ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Emotions ran high as debate kicked off at the state Capitol on Wednesday on whether Minnesota should legalize recreational marijuana, with cannabis supporters heckling opponents of legalization during a news conference that ended in a shouting match. “The current science does not support the commercialization and normalization of recreational marijuana,” […]
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s two senators on Tuesday urged the head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to update federal regulations to permit interstate commerce of food products containing a key non-psychoactive ingredient of cannabis. The appeal by Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley came after Congress legalized the production and sale of […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled details of his cannabis legalization plan on Tuesday afternoon in his State of the State speech, as well as in the details of his fiscal year 2020 budget. Cuomo’s plan would be the first in the nation to regulate medical marijuana, adult-use cannabis, hemp, and hemp-derived products such as […]
At Come Back Daily, a new dispensary-style CBD storefront in Manhattan’s bustling TriBeCa neighborhood, anyone who enters the cavernous space is immediately greeted by a bar. There’s no booze to be found here, however; instead, the stout white bar is stocked with various CBD tinctures that any visitor can sample, free of charge. “We want […]
While Coca Cola has made headlines for their rumoured interest in developing a CBD product, a new infused beverage out of upstate New York called Recess just beat them to market. Although skeptics argue that hemp-derived CBD has limited benefits, I was pleasantly surprised to feel quite calm after downing a can of the hemp-infused […]
Late last month, my sciatica pain came back in full force. Sitting was incredibly uncomfortable, and it got to the point where I was crawling on my hands and knees just to be able to make it up the stairs. Immediately, I reached for CBD. For me, the most amazing aspect of cannabis is the […]
As hotels begin to latch onto the CBD craze with new food offerings and the like, other types of businesses are beginning to follow suit. This is best exemplified in spas newly offering CBD services—a move which has cannabis fans rejoicing with relaxation. There’s no better way to honor the healing anti-inflammatory properties of CBD […]
The Colorado cannabis-infused-product market is growing quickly. According to the Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED), 34 new Marijuana Infused Product (MIP) licenses were issued between January and June of 2018. During that six-month period, dispensaries sold 13.8% more edibles and 94.6% more concentrates than in the same 6-month period of 2017—a huge increase in such a […]
It’s safe to say 2018 was a monumental year for cannabis. Canada went legal, California tallied up recreational sales for the first time, and a new farm bill made the business of hemp legit in the eyes of the US government. If that wasn’t enough, two more states approved recreational sales while three approved medical […]
While 2018 was a banner year for cannabis in the Empire State—in recent weeks both Governor Cuomo and New York CIty mayor Bill de Blasio announced their support of an adult-use market—CBD products remain the only recreationally available items for purchase in New York. In the city, CBD has become as ubiquitous as cheap pizza […]
