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California-based marijuana company CannaCraft agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by Sonoma County authorities over allegedly false claims that some of its products could have beneficial health effects. According to a news release from the Sonoma County District Attorney’s office, the agency brought a civil suit against CannaCraft in Monterey County Superior Court …

California marijuana firm settles false-claims lawsuit for $300,000 Read More »

Merger and acquisition activity is sizzling in Pennsylvania, with more than $400 million worth of deals announced since March alone, as local cannabis businesses cash out and multistate operators seek or expand footholds in the rapidly growing mid-Atlantic market. Cultivation and processing operations are fetching $100 million and more. And dispensary licenses are commanding prices …

Cannabis M&A surges in hot Pennsylvania market with $400 million in deals Read More »

Sabet may have been silent for a while but truth be told – his latest book entitled, “Same Shit Different Day: The Story of a Broken Record” or something along those lines – is just the same rehashed arguments with updated data morphed to fit his twisted view of the world. Interestingly, Sabet could win …

Kevin Sabet Goes Down with the Sinking Ship Known as Marijuana Prohibition Read More »

This is a phrase used to describe the cultivating season for cannabis outdoors. These seasons cut across spring, summer, and fall. In America, cannabis cultivation kickstarts around April with the indoor prepping of seedlings. Growers in the country claim that marijuana plants enter into their flowering phase towards the end of Summer through Fall.

This article by Johnny Green was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today, and appears here with permission. Canada is currently home to the largest adult-use cannabis market on earth after legalizing cannabis for adult use in late 2018. The only other country where cannabis is legal for adult use is in Uruguay. However, Uruguay’s …

Canadian Farmers Markets Want To Sell Cannabis Read More »

Despite the shifting attitude toward cannabis around the globe and the easing of international restrictions, the continued misunderstanding of the endocannabinoid system and cannabis-related medicine regularly causes an adverse impact in the world — for no good reason. In recent weeks I was speaking with my good friend and fellow industry professional Dr. Uma Dhanabalan. …

Ignorance Still Plagues The Field Of Cannabis Medicine Read More »

(This story appears in the May-June issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) The cannabis products lining your shelves might make or break the reputation of your marijuana retail store. Whether or not they sell could make or break your company’s bank account. Available inventory and exact ordering methods vary widely from store to store. Some marijuana …

Marijuana retailers use analytics, consumer feedback to fill shelves, dump low-selling inventory Read More »

In recent weeks, I have spoken to several entrepreneurs interested in growing cannabis in Africa for exportation to the United States and other markets. It is not hard to see their attraction to the idea: The areas in question have suitable climates to grow cannabis, while inputs such as land and labor are relatively inexpensive. …

Forced Labor and Cannabis Read More »

After quantifying the data, the researchers discovered that in ‘general’ – cannabis users’ activity levels did not differ all that much from non-users. But when they looked closer at the four “sub-groups” they discovered that frequent marijuana users had elevated activity levels. You read that correctly – higher activity levels than non-smokers in physical activity …

The Lazy Stoner Myth Debunked – Turns Outs ‘Lazy Stoners’ Are More Active Than Normal People Read More »

Cannabis is renowned for its influence and inspiration in the music world, and we usually associate this intersection with hip hop, R&B, rap and rock. However, a 2017 study actually revealed that there are more cannabis references in country music than in rap or rock, and that country stars sing more about cannabis than any …

17 Country Singers Who Used Cannabis For Creativity Read More »