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In two short days, dispensaries across Las Cruces and Doña Ana County will make history as recreational marijuana sales start in New Mexico. The tax revenue from marijuana will certainly diversify New Mexico's economy but by how much? "We will be better positioned than other states to capture the market," said Kelly O'Donnell, a northern New Mexico

Denver has long been a desirable travel destination. With the legalization of adult-use cannabis, tourism has been on fire and hotels have been trying to keep up. Indeed, a recent study showed an increase of 120,000 hotel rooms rented per month once tourists were able to purchase cannabis legally, yet public consumption of cannabis was banned in De

There’s a glaring disparity issue in industrial hemp production — just 6% of producers are Black. A couple in Missouri hopes to create the state’s first Black-owned hemp processing site. Just northwest of Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks, past Mennonites in horse drawn buggies, there’s a curvy road that leads to a forgotten piece of Missouri’s Black h

Americans who rarely, if ever, smoked marijuana before the pandemic now say they’re turning to weed to help them cope Three years ago, Ricardo Capuano, 32, didn’t know how much a gram of marijuana cost. Now, after years of lockdown and an extended period of overwhelming anxiety, he has become something of a weed connoisseur. Capuano was never a sto

Cannabis gets blamed for a ton of stuff it does not cause! Every other week I notice these “cannabis studies” that find “using it to treat pain could make you an addict” or that “cannabis users’ age quicker” and a number of other alarmist titles. Of course, the vast majority of these studies could be designed to make milk have similar findings – ye

Bright Green Corp. plans to trade on the Nasdaq in a direct listing of its shares Bright Green Corp., a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based company with conditional approval from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to produce federally legal cannabis, on Tuesday filed plans to directly list its shares for trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker s

For happy hours and medically certified budtenders, look no further than these dispensaries for weed in Seattle. It’s no secret that Seattle is a pothead’s paradise. Washington was one of the first states to legalize weed way back in 2012, and it’s now home to over 500 dispensaries statewide—meaning that, when it comes to bud, we are really and tru

Cannformatics, an early-stage biotechnology startup, has identified 22 new potential lipid-based Cannabis-Responsive biomarkers in the saliva of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The Biomarkers All 22 biomarkers shifted toward the physiological range of typically developing children following successful medical cannabis treatment. These

The AR experience is compatible with both iOS and Android devices. US-based edible products company Wana Brands has collaborated with full-service marketing agency August Allen to launch an augmented reality (AR) experience for its new cannabis product line. The brand’s packaging features a QR code that allows consumers to enter a 3D animation expe

More and more professional athletes are getting high on marijuana to help them play better and recover. Channel 2′s sports director Zach Klein first reported on the trend in February. Now changing attitudes are trickling down to the college level, with the NCAA relaxing its rules on pot. Professional athletes are opening up about their marijuana us

  How much cannabis can you put in a drink or food in Europe? The European Commission (EC), which is the regional unit charged with creating cannabis laws for all members of the EU, has finally released guidelines for the highest acceptable level of THC that can be allowed in hemp seed food products available for human consumption. The Two-Part Reg

With serious gaming comes stress, but studies show that CBD can reduce anxiety and other factors minimizing one’s digital potential. When it comes to the Electronics Sports League (ESL), competitive gamers are required to submit a random drug screening for performance-enhancing substances. Of what’s tested, cannabis is one of the few that’s debated

Al Harrington discusses his company’s partnership with Allen Iverson ahead of the new strain release. There’s a lot of reasons to love Viola. Besides attracting consumers with their high-profile founder, the heart-warming story of the company’s origins or their extensive equity work with Viola Cares—these guys just make great products. Now in their

Cannabis Global, Inc. (OTC PINK:CBGL), an innovation-oriented company investing in disruptive cannabis technologies, today releases an update letter from its CEO on recent and upcoming events. Dear shareholders of Cannabis Global, Inc. Over the past week, a considerable amount of attention has been focused on the Cannabis sector with two possible c

It seems that New Jerseyans will have to wait a bit longer to purchase recreational cannabis, as the state regulator for the nascent industry rejected the applications from eight medical cannabis operators - dubbed Alternative Treatment Centers and all owned by MSOs - to launch adult-use sales. (Benzinga) Curaleaf Holdings'  founder and chairman Bo

Protecting consumers from unhealthy products is key for cannabis growth worldwide Several years after Washington's legislature first discussed these requirements, the state has finally approved compulsory pesticide testing for all cannabis products produced and sold in the state. Cannabis manufacturers have a duty to meet the demands of cannabis us

A recent study found that medical marijuana fails to improve symptoms of pain, anxiety and depression and effectively doubles the risk of developing addictive symptoms and cannabis use disorder (CUD). The study, published by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital on March 18, also noted that up to one in five users of cannabis may develop

Real-World Cannabis Meets the Metaverse Community in California Debut of Three Strains, With Exclusive Club Member Benefits and Discounts Crypto Cannabis Club (CCC), the original NFT collection and metaverse community for crypto and cannabis enthusiasts, today debuted its first-ever cannabis line, available across California on delivery platform Ca