U.S, January 15, 2021 (CANNABISNOW) Historians of the cannabis plant have long contended that Pliny the Elder was among the first to make note of its curative and psychoactive properties.
It’s rare when new cannabis discoveries concern someone who died nearly 2,000...
U.S, April 4, 2020 (CANABISBUSINESSTIMES) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said there was “too little time” to fine-tune his plan to legalize adult-use cannabis ahead of the April 1 deadline to approve the state budget.
This week, a proposal to legalize adult-use...
U.S, April 30, 2020 (hempindustrydaily) (This story has been updated to reflect that the company has applied to license cannabis varieties in Colombia.)
A Colombian company with aspirations of raising hemp in Uruguay and exporting it for sale in the U.S. has the plants and permission...
U.S, April 30, 2020 (MERRYJANE) Maryland has officially authorized two medical cannabis dispensaries to sell weed via drive-thru, allowing customers to better comply with social distancing rules.
A medical cannabis dispensary in Maryland just opened the state's first legal weed drive-thru, making it easier for...
U.S, July 10, 2020 (MERRYJANE) The task force, created in partnership with Bernie Sanders, does advocate for decriminalizing pot and mass-expungement, but not legalizing adult-use cannabis — only medical marijuana.
Two-thirds of Americans want to put an end to cannabis prohibition, according to Newsweek. Even so,...
U.S, March 27, 2020 (CANABISTECH) Cannabis manufacturers and investors are turning their eyes toward South America, where opportunities for future profits abound. Quest-for-low-cost-cannabis-shines-a-spotlight-on-south-america
South America features an ideal confluence of factors that promise a great financial harvest for the medical cannabis industry....
U.K, April 20, 2020 (MERRYJANE) Cannabis organizers are holding the UK's first-ever virtual legalization rally, including music performances and commentary from politicians who have campaigned for cannabis reform.
Now that the coronavirus pandemic has spread to every corner of the world, the cannabis...
U.S, March 6, 2020 (MERRYJANE) Researchers found that medical cannabis helps alleviate anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances among patients suffering from fibromyalgia.
A new research study found that medical cannabis can improve the efficacy of standard analgesic treatments for fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia (FM)...
CANADA, February 23, 2020 (CANNABISNOW) With half a billion people under lockdown, the coronavirus outbreak in China is virtually certain to take a grave impact on the Asian superpower’s economy with ripples across the planet. And the cannabis industry is, like so many global concerns, dependent...
U.S, May 13, 2020 (CANNABISTECH) Social distancing edicts and general consumer anxiety are changing the way consumers obtain their cannabis supplies.
Online ordering platforms are now the retail destinations of choice for individuals who can legally purchase cannabis supplies, whether for...