Call it higher education (pun intended). Colorado State University’s (CSU) Pueblo campus has received the okay from the state to start a cannabis chemistry bachelor’s degree program. These educational opportunities follow the development of other cannabis-related educational programs at other colleges and universities and reinforce the momentum generated by the expansion of the cannabis industry. […]
read moreDespite recent challenges to the cannabis industry, there are high times ahead for projected worldwide cannabis sales. Optimism reigned in an updated market report by ArcView Market Research and BDS Analytics in January. Between Canada and several key U.S. states, the recreational marijuana market blew past sales expectations. What prompted the updated release of “State […]
read moreSince the first wave of cannabis legalization in 2012, the last year has been a challenging one for the industry. Despite the ebb and flow of legal marijuana in the U.S., the economic impact has been significant, to the tune of creating 243,700 full-time jobs for Americans willing to work in the industry, a 15 […]
read moreAfter almost a year of waiting and eager anticipation, it’s happened. Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board regulators approved two retail applications. They issued permits for on-site recreational cannabis consumption with a vote of 3-2. The first approved application and license was awarded to GoodSinse LLC in Fairbanks. The business plans to open in the summer. The […]
read moreFor both cannabis consumers and companies, chalk it up to a lesson learned. The vaping crisis officially kicked off on August 23, 2019, when Illinois reported the first vape-related death. After a rash of hospitalizations and deaths attributed to vaping, the FDA launched a criminal investigation in September. Now it’s high time for the marijuana […]
read moreLet’s face it – Alaska is a vast state (larger than Texas, California and Montana combined), and despite the relatively sparse, far-flung population, they do things big. The state is home to robust oil, timber, mining and fishing industries, but that isn’t all: they can also claim substantial tax revenues from legal cannabis sales. And […]
read moreIn a better-safe-than-sorry move, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) removed an online map that showed the locations of cannabis producers and processors in the state after a string of burglaries. The LCB has not compiled data about burglarized cannabis companies since the inception of legal cannabis in 2014. Still, in November, at […]
read moreUnderage weed-seekers, take note: licensed marijuana retailers are vigilant when it comes to laws prohibiting the sale of cannabis to minors. Regulatory officials, take note: the system appears to be working. A recent study, published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, went like this: researchers working undercover went into 175 marijuana retailers […]
read moreCounterfeiters have flourished in the global cannabis world, and they are not above stealing and appropriating already well-known brands and logos. While the most popular cannabis counterfeit products are vape carts, some have even started packaging cannabis flower and selling it under imitated brand-names like Canndescent — this according to a recent report by California-based […]
read moreConsumer caution means that sales of vape products are taking a hit while cannabis edibles are booming. The recent vape crisis has resulted in close to 2,000 illnesses and at least 34 deaths attributed to VAPI or EVALI, which stands for e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury. Cannabis connoisseurs wanting a lovely high without […]
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