Here’s a 400-word combined news article summarizing and synthesizing all three sources: as 4/20 approaches, mainstream brands and media are increasingly embracing the holiday, transforming it from a subculture celebration into a powerful pop culture and marketing event. A recent survey from cannabis telehealth platform NuggMD reveals that 76% of cannabis consumers support non-marijuana brands […]
As cannabis continues to become more and more legal and attracts bigger businesses, we continue to see just how many ways it can be consumed. At this point most of us have our way of choice, and a report by the CDC is showing that more and more people are choosing an alternative to smoking. […]
Views: 13 Cannabis businesses and ancillary companies are scrambling to adapt after former President Donald Trump’s sudden imposition—and partial reversal—of sweeping global tariffs sent shockwaves through the economy and jolted cannabis supply chains. Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement, aimed at upending longstanding U.S. trade policies, slapped hefty tariffs on goods from nearly 90 countries. Though a […]
Researchers at UBC Okanagan have taken it upon themselves to make a standardized system of cannabis doses. This has been extremely tricky over the years because of the many ways in which people consume marijuana. How can you equate a puff of a spliff with a small little piece of a weed brownie? The Index […]
Views: 4 Researchers at UBC Okanagan have taken it upon themselves to make a standardized system of cannabis doses. This has been extremely tricky over the years because of the many ways in which people consume marijuana. How can you equate a puff of a spliff with a small little piece of a weed brownie? […]
Views: 2 It’s been a year since Germany legalized marijuana, which was a big deal for the EU. It’s the third country to do so behind Malta and Luxembourg, but by far the biggest. The way they enacted the legalization was a bit strange: instead of being able to buy weed in a store, you […]
Views: 2 Although not as breakneck of a speed as the last time around, Trump’s administration is still pretty quickly shuffling around. There’s a new drug czar coming in to control the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and she seems to be a promising choice. Sara Carter’s job will be to create the agenda […]
Views: 9 A new study has found that a majority of patients are comfortable with their physicians using marijuana outside of work—particularly for medical purposes. The research, published in the Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online, surveyed 388 patients at orthopedic clinics in Pennsylvania, where cannabis is currently legal only for medical use. Nearly 56 […]
Views: 7 Earlier this week we threw some cold water on many legalization prospects for this year, but now some updates are coming out of Pennsylvania. We’d be happy to be wrong in this case. Pennsylvania House Speaker, Joanna McClinton, spoke at an event yesterday where she talked about legal marijuana’s ability to raise revenue […]
Views: 13 Washington, D.C. — The Trump White House has taken a firm stance against Washington, D.C.’s marijuana policies, calling decriminalization a “failed” experiment that has led to increased disorder in the nation’s capital. In a fact sheet released alongside a new executive order aimed at enhancing public safety and aesthetics in the District, the […]
