After Health Canada unveiled edibles regulations on June 14, there was much discussion surrounding the date at which edible products will hit the market, and their possible appeal to young people. But little was said about a stipulation that will keep an entire category of cannabis edibles out of the hands of consumers. The new […]
After a dramatic final week of New York’s legislative session during which cannabis advocates oscillated between optimism and defeat, the state’s adult-use cannabis bill is dead. Despite a last-minute push to get the bill over the finish line, as well as a poll showing that the majority of New Yorkers support legalization, lawmakers could not […]
Illinois is about to make history as the first state to legalize recreational cannabis and allow commercial sales through the state legislature instead of via a voter initiative, pending the governor’s signature. But this historic piece of legislation almost died along the way over the increasingly contentious issue of homegrow. Eventually, lawmakers compromised by allowing […]
LANSING, MI — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is among 18 governors to sign a letter urging Congress to open the US banking system to the legal cannabis industry. ‘There is an inherent danger for businesses operating in an all-cash business.’ Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer In the letter written Friday and released Monday, the governors say […]
A new survey of more than 1,000 arthritis patients found that 57% of those questioned had tried cannabis for their symptoms, and more than 90% said it helped ease their pain. The cost of a med card and cannabis itself is a limiting factor for many, because insurance won’t cover it. The survey was conducted […]
One Canadian company is hoping to sell pre-rolled cannabis cigarettes assembled with the all-too-familiar beige filters present on many tobacco cigarettes in Canada. And looking at the pictures from the company’s press release last week, you would actually be forgiven if at first glance you thought it was a cigarette. You may not even know […]
This article is presented by Extract Labs, developing infused CBD products sourced from US-grown hemp. Today, Extract Labs is a national CBD brand with operations in Colorado and Kentucky. But the company got its start in a humble garage, the pet project of founder and CEO Craig Henderson. While the brand has ballooned to employ […]
Cannabis concentrates, oils, and extracts offer many unique benefits that you won’t find smoking flower. From easy, precise dosing to clean and refined flavors, concentrates focus on the ingredients in cannabis that matter most. In this 4-part series, you’ll learn the fundamentals of concentrates, explore product options, discover how extracts are made, and more. Cannabis oils, […]
A unit of wheat is a called a bushel, and a standard weight of potatoes is called a century. But hemp as a fully legal U.S. agricultural commodity is so new that a unit of hempseed doesn’t yet have a universal name or an agreed-upon quantity. That’s one example of the startling lack of uniformity […]
A leader of China’s drug enforcement agency on Monday blamed cannabis legalization in Canada and the United States for a spike in the amount of marijuana entering the People’s Republic. A Chinese official called cannabis legalization a ‘new threat to China.’ According to CNN, Liu Yuejin, deputy director of the China National Narcotics Control Commission, […]
