Eaze Report: Californians Ordering Cannabis Every 10 Seconds; Baby Boomers Getting on Board
Thu / Jan 18th
Cannabis technology company Eaze has released its 2017 State of Cannabis report, which found a 19 percent annual increase among… Read More
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Media Partnership to Combine Physician Social Network with Cannabis Information Project
Wed / Jan 3rd
The leading social network of specialized online medical communities for verified healthcare professionals, Skipta, is partnering with media company The… Read More
Statistics Canada Study: Nation’s Cannabis Market Valued Between C$5B and C$6.2B
Tue / Dec 19th
According to an Economic Insights study from Statistics Canada, the nation’s cannabis consumption was an estimated 697.5 tons in 2015,… Read More
Cannabis Marketplace Insights: Analyzing Washington’s Market Data
Fri / Dec 15th
Headset is a cannabis-specific business intelligence company, which means we handle a lot of data. By a lot, I mean… Read More
Colorado Revenue Department Releases ‘Highly Desired’ Data Trove
Thu / Dec 14th
The Colorado Department of Revenue is now releasing the state’s cannabis sales data from Jan. 2014 to the present and… Read More
WHO Report: No Evidence of CBD-Related Public Health Problems
Wed / Dec 13th
The World Health Organization has released a report concluding that there is “no evidence” of “public health related problems associated… Read More
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Partners with Australian Biopharmaceutical Firm on Autism Study
Tue / Dec 12th
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is partnering with Australian biopharmaceutical firm Zelda Therapeutics on an observational study into the effects… Read More
Study: Alcohol Sales Decreased 15% in Counties with Legal Cannabis
Tue / Dec 5th
A new study suggests that monthly alcohol sales in U.S. counties where cannabis is legal for recreational use cumulatively dropped… Read More
Northern Michigan University Receives Grant to Purchase Cannabis Testing Instrument
Wed / Nov 15th
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, providers of cannabis testing instruments, has awarded a grant to Northern Michigan University for the purchase of… Read More
Report: Global Cannabis Market Could Reach $31.4B by 2021
Thu / Nov 9th
According to a Brightfield Group report, the global cannabis market is expected to reach $7.7 billion this year and $31.4… Read More
Study: Cannabis Consumers Have More Sex
Fri / Oct 27th
A new study by the Stanford School of Medicine purports that individuals who consume cannabis have an average of about… Read More
UC Davis Partners with Colorado Biotech Firm to Decode Hemp DNA
Fri / Oct 27th
The University of California, Davis has partnered with Front Range Biosciences, a Boulder, Colorado-based agricultural biotech company, on a project… Read More
Gallup Poll: 64% of Americans Support Legalizing Cannabis, Including GOP Majority
Thu / Oct 26th
Support for cannabis legalization in the U.S. has reached record levels, as a recent Gallup poll found 64 percent of… Read More
University of Florida Receives NIDA Grant to Explore MMJ Effects on HIV Patients
Wed / Oct 25th
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded a $3.2 million grant to the University of Florida to study the… Read More
Biotech Startup Awards Grant to Cannabis Pioneer to Explore CBD as Asthma Therapy
Tue / Oct 24th
CIITECH, a cannabis biotech startup developing Israeli cannabis products in the United Kingdom and European Union, has awarded research funding… Read More
By Prohibiting MMJ Access, Lawmakers Complicit in Opioid Epidemic
Mon / Oct 23rd OPINION
The opioid overdoses death toll is staggering – reaching 64,070 in 2016 – and at least one estimate suggests opioids… Read More
Focus Group Study Explores Reasons Consumers Prefer Cannabis Edibles to Smoking
Fri / Oct 20th
According to research by RTI International, an independent nonprofit research institute, cannabis consumers in legal states prefer edibles to smoking… Read More
Sessions: ‘Healthy’ for Feds to Approve More Cannabis Research Applications
Thu / Oct 19th
During a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions admitted that it would “be healthy to have some… Read More
Study: Opioid-Related Deaths Decrease after Colorado Legalization
Wed / Oct 18th
According to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health, cannabis legalization in Colorado has led to a… Read More
Australian University Nets Multi-Million-Dollar Grant for Cannabinoid Research
Thu / Oct 12th
The University of Newcastle, in Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia, has received a $2.5 million (USD$1.95 million) grant from the… Read More
Another Study Finds MMJ Patients Replacing Prescription Meds with Cannabis
Mon / Oct 9th
Yet another study suggests that cannabis could be useful as an exit drug from traditional medications, including opioids, although the… Read More
Analysts Suggest Massachusetts Cannabis Industry Could Reach $450M During First Year
Mon / Oct 2nd
Analysts from New Frontier Data project Massachusetts’ legal cannabis industry could be worth $450 million during the first year of… Read More
Report: Wholesale Cannabis Prices Remain Stable into Q2
Tue / Sep 26th
According to New Leaf Data Services’ Cannabis Benchmarks report, wholesale cannabis prices averaged $1,614 per pound in the first half… Read More
Study: One in Four Cancer Patients at Washington Clinic Use Cannabis to Treat Symptoms
Mon / Sep 25th
According to a study published in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, 24 percent of cancer patients… Read More