Noting hemp’s relaxed oversight compared to marijuana, a Canadian cannabis company has launched a new hemp company and signed a $500,000 CBD deal with a Kentucky hemp producer. Ascent Industries announced the creation of Thirty Eight Hemp Co. to produce CBD products for sale in the United States. Vancouver, British Columbia-based Ascent also inked a […]
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A growing number of pet owners are using cannabis-derived products containing high doses of cannabidiol (CBD) and low or negligible doses of THC to alleviate pain, seizures, and other conditions. But what’s known about the science of cannabinoid medicine and pets? There isn’t a lot of peer-reviewed research, but a recent Cornell University study found extremely […]
Top Oakland Cannabis Shops Oakland’s Harborside stands among the top cannabis retailers in the world. (Harborside) Brick & Mortar Harborside – Lines are long at this famous dispensary helmed by cannabis impresario Steve DeAngelo, who appeared in the reality TV series “Weed Wars.” But it’s worth the wait to scoop up exclusive strains like London […]
With the 2018 elections less than a month away, support for cannabis legalization continues to climb. More than six in ten Americans now think cannabis use should be made legal, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. The increase continues three decades of steadily growing support among nearly all demographic groups—and represents double the […]
October is that magical time of the year that brings out the best in America’s favorite pastime, as well as cannabis. While the top baseball teams match up in the Fall Classic, the nation’s most delectable sun-grown cannabis will be harvested throughout a season better known as Croptober. And just like baseball, the year’s most […]
It’s hard to get things to stick at the Neonopolis. The open-air retail and entertainment plaza has seen plenty of attractions come and go over the years in Las Vegas, including at least one nightclub, a 14-screen movie theater and a drag queen bowling alley. Funny, since the location couldn’t be more perfect—on the corner […]
We’re living in heady times. Cannabis products are rapidly advancing. Connoisseur-level appreciation for them is flourishing. But look around you and you’ll still see people unknowingly wasting their precious time and hard-earned money, throwing perfectly good cannabis terpenes to the wind. Don’t make the mistake of sullying divine flavors with cheap plastic bags and resiny […]
Roughly three months after the Food and Drug Administration approved the cannabis-derived pharmaceutical Epidiolex for the treatment of epilepsy disorders, the US government has officially rescheduled drugs that contain CBD—but only if they’ve already been greenlighted by the FDA. “Any other CBD product other than Epidiolex remains a Schedule I controlled substance.” Rusty Payne, DEA […]
(This story has been updated to provide additional details from the DEA announcement.) The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has taken some cannabidiol off the most restrictive class of controlled substances, a move that allows the sale of the first nonsynthetic, cannabis-derived medicine to win federal approval. The agency announced Thursday that drugs including “finished dosage […]
(This is an abridged version of a column that appears in the September issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Hemp is in an economic fast lane, with new ventures starting every day. So, it may seem odd to say modern entrepreneurs should consider 19th century railroads. But those railroad magnates faced a familiar problem: They had a […]
