Growing

Florida had an estimated 2.5 million cannabis consumers in 2018. If Florida approves recreational marijuana in the November 2020 election, the number of jobs related to hemp and cannabis could increase more than sevenfold by 2025. The prediction comes from …

From the East Coast to the Midwest, several first-time outdoor cannabis harvests are happening. Up until now, commercial cannabis cultivators on the East Coast have grown their weed in warehouses or greenhouses, partly because of the slow pace of legalization …

Los Angeles proposes a year long ban on cannabis vapes. A proposal for a year-long ban on all cannabis vaping sales was introduced recently by a Los Angeles City Council member and passed unanimously. The proposed ban would include flavored …

In this photo taken Sept. 20, 2019, David Alport, owner of the Bridge City Collective marijuana dispensary in Portland, Ore., goes over sales numbers with the store’s general manager Cameron Moore. The company has seen a 31% decrease in its …

Why is an eighth of marijuana important to know? I am so far in the ‘marijuana fishbowl’ that I often forget that most people aren’t. There are a lot of new marijuana consumers entering the ‘cannabis space’ as it’s now …

Powdery mildew is one of many pests that can gravely affect marijuana plants. It is also called white powdery mildew, and it spreads and grows from a number of different types of fungi. Its name says it all: powdery mildew …

In this April 11, 2018 file photo, a high school student uses a vaping device near a school campus in Cambridge, Mass. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is declaring a public health emergency and ordering a four-month temporary ban on all …

The largest retailer in the U.S. has announced that it will stop selling e-cigarettes. Walmart has issued a statement that it will stop selling electronic cigarettes at its stores in the United States and at Sam’s Clubs.  “Given the growing …

Three federal agencies are accepting public comments about cannabis. It’s not often that the government asks, or cares, about what we think about cannabis or hemp legalization, here or among international bodies such as the World Health Organization (WHO). But, …

The decision to reject the carefully crafted petitions to add the two ailments was devastating to medical marijuana patients. The State Medical Board of Ohio, which oversees the state’s medical cannabis program, decided against allowing those who suffer from anxiety …