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Navisite is expanding into cannabis industry, will enhance SAP services for various aspects of industry
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Technology
Navisite, a managed cloud service provider that renders integrated business management computer systems designed to model and automate the different areas of a company and the administration of its resources (SAP services), announced Tuesday that it is expanding its services to the cannabis industry. (Benzinga) The company offers agricultural, medi
Medicinal cannabis prescriptions are mostly going to young people
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Medical News
  It’s been more than five years since Australia first introduced a medicinal cannabis program, and a new study has shed light on who exactly gets those scripts. As reported by The Guardian, researchers from University of Sydney revealed a bunch of juicy statistics around who is being given prescriptions, and for what conditions. It found that chro
How the pandemic became a bonanza for Florida’s medical marijuana industry
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Medical News
Rising anxiety and worsening chronic health conditions led to a surge in demand for cannabis that businesses have capitalized on. But thanks to state law, the industry is dominated by just 22 companies. The pandemic has triggered a medical marijuana boon in Florida. Over the past two years, the number of people with medical marijuana cards has more
It’s possible to ‘factory reset’ your brain to get rid of different disorders, according to study
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Medical News
A new study claims to erase and manage conditions like anxiety and alcohol abuse via gene editing. The brain has control over most things in our body. This pivotal organ is responsible for our moods, memories, thoughts, and so much more. Now, a new study suggests that it could be possible to give your brain a “factory reset,” as if it were an iPhon
Does Hollywood icon Christopher Walken, 78, smoke weed? ‘Sure’
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Cannabis News
Oscar-winner reports he consumed cannabis in the past and still does The eminently talented and endlessly impersonated Christopher Walken recently handled a question about his possible cannabis use with the same style he’s known for: straight-faced, he just admitted it. In a recent interview with New York Times Magazine, the 78-year-old Academy Awa
Grant opportunity announced for cannabis cancer treatment research
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Medical News
  National Institutes of Health (NIH) is prepping to grant funds to researchers who are studying cannabis treatment for cancer. Grant funds will soon be available to researchers who are working to treat cannabis.  A “Notice of Special Interest” (NOSI) (entitled “Basic Mechanisms of Cannabis and Cannabinoid Action in Cancer”) was posted on May 5 by
Small cannabis entrepreneurs say they can't compete against ‘Walmart of weed'’
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Business & Finance
  Many small cannabis entrepreneurs say large companies are jockeying to lock them out of the industry and have funding that gives them more access to lawmakers. “Small businesses are the backbone of the country,” said Sarah Grant, general manager of The Dispensary in Richmond. The shop opened last year and sells Delta-8-THC flower and vape cartrid
Wisconsin Governor pardons several with cannabis convictions
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Politics
Tony Evers, the first-term Democrat, has been a vocal supporter of bringing cannabis legalization to Wisconsin. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Friday announced dozens of new pardons, including nine for individuals previously convicted for cannabis-related offenses. “There is power in redemption and forgiveness, especially for folks who’ve been workin
Marijuana breathalyzers: Cannabix Technologies correlates THC in breath & blood in new experimental study
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Technology
Cannabix Technologies Inc. reported that it has successfully tested a supplemental version of its FAIMS technology for the detection of delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and related analytes in human breath in an independent experimental study. (Benzinga) The study showed a correlation between breath samples collected and analyzed with Cannabix har
Ballot measure to allow Missouri voters to decide future of recreational cannabis
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Politics
There are more than 181,000 Missourians carrying medical marijuana cards. Missouri marijuana laws could soon go up in smoke after "Legal Missouri 2022" delivered enough signatures to put recreational marijuana on the ballot this November. There are more than 181,000 Missourians carrying medical marijuana cards currently. “There’s certainly a lot mo
South Carolina’s medical marijuana bill ruled unconstitutional, but sponsor vows to keep fighting
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Politics
On May 4, 2022, South Carolina’s medical marijuana bill — SB 150, also known as the South Carolina Compassionate Care Act — was ruled unconstitutional by the state’s House of Representatives. The constitutional challenge was mounted by Rep. John McCravy, who argued that because the bill involves the creation of a new tax, specifically on medical ca
Israeli company to unveil psilocybin nasal spray system
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Medical News
A modern approach to delivering small doses of psilocybin for the treatment of mental conditions is coming to fruition in Israel. Israeli biopharmaceutical company Madrigal Mental Care will unveil novel nanotechnology to deliver psilocybin via nasal spray for the treatment and prevention of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at Biomed Israel 202
Schumer pushes back release for Senate legalization bill
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Politics
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is backtracking after saying the legislation would be unveiled this month. The wait for the Senate’s version of a cannabis legalization bill will continue for months, with Democratic leaders in the chamber indicating Thursday that it will come sometime in the summer. According to The Hill, Senate Majo
With a $120 million war chest, Brightseed is unlocking the fat-fighting power of hemp
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Technology
The AI-powered company is unlocking the hidden healing potential of plants by finding active compounds that could target specific conditions. Next up: diabetes and sleep disorders. For six weeks in July 2017, Lee Chae, a Stanford-educated plant biologist, sat at his kitchen table in San Francisco—where he can smell and hear the Pacific Ocean—and op
Grow-lamp-loving, water-sucking marijuana plants aren’t so green
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Technology
Pot’s energy, water use is under scrutiny Marijuana’s reputation is about as green as they come. Not only is it an oxygen-producing and carbon-dioxide-absorbing plant, its alternative-medicine bona fides and hippie ethos are often associated with the environmental movement. Yet cannabis plants suck up around twice as much water as maize, soybeans,
Legal U.S. states are rushing to study the mental health impact of high-potency cannabis
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Medical News
There are several studies on the topic of cannabis concentrates and psychosis expected this year. Cannabis legalization has picked up speed in the U.S. over the last few years. The topic has become one of those unlikely things that people with differing political parties agree on, a substance that is now accepted, if not embraced, by many. Still, p
State-by-state guide to cannabis age requirements
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Politics
While you may want to buy legal cannabis at the age of 18, that will be quite impossible since provisions and policies put in place by weed legalized states do not permit it. Election Day 2012 saw voters in Colorado approve a ballot initiative to legalize the recreational sale and use of cannabis. This bold step by the citizens of Colorado saw the
stupidDOPE launches cannabis + CBD industry focused big data & content distribution agency
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Technology
StupidDOPE LLC (or “stupidDOPE") announced today the launch of an in-house brand marketing, content distribution and big data advertising agency serving the Cannabis and CBD industry. With a focus on big data and content distribution partnerships within the cannabis industry, the lifestyle brand will help companies intelligently target and engage i

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