The cannabis industry is booming and there’s still so much to learn about the plant and its myriad benefits. However, there are still so few colleges where one can study cannabis in any meaningful way that will positively impact their future career. Currently, Northern Michigan University is the only facility in the United States to […]
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Colombia Loosens Export Regulations, Gains Health Canada Authorization For Scientific Research
Latin America continues to develop as a potential font of legal cannabis supply globally, with the recent announcement of an exportation agreement between Colombia and Canada. Positioned to produce and export large-scale, low-cost cannabis, Colombia could very well become one of the largest providers of medicinal cannabis to the world. It is the first such […]
After Months Of Delays, Massachusetts Cannabis Sales Begin Strong
Massachusetts is known for many things — Ivy League schools, Cape Cod and baked beans are just a few of its famous offerings — and legal recreational cannabis is one of them. As of now, Massachusetts is one of three states in New England where adult-use cannabis is legal and for sale at retailers. The […]
Wasteland: The Impact Of Cannabis Packaging On The Community And Environment
Anyone who has ever visited a cannabis dispensary has seen, even marveled at, the array of products and their various forms of packaging. From intricate glass bottles to elaborate plastic wraps, bags of all sizes, tubes and a seemingly endless supply of vape cartridges, most retail cannabis products, although made with child safety concerns in […]
High End: $11,000 Cannagar Signals A Call For Luxury Cannabis Items
On a quiet winter evening, just days before the turn of the new year, history was made at one of Las Vegas’s largest mega dispensaries. Of the average 3,000 daily shoppers at NuWu Cannabis Marketplace in Sin City, only about 20 were walking the floor of the 15,800-square-foot shopping area shortly after 5 p.m. on […]
Eau De Terpene: Oregon Fragrance Maker Introduces Cannabis Perfume
“I think you either love the smell of weed or you hate it,” says Portland native Linda Hoffman. While some people might agree with that assessment, it’s not 100 percent accurate. Humans — particularly American humans — have been conditioned over the past half century or so to associate the skunky smell of cannabis with […]
The Big Short: Canada’s Cannabis Shortage Predicted To Last Much Longer
While Canada’s move to legalize cannabis in 2018 was a massive leap forward for the pot industry, it hasn’t come without significant growing pains. Moving from a medical cannabis system serving roughly 200,000 Canadian patients in 2017 to a recreational market with now many millions of consumers has meant a steep learning curve. Problems have […]
Seeing Green: Tobacco Farmers Itching To Get In The Cannabis Game
The popularity of tobacco is on a steady decline, leaving farmers scrambling to find a new cash crop, while cannabis is gaining legal status in an increasing number of US states. So, it should come as no surprise to see these two worlds collide, as tobacco farmers are now looking to cannabis to fill their […]