A new report from Whitney Economics shed some light on the numbers coming out of the marijuana industry, and they aren’t too promising. From its survey, the research group found that 27.3% of businesses it spoke to were generally profitable. This is down from 42% in 2022, but up from 24% last year. However, the […]
Wiz Khalifa, the ultra-famous rapper and cannabis entrepreneur, is setting his sights on new horizons as his cannabis brand, Khalifa Kush, prepares to break into the European market. In an exclusive interview, Wiz reflects on the current state of cannabis legalization, remarking, “When cannabis is regulated, it only helps, it doesn’t hurt. We’re past that […]
The University of New England (UNE) is making strides into the cannabis industry with the launch of four online certificate programs aimed at developing professional skills for this rapidly growing field. UNE has partnered with California-based Green Flower, a cannabis education program that has collaborated with more than 50 colleges and universities across the country, […]
The difference between the two strains of marijuana is about as well known as anything about the plant. But when it really comes down to it, it doesn’t seem like this difference holds much water. For one, the origin of the separation was entirely unscientific. In the 1700’s, a French biologist named Jean-Baptiste Lamarck had […]
Last week, Ohio became the most recent state to get legal recreational marijuana. The market began with a robust 98 stores offering marijuana without needing a medical card. As seen in other states when legalization went into effect, there were long lines outside of most locations forming up as soon as doors opened. Surprisingly, Ohio […]
We officially have a full lineup of the election for the presidency now that Kamala has chosen Tim Walz to be her running mate. So the contenders are Donald Trump with JD Vance, and Kamala Harris with Tim Walz. All of their home states have one thing in common: they’re pretty friendly towards marijuana. JD […]
Despite bipartisan congressional pleas, Marc Fogel, a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Russia for possessing medical marijuana obtained as a registered patient in Pennsylvania, was not included in a recent high-profile prisoner swap. Fogel, who used cannabis as an alternative to opioids for pain treatment, is serving a 14-year sentence for “drug smuggling” over a half-ounce […]
Some fightin’ words are coming from the DOJ when it comes to judgments on marijuana-users. But first, some context. Last month, the Supreme Court decided that the federal government had a right to limit use of guns for people with domestic violence restraining orders. Some similar cases, including one on whether marijuana smokers could attain […]
Harris’ record as a prosecutor for San Francisco has become an issue that Donald Trump is trying to capitalize on. On Monday, Trump went on the Ingraham Angle on Fox News to try out the new attack. “She was a bad prosecutor. She was a prosecutor of Black people. She put thousands and thousands of […]
After a report from the LA Times that shed light on the poor testing discipline across the state, the Department of Cannabis Control has begun to take its job a little more seriously. The latest example of this is a license renewal denial for a cannabis testing lab that was cutting corners. This is the […]
