Cannabis has been used to treat ailments since 4000 BC. Despite its abilities to offer relief for those in pain, this drug became demonized and criminalized beginning in the … Read the full article...
Business
Infographic: Cannabis Vs. Opioids
Sales Of Legal Cannabis Products Expected To Accelerate
NEW YORK: Medical cannabis sales are forecast to grow to $5.3 billion in 2017 and accounting for 67% of total cannabis sales, according to a new research report published by … Read the full article...
A Letter From MassRoots Chairman About Merger With Odava
NEW YORK: MassRoots, one of the leading technology platforms for the cannabis industry, has released the following update from its Chairman and CEO Isaac Dietrich concerning … Read the full article...
Legal
WSLCB 2017 Legislative Fact Sheets Now Available
WSLCB Seeks Input On New Cannabis Advertising Rules
WSLCB Notice to Stakeholders – Sales of Plants/Clones And Seeds Interim Policy
Registration Open For WSLCB Research License Education Events
Delaware General Assembly Creates Task Force To Explore Regulating And Taxing Marijuana For Adult Use
Hemp
North Carolina Farmers Race To Plant Industrial Hemp aka “Carolina Gold”
NORTH CAROLINA: North Carolina farmers are picking up the pace in planting what they believe will be the next cash crop... industrial hemp. The "Carolina Gold," as one North Carolina fourth generation farmer referred to industrial hemp, is expected to bring in a huge potential source of income among … Read the full article...
NHA Board Chairman Meets With USDA
COLORADO: On June 28th, National Hemp Association Board Chairman Geoff Whaling met with senior U.S. Department of Agriculture staff, with the encouragement of Agricultural Secretary Perdue. Geoff initiated the meeting along with Erica McBride of the Pennsylvania Industrial Hemp Council. This was … Read the full article...
Moses Lake Hemp Event Postponed
WASHINGTON: Welcome to the complexities of the lawful reintroduction of industrial hemp in the United States! Due to an administrative delay at Health Canada’s Office of Controlled Substances, which governs Canada’s industrial hemp program, Washington’s first legal industrial hemp planting seeds are … Read the full article...
WSDA Adopts Rules For Industrial Hemp Pilot Program
WASHINGTON: The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has adopted rules establishing the Industrial Hemp Research Pilot (IHRP) in Washington state. The adopted rules were signed by Director Derek Sandison and will take effect on May 14. A state law approved last year directed WSDA to … Read the full article...
Historic Industrial Hemp Planting & Hemp Farming Educational Event in Moses Lake on 5/24/17
WASHINGTON: May 2017 brings with it the first legal planting of the versatile, valuable industrial hemp oilseed and fiber crop in Washington State in approximately 90 years. The Washington Chapter of the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) will host a full day historic industrial hemp planting and … Read the full article...
The Growth Of The Hemp CBD Markets
NEW YORK: According to a research conducted by Hemp Business Journal and Vote Hemp, the Hemp CBD is a market with $130 million in sales with growth at a 53% AGR (Adjusted Growth Revenue). This as a result contributed to the $688 million in total Hemp sales in 2016. The Hemp CBD category was led … Read the full article...
Lifestyle
Poll: Americans Want States, Not The Feds, To Have Final Say Regarding Marijuana Policies
Hot Pot Products Review: The Utillian 720
Poll: Marijuana Safer Than Opioids, But Moms Shouldn’t Use
Poll: Support For Marijuana Legalization Climbing
“Grow House” Movie To Be Released In Theaters On April 20, 2017
Events
CannaCon Boston Is July 13-15th
MASSACHUSETTS: This week in Cannabis, CannaCon comes to Boston's Hynes Convention Center, July 13-15, 2017. Purchase tickets and see the full event schedule at CannaCon.org Thursday July 13th Cloverleaf University is hosting a six-hour instructional seminar that identifies national opportunities, legislative parameters, associated risks, … Read the full article...