Wildfires Have Devastated the West Coast Cannabis Industry
It’s wildfire season in the U.S. and cannabis companies up and down the West Coast are feeling the impact. From burned farms and property to potentially contaminated crops from prolonged exposure to smoke, heat, and fire retardant, cannabis
Election could stoke US marijuana market, sway Congress
Voters in four states from different regions of the country could embrace broad legal marijuana sales on Election Day, and a sweep would highlight how public acceptance of cannabis is cutting across geography, demographics and the nation’s deep political divide. The
US Nurses, Neurologists, and Pharmacists Showing Support for Cannabis-Based Therapies
As cannabis gains traction both in public perception and acceptance by the scientific and medical communities, a better understanding of its still-growing potential is at hand. New applications for cannabis are still being developed while cannabinoid therapies for many different
How the Cannabis Industry Can be More Eco-Friendly Going Forward
How the cannabis industry can be more “Eco-Friendly” in 2020 The world no longer respects industry that does not respect the planet. Well – at least the consumer-world that is [for the most part]. The cannabis industry – despite all of the
What is Croptober?
What is Croptober? As fall comes quickly to the Northern hemisphere, cannabis suppliers excitedly wait for the arrival of Croptober. Croptober, or what you may know it as October, is the season where most outdoor cannabis crops have reached
California Governor Approves Changes To Marijuana Banking And Labeling Laws
Among the biggest of the new changes are revisions to banking and advertising laws. With many legal marijuana businesses are still unable to access financial services, Newsom signed a bill (AB 1525) to remove state penalties against banks that work
The Growing Fields of Cannabis Can Be Organically Cultivated
Photo by Esteban Lopez on Unsplash Regardless of whether a cultivator is growing or wishes to grow organic cannabis, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) organic certification is unattainable. This, of course, is because the US federal government, still, in 2020 (!), despite the
The Cannabis Industry is Now Essential But is It Equal?
Cannabis has been deemed essential, but when will equality rules be enforced? The coronavirus pandemic that rocked the entire world in 2020 helped many to come to different realizations in terms of what is really important to the general
Will Cannabis Soon Have Molecular ‘Tags’ to Trace Its Origins?
The world of cannabis has never been one of black and white margins and clear, rigorous, or universal standards. Only recently has it become subject to any regulatory framework at all, save for criminal prohibition. How, in the legal cannabis
California weighs steep new fines to combat illegal cannabis sellers
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy loads evidence bags into a van after raiding an illegal cannabis dispensary in Compton in 2018. State lawmakers are considering new fines for landlords and advertisers that aid illegal pot shops. (Jae C. Hong /