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Several ancient societies burned hemp during funeral ceremonies. What better way to part with the dead than by getting hella faded? Nowadays people tend to associate the cannabis plant with Mexico, and for good reason. For decades, narcos smuggled their harvests into the United States and Europe. Along with California, Mexico is known to produce so

WeCare-MedicalCannabis’ A Comprehensive Resource for Medical Cannabis Education is Now Available in English, German, French, and Portuguese  Tilray Brands, Inc. ("Tilray" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: TLRY; TSX: TLRY), a leading global cannabis-lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company inspiring and empowering the worldwide community to live their

Even though pot shops are seemingly on every corner of the city and despite the opening of a nice space to light one up at Exhibition Place, cannabis tourism is not yet much of a thing in Toronto. Though Toronto has gone from just 12 legal cannabis shops at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to close to 500 now, according to a recent New York Times

As more states and cities decriminalize and legalize marijuana, the number of kids accidentally ingesting cannabis products has doubled, and in some areas quadrupled -- That’s according to a recent study in the U.S. and Canada. 7News’ Adrianna Hopkins talked to a pediatrician about what parents should know. The American Association of Poison Contro

Legendary boxer turned cannabis entrepreneur Mike Tyson has expanded distribution of his namesake marijuana to four more states, including medical marijuana dispensaries in Maryland. The expansion, through medical marijuana cultivation and distribution company Columbia Care, will also be available in Arizona, Ohio and Pennsylvania. His pot is calle

A group of California cannabis farmers, led by legacy farmer and entrepreneur Justin Calvino, are coming together to build Emerald Road, a crypto-exclusive digital cannabis community. The advanced e-commerce platform will connect farmers directly with customers through a suite of purchasing and marketing tools, content and education, and community-

A new analysis of employee turnover in cannabis retail includes input from workers in Alberta, Ontario, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. AM LLC (AM), a public health solutions and health IT firm, announced the launch of their new service line, AM Bioscience℠. Designed to help state and local governments achieve cannabis regulatory requirements an

The government is looking at legalizing industrial hemp production in Fiji by sourcing hemp seeds from Canada. Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says industrial hemp is a lucrative and largely untapped resource in the global economy due to misconceptions about what it really is. Sayed-Khaiyum says they will be engaging with the United Natio

No, you can’t make up for your bad eating habits just by working out. Here’s what a new study says will actually work. New research highlights a sad reality — no matter how much you work out or how healthy you eat, a longer life will only occur if you do both of these things together. The large study was published in the British Journal of Sports M

“We require many of the same types of machinery and outfitting — strong security systems, clean rooms, testing facilities, laboratories." Vireo Health International, Inc. leased a former Pfizer site in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico to set up cannabis cultivation and processing operations several years back, seemingly one of the earlier weed companies to

The new phase 2b trial expands on successful phase 2a findings, in which treatment with SCI-110 resulted in a 21% reduction in tics across a cohort of adults with Tourette syndrome. SciSparc, a pharmaceutical company in development of central nervous system therapies, has begun the process of submitting an investigational new drug application (IND)

In the latest Headset report, budtender employees data exhibits the trends of new hires versus employees who work at a single location for more than 12 months. The cannabis data collection company Headset released its latest report on July 13, which covers budtender/employee turnover rates in cannabis dispensaries. Headset calls cannabis budtenders

Unconfirmed reports on social media indicated the Grammy winner had been arrested at a Stockholm nightclub. Rumours that surfaced on social media earlier this week that Drake had been arrested in Sweden on cannabis charges are false, according to Hollywood Reporter. Members of the Canadian rapper’s team confirmed to the publication that Drake was i

The New York Police Department announced on Wednesday that it would continue drug testing officers for weed only hours after a memo issued earlier in the day said that most screenings for pot would end. A New York Police Department memo made public on Wednesday advised officers that they would no longer face drug tests for cannabis, although the de

In recent years, France has come closer to ending its national prohibition of cannabis, which has been in place since 1970. The rise of “CBD cafés,” the growing public calls for an end to drug prohibition and an ongoing medical marijuana pilot program signal that, in the near future, France – the European Union’s leading cannabis-consuming member s

  Re+Play products, created in partnership with Toronto-based company Avicanna, will also be sold at Walmart and Amazon. The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) has announced a multi-year partnership with Re+Play, the performance-based wellness and recovery line founded by former player Al Harrington. The deal makes Re+Play an official p

A study on the effectiveness of CBD as a potential pain reliever has gotten the attention of former President Bill Clinton. The clinical trial, conducted by researchers at the NYU Langone Health and Baptist Health/Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute, found that an orally absorbed tablet containing cannabidiol (CBD) “safely managed pain after minimal

The Colorado grant program is designed “to save small businesses money, foster equity and diversity in the cannabis industry, and create good-paying jobs for Coloradans.” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis last week announced the first businesses to receive funding through the state’s Cannabis Business Pilot Grant. A total of 16 aspiring cannabis retailers