Tag Archives: Topicals

Weed's Waste Problem: The Perils of Plastic May Haunt the Cannabis Industry
Weed’s Waste Problem: The Perils of Plastic May Haunt the Cannabis Industry

While there are resources to make cannabis companies more sustainable, there’s little incentive to utilize [...]

08
Jan
Students binge drink less when cannabis is legal: study
Students binge drink less when cannabis is legal: study

BY PATRICK CAIN Students are less likely to drink heavily in U.S. states that have [...]

08
Jan
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Illinois cannabis dispensaries open New Year’s Day for adult-use sales

By David Downs Freedom rings in the New Year, as tens of thousands of cannabis [...]

26
Dec
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The Shelf Life of Weed: Do Cannabis Edibles Expire?

We answer the questions likely to arise when you find an old edible in the [...]

20
Dec
Cannabis Wafer Tablets for medical purposes from the Rangsit University laboratory seen being display at Rangsit University in Pathum Thani Province, north of Bangkok. Photo by Guillaume Payen/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
The data is clear: legalized marijuana lowers opioid abuse and death rates

A new study analyzes over 1.5 billion opioid prescriptions over eight years. [...]

18
Dec
Cannabis has amazing potential but the industry needs to be able to do more research. SHUTTERSTOCK
To Unlock the Potential of Cannabis, The Industry Needs More Research

By Kevin Murphy A recent spate of vaping-related lung illnesses has lawmakers and health officials calling for more testing of legal cannabis products. But because cannabis is [...]

18
Dec
State marijuana reforms could spark tens of millions of dollars in business opportunities
Cannabis is a booming industry that is seeing stigma fade

By: Jason Dinant MJ BizCon, the annual marijuana business convention, is happening now in Las [...]

13
Dec
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MLB Officially Removes Marijuana From Banned Substances List For Baseball Players

By Kyle Jaeger Major League Baseball (MLB) and the MLB players union announced on Thursday [...]

13
Dec
Biotech Institute lists no executive officers and has no corporate home office. So... WTF is it? (Gillian Levine for Leafly)
This company filed the first cannabis DNA patent—and nobody knows who they are

By David Bienenstock The world first learned about Biotech Institute LLC two years ago in an [...]

09
Dec
West Coast Cities Have More Cannabis Users Than Cigarette Smokers

According to polling data from the major metro areas of Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco, [...]

04
Dec
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Holiday Gift Guide 2019: The Top Cannabis Books To Exchange on Christmas Eve (Jólabókaflóð)

By Sara Brittany Somerset Holiday Gift Guide 2019: The Top Cannabis Books To Exchange on [...]

03
Dec
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Michigan, Illinois set to usher in recreational pot sales

DAVID EGGERT and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — James Daly is [...]

02
Dec
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Problematic Marijuana Use Is Declining Among People Who Consume Every Day, Study Finds

By Kimberly Lawson Contrary to the expectations of public health experts, the rate of frequent [...]

21
Nov
More older people are reaching for cannabis, but they face barriers in accessing it. Johnce / Getty
The number of people over age 65 using marijuana is increasing faster than any other age group, but they think doctors need to catch up

•More and more older people are using cannabis to soothe the pains, diseases, and mental [...]

04
Nov
Can cannabis help with Crohn’s disease? Doctors and patients weigh in

By Rae Lland Can cannabis help with the symptoms of Crohn’s disease? This is a [...]

29
Oct