women.* There are two studies that examine the relationship between […]
A Denver initiative that would have made it the first city in the country to decriminalize hallucinogenic psilocybin mushrooms was trailing in the polls as early results were announced Tuesday night. The measure was losing, 54% to 45%, in early election returns on Tuesday night. As of 8:30 p.m., Initiative 301 was down by 54% […]
Cannabidiol (CBD) has become an increasingly common fixture in medicine cabinets and on the shelves of local convenience stores and major drugstores. There is growing awareness that not all CBD products are made the same, nor are they even necessarily derived from the same kind of cannabis. There are two classifications for the cannabis plant […]
