In this April 18, 2014 file photo, a caregiver points out the strength of an edible marijuana candy bar at a medical marijuana dispensary in Denver. Starting Oct. 1, Colorado is requiring that marijuana products have a bolder label highlighting …
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High Prices are Driving New York’s Medical Marijuana Patients Back to the Black Market – News
New York State passed medical marijuana legislation in 2014, with patients able to purchase their medicine at licensed dispensaries since 2016. This year, the program expanded further, with broadly defined ailments like chronic pain added to the state’s list of …
Read More »Target Added CBD Hemp Oil to Its Online Store, But Removed the Product from Shelves In Under a Week – News
CBD hemp oils won’t get you high, but they could help curb epileptic seizures, cure insomnia and treat inflamed joints. But even though the holistic medicine is made from industrial hemp plants and not the THC-producing cannabis buds we imagine …
Read More »Legalized pot is driving up fast food sales, study finds
(courtesy Wikimedia Commons) Legal marijuana users prefer to satisfy their munchies by eating at major food chains, suggests recent data. A new study released by Green Market Report and Consumer Research Around Cannabis found that 43 percent of marijuana users …
Read More »Nevada Dispensaries Sold a Record-Breaking $27 Million of Cannabis in July – News
Nevada’s first month of recreational cannabis sales was a record-shattering success, according to data released by the state’s Department of Taxation this week. Dispensaries sold over $27 million worth of cannabis products this July, bringing the state more than $3.6 …
Read More »America’s Amsterdam: July Pot Sales Top $27M for Nevada
Medical and recreational marijuana dispensaries won big in July — the first month of permissible recreational marijuana sales in Nevada — selling more than $27 million of legal cannabis. And with nearly 43 million visitors headed to the Las Vegas Strip annually, …
Read More »Colorado’s New Marijuana Edibles Regulations Go into Effect In October – News
Colorado will officially take some of the fun out of cannabis edibles at the beginning of the month. Reports show that the state’s retail marijuana regulatators will no longer allow the sale of THC-infused edibles products in any form that …
Read More »3 Things California Wants You to Know About Cannabis
The California Department of Public Health launched an educational website ahead of the launch of recreational cannabis in January 2018. “Let’s Talk Cannabis” aims to educate consumers about the rules, regulations, and safe use of cannabis. Before we dive in, …
Read More »Jessica Alba’s Honest Co. Is Suing a Colorado CBD Company for Copyright Infringement – News
With everyone and their mother looking to brand their own unique cannabis products and cash in on the country’s legal weed green rush, the once illicit drug has been seeing court cases move from drug crimes to intellectual property disputes, with …
Read More »Colorado Ranchers Start First Cannabis Grow Operation With Zero Carbon Footprint – News
Cannabis legalization has transformed pot farming from a risky black market endeavor into to a legitimate career choice. However, gigantic and widespread grow operations still consume a hefty amount of energy, and many have also expressed concerns that the budding industry could have a negative …
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