This article is presented by Every Day Optimal, offering a wide array of CBD-rich products sourced from hemp cultivated by American farmers. CBD products are showing up in medicine cabinets across America, and while this increasingly popular cannabinoid is available in a diverse array of products, there’s one delivery method that’s proven unexpectedly popular with […]
It’s pretty common knowledge that seniors are the fastest-growing group of new cannabis consumers in the US. One of the biggest surprises in the study: 54% of cannabis-consuming seniors used the product both medically and recreationally. But a new study that looked at marijuana consumers across Colorado suggests a growing number of Americans aged 60 […]
As spring rains yield to summer sun, tens of thousands of hobbyists are starting an annual cannabis garden. With 33 medical states and 10 adult-use legalization ones, there are more first-time cannabis gardeners than ever before. Some aficionados want to organically grow exotic, trendy flavors for a fraction of retail prices. Others are just curious […]
After ten hours of testimony about cannabidiol (CBD) from more than 100 stakeholders, two things are clear: The American public has a high desire for CBD products, and too many CBD manufacturers are delivering shoddy goods. On Friday, FDA Acting Commissioner Ned Sharpless kicked off the agency’s historic first-ever public hearing on CBD by noting […]
Pirate (not his real name) has been working with cannabis his entire adult life, a trajectory that took him from getting his fingernails dirty at a clandestine outdoor grow in the underground economy to serving patients as part of California’s gray market in medical marijuana, and then on into a job at a state-licensed cannabis […]
Vancouver NPA councillor Rebecca Bligh is pushing the city to abandon a zoning decision that bans cannabis retail stores from the Downtown Eastside (DTES), an area known for its high concentration of social disparity, drug use, homelessness, and crime. At the same time, the community also shows a strong history of social activism and resilience. […]
In a dramatic, come-from-behind upset over the state of New York, the massive Midwest state of Illinois finished work on a bill to legalize cannabis for adults and sent it to Governor J.B. Pritzker for signing today. This afternoon, the Illinois House passed HB 1438 to legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older on a […]
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 […]
With thousands of CBD products on the market, from infused enemas to espresso, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing to craft regulations around the cannabinoid. At a public hearing that kicks off Friday morning, the agency will hear from dozens of experts and interested citizens. That testimony will help shape FDA policies […]
Ben & Jerry’s, the Vermont-based ice cream maker known for such cannabis-inspired concoctions as Half Baked and Dave Matthews Band Magic Brownies, announced Thursday that it’s hopping on the CBD bandwagon—or wants to, anyway. “You probably already know that we’re fans of all things groovy,” the company said in a press release announcing its plans […]
