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. […]
When the 2018 Farm Bill passed, it generated a lot of interest and had the potential to be a lucrative cash crop. Farmers who weren’t comfortable with the excessive regulation and federal status of marijuana turned to hemp when the bill passed. After all, hemp was federally legal, and many saw it as a crop […]
Budget outlines. Drafted tax proposals. It’s almost a sure bet that New York is going to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis. Governor Andrew Cuomo pledged to legalize recreational marijuana in 2020, and it appears he’s going to work to do just that. The only glitch? After royally screwing up the state’s medical marijuana program, medical marijuana […]
Talk about putting your money into something you believe in. Panacea Life Sciences founder and CEO Leslie Buttorff donated a whopping $1.5 million to Colorado State University to fund and support cannabinoid research. This isn’t the first time alumni have donated funds for cannabis research, however. Oregon State University graduates Seth and Eric Crawford, founders […]
For 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 […]
In an effort to squelch rumors, in a statement to the website Marijuana Moment, Coca-Cola vehemently denied any plans to join the CBD market. The denials came after a man, who goes by the name Gabor the Blind Guy on YouTube, claimed to have insider knowledge from his father that the soft drink giant was […]
Underage 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 […]
The limited parameters of Arkansas’ new medical marijuana industry hasn’t slowed it down in the slightest. The state generated $21 million in sales within the first six months of operation, or an average of $3.5 million per month. The state is selling around 210 pounds of cannabis per week. Those figures exceed those of Illinois’ […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been active on the CBD front recently, releasing a consumer update claiming that CBD “has the potential to harm” at about the same time as the agency issued warning letters to 15 companies the agency claims are marketing CBD products illegally. While the FDA announced in July that […]
Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Let’s start with the good news: the National Health Service (NHS) has approved cannabis-based medicine, a brisk year after cannabis garnered approval for Schedule II prescription dispensation. Bad news: the NHS-approved program is one of the most restrictive programs in Europe. But, in a […]
