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Unique Cannabis Equipment Repurposed into Game Changing Tech to Fight COVID?
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Medical News
(image: Delta 9 Cannabis Inc.) A Canadian cannabis Company is rolling out a new take on its growing technology that may help the fight to contain the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 350,000 Canadians and killed more than 11,000. Worldwide, those numbers have surged to 60.6 million cases and more than 1.4 mi
Here's The Cannabis Packaging We All Deserve
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Business & Finance
(image: Cresco Labs) As the industry standards continue to be defined, this is the packaging every weed company should focus on. It may come as a shock to you, but most people don't know much about cannabis. A Science Daily study about THC levels in edibles found that most consumers aged 16—30 could not identify if an edible had low or high THC lev
Cannabidiol And Roundworms – Huh?
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Medical News
(image: Image: Wikimedia - CC BY-SA 3.0) A new study on the long-term effects of cannabidiol (CBD) on roundworms has been published. Here’s why it has some significance. Canada’s Canopy Growth announced recently announced its medical division, Spectrum Therapeutics, carried out a study focusing on toxicity and lifespan effects of CBD in Caenorhabdi
Man claims more than a kilogram of cannabis was meant for a (very big) batch of homemade soup
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Cannabis News
(image: Police grew suspicious when they noticed a marijuana smell emanating from his car. / PHOTO BY VMARGINEANU / ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS) 50-year-old Irish resident caught with €20k worth of weed. An Irish resident is definitely in the soup after claiming that the €20,000 ($31,000) worth of weed he had in his vehicle was merely meant as an in
GrowGeneration Emerges as Best Cannabis Stock of 2020
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Business & Finance
(image: Inside a GrowGeneration hydroponic garden center. Source: GrowGeneration) GrowGeneration Corp., the largest hydroponic garden-center chain in North America, is on a tear worthy of its name. The gardening supply company has gained over 700% so far this year, making it the best-performing cannabis stock of 2020 amid a sector-wide rally on hop
Aurora Cannabis (TSX:ACB) Signs Largest Marijuana Supply Deal in Israel
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Business & Finance
Marijuana firm Aurora Cannabis (TSX:ACB)(NYSE:ACB) has entered into one of the biggest medical cannabis supply deals by a Canadian pot grower with an Israeli firm to-date. This comes after the Canadian marijuana firm announced its two-year supply agreement with Cantek, a leading cannabis market player in Israel. Aurora Cannabis said it “intends” to
Thailand to Allow Cannabis and Hemp in Food and Cosmetics
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Politics
The health permanent secretary said the government plans to allow use of most parts of cannabis and hemp plants in food and cosmetics on Wednesday. Kiattiphum Wongrajit said the Narcotics Control Committee resolved on Tuesday to exclude the leaves, branches, stems, trunks, bark, fibre and roots of cannabis and hemp from the government’s narcotics l
More women switch out pharmaceuticals for medical cannabis
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Medical News
When it comes to how Americans treat their various health conditions, more of them are now looking to medical marijuana in states where it is legal. The fear of opioid addiction, deadly overdose and other downfalls of prescription drugs has, in ways, inspired a quest for safer remedies. However, it is women who are leading the charge, according to
So, How Did Sativa Really Become The 'Energy Queen' Of Cannabis?
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Technology
The common wisdom about cannabis enthusiasts is that they don’t have any common wisdom. The stereotype of the drooling guy “on” cannabis sitting in his parent’s basement playing video games for hours or Instagrammig nonstop is what many of the “straights” still imagine to be true. Hardly. In fact, smoking or vaping or eating cannabis—especially cer
Texas' medical marijuana laws are strict. This is what advocates want to see changed
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Politics
After one failed treatment after another, Sharlene Hernandez was at a dead end. Her 10-year-old autistic son wasn't speaking, barley eating and would play with and spread his feces around the house. Nothing was helping her child. One day, a friend in a similar situation recommended THC via a doctor's prescription. Willing to try anything, Hernandez
Marijuana Retailers Ready To Sue Over Delivery Rules
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Business & Finance
Commissioners seem ready to close out a bumpy policy-setting process next week with a vote to adopt new regulations that would reshape the legal marijuana industry to include a home delivery aspect, but that decision could give way to a legal challenge in short order. Through an attorney, some existing marijuana retailers recently threatened to sue
Tasmanian Medical Cannabis Controlled Access Scheme “Shameful”
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Medical News
Tasmanian Greens MP Rosalie Woodruff has strongly criticised the State Government’s medical cannabis Controlled Access Scheme. Introduced in 2017, the Scheme only enables medical specialists the ability to prescribe products to patients in circumstances where conventional treatments have failed. It’s a seven-step process: Patient first needs to con
Mexico’s Cannabis Legalization Bill Will Boost Business, But There Are Concerns
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Business & Finance
If passed, the measure will improve Mexico’s living conditions while reducing drug trafficking crime. However, cannabis advocates and legal experts have several concerns. Mexican Senators approved a historic adult use cannabis legalization bill on Nov. 19, with an 82 to 18 vote. This doesn’t legalize adult use just yet, but Mexico appears well on i
Arkansas anticipates medical marijuana sales to reach 30K pounds by late December
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Cannabis News
Since the first medical marijuana dispensary opened in Arkansas in May 2019, overall sales have surpassed 28,000 pounds.  In total, Arkansans have spent $187 million to obtain 28,674 pounds of medical marijuana. Scott Hardin with the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission anticipates sales will reach 30,000 pounds by late December. There are current
So, How Did Sativa Really Become The 'Energy Queen' Of Cannabis?
420 Intel
Cannabis News
The common wisdom about cannabis enthusiasts is that they don’t have any common wisdom. The stereotype of the drooling guy “on” cannabis sitting in his parent’s basement playing video games for hours or Instagrammig nonstop is what many of the “straights” still imagine to be true. Hardly. In fact, smoking or vaping or eating cannabis—especially cer
Marijuana Retailers Ready To Sue Over Delivery Rules
420 Intel
Politics
Commissioners seem ready to close out a bumpy policy-setting process next week with a vote to adopt new regulations that would reshape the legal marijuana industry to include a home delivery aspect, but that decision could give way to a legal challenge in short order. Through an attorney, some existing marijuana retailers recently threatened to sue
Detroit City Council Approves Adult-Use Cannabis Sales
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Cannabis News
(image: Shutterstock) The Detroit City Council approved an ordinance on Tuesday that will permit recreational marijuana retailers and other adult-use cannabis businesses to operate in the city. The ordinance, which includes provisions to ensure that at least half of recreational pot businesses are owned by city residents, was introduced last month
Is there such a thing as a hemp car?
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Technology
Hemp is touted as a potential green solution for everything from building materials to plastics — and that's precisely where they have value in the automotive sector. A car entirely made from hemp would save a lot of non-renewable materials from their inevitable fate in the junkyard.  Many would like to see cars become more sustainable overall, tho

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