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Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Portland-based Cura Cannabis sold Wednesday for $949 million in an all-stock transaction, one of the biggest deals ever for a company operating in the legalized marijuana business. Cura sells its cannabis oils on the wholesale and retail market under the Select brand and operates in California, Arizona and Nevada. The […]
New research finds that, despite the common phenomenon of having “the munchies” after using cannabis, users tend to weigh less and are less likely to be obese. Recent surveys estimate that over 22 million people in the United States ages 12 and above regularly use cannabis and that more and […]
Canopy Growth Corp agreed to buy Acreage Holdings Inc. for $3.4 billion in a massive cross-border cannabis deal that’s conditional on the U.S. eventually legalizing cannabis for recreational use. Canopy, the world’s largest cannabis company, will initially pay $300 million in cash to shareholders of New York-based Acreage, the companies […]
In a small study published in the Open Access Journal Sexual Medicine, researchers led by St. Louis University School of Medicine OB-GYN and sexual health expert Dr. Becky K. Lynn show evidence linking female cannabis use with greater odds of having better orgasms and sexual intercourse. “We found that they […]
Two young drug dealers were praised by a judge for the high standard of grammar in their text messages to customers. Teenager Luke Rance bought cannabis in bulk and sold it to 21-year-old Brandon Kerrison for him to deal to people in Gower, South Wales, a court heard. Judge David […]
Karachi, Pakistan, where cannabis is illegal, remains the second largest cannabis consuming cities in the world with almost 41.95 tons of the substance used in 2018, according to the World Index 2018 report seen below. Top cities most consumption of cannabis, per year, (metric tons) 🇺🇸 New York: 77.44 🇵🇰 […]
Newstrike Brands and its subsidiary, Up Cannabis, are recalling their seven gram dried cannabis jars. A Toronto-based company has ordered a recall of a cannabis product sold in Alberta due to contamination concerns. Newstrike Brands and its subsidiary, Up Cannabis, say the recall is a precaution because tests have found […]
Six years ago recreational cannabis use was illegal in all 50 states — and had been for nearly a century. Following the 2018 midterm elections, anyone over 21 will soon be allowed to legally consume marijuana in 10 states plus the District of Columbia. Overall, 33 states in the past […]
Contrary to predictions, teen cannabis use declined in Washington state after recreational sales was legalized in 2012, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from the Washington Healthy Youth Surveys of 2010-2012 and 2014-2016. They found that marijuana use among eighth-graders fell from almost 10 percent to just over 7 […]
The final 2018 Farm Bill is expected to be voted on as early as next week. The bill would legalize hemp cultivation and could be a catalyst for explosive growth in a nascent industry that some forecast could top $20 billion by 2022. The long-awaited bill would remove industrial hemp […]
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