Saturday, March 31, 2018

Canadian Firms Forced to Play Waiting Game as Germany Hits Pause on Cannabis Licensing Process

Germany is seen by many as the crown jewel of the European medical marijuana market. Canadian companies hoping to grow cannabis in Germany are looking at a delay of several months or more, following a German court decision on Wednesday to halt the government’s tender process for cultivation licences. A number of Canadian companies and their German subsidiaries were believed to have been on the shortlist for the 10 licences, including Canopy Growth Corp., MedReleaf…

“I Can’t Imagine Practising Without It”: Local Vet Says Cannabis-derived Cbd Helps Her Four-legged Clients

Dr. Katherine Kramer has seen the headlines about veterinarians in Canada decrying the use of cannabis-derived CBD on pets. “It’s interesting,” she tells the Straight by phone from her office at Vancouver Animal Wellness Hospital, where she has practised veterinary medicine since 2011. “A lot of vets are publicly saying, ‘No, there’s not enough research,’ or, ‘We can’t use it, it’s illegal,’ but in private, they are saying something else.” For the last five years,…

Cannabis Farmer-CEO Raising Capital, Navigating Complex New Market

Jamie Warm worked at California’s first cannabis dispensary while attending college in Santa Barbara, sparking a career that’s positioned him to take entrepreneurial advantage of the state’s newly legal commercial marijuana market – the nation’s largest. “The cannabis industry has been my only source of income for my entire adult life. It got me through college. I opened a dispensary after college,” says Warm, 33, who later sold his dispensary, purchased a cannabis farm and…

Homemade Creme Eggs: a Basket of Springtime | Cannabis Recipe

These chocolate-covered sweeties have a surprise inside. Easter candy lovers, rejoice: these homemade creme eggs combine one of your favorite springtime treats with a delicious dose of cannabutter! These chocolate eggs may look quite innocent, but they have a surprise inside. As you bite through the chocolate coating and sweet vanilla filling, you’ll discover a core of cannabutter that is bound to make this an Easter unlike any other. They’re easy to make and the…

Why Should We Legalize Marijuana? Glad You Asked

One of the biggest boons to the economy is the revenue generated from taxing the legal sales of cannabis. Since 2012, when Colorado first legalized recreational cannabis…tax revenues have skyrocketed.

Cannabis Compliance and Getting Your Business Ready For Inspections

But generally, labeling and packaging rules are always strict since they involve public health and safety, but most importantly need to be done in such a way that they don’t look attractive to children.

Friday, March 30, 2018

Cannabis: the Ideal Paediatric Medicine?

CANNABIS CULTURE - I was rewatching the documentary The Scientist, which looks at how Raphael Mechoulam and his team discovered tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and the endocannabinoid system (ECS). At the 33:30 mark, there’s a section titled “Hashish for Children”.  To quote from the film: “INTERVIEWER: So in 1995, you had an idea of testing THC on children. RAPHAEL MECHOULAM (RM): It has been known for many years that cannabis can lower the [negative] effects of anti-cancer…

Online Cannabis Stores Will Flourish in the Future

However, this point also is dictated by the very marketplace. If a digital dispensary sells bunk weed, the community will quickly out them as ‘bad providers’ and the marketplace would search for a more stable provider.

Cannabis Helped Get Me Off Opioids Says Montel Williams

Williams experimented with different cannabis strains and concentrations when he first tried cannabis, in order to find the precise relief he needed.

Cannabis Strains For Concussions and Brain Trauma

Cannabis can help with concussions and brain trauma in three ways. One, cannabis helps to reduce inflammation.

A Running List of Canada’s Biggest Weed Hypocrites

These former narcs have seen the light—now that there’s billions of dollars to be made. Not so long ago, Stephen Harper was Canada’s prime minister and he was warning us all that weed was “infinitely worse” than tobacco. Harper, you’ll recall, favoured a tough-on-crime agenda that included mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug crimes—laws that were eventually struck down as unconstitutional. During his tenure, Health Canada also spent $7 million on anti-drug ads, including one…

Marijuana Seeds and Seedlings to be Sold By P.E.I. Government, But Not Edibles

P.E.I. announced futher updates to marijuana legalization plans Tuesday. The P.E.I. government announced further updates to its plans to legalize marijuana Wednesday, including what products it will sell, where it can be consumed and policing. The province previously said the legal age for buying cannabis will be 19, that it will be sold in four government stores across the Island, as well as online, and adults will be allowed to carry up to 30 grams…

House Committee Approves, Advances Medical Cannabis Legislation

Over the objections of law enforcement and health officials, a second House committee approved a bill Wednesday that would legally allow some Tennesseans to use medical cannabis. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Jeremy Faison, R-Crosby, would give those suffering from roughly a dozen maladies a legal defense if they are arrested and prosecuted for having cannabis, provided they have a doctor’s note prescribing the product. The House Criminal Justice Committee advanced the legislation with a…

‘Game On’ Says Regina Pot Seller After Reopening Store the Day After Police Raid

Charges 'likely' for some, says police chief of 6-store bust. One of the six Regina businesses raided Wednesday night for allegedly selling pot reopened Thursday afternoon. "Game on," said Best Buds Society owner Patrick Warnecke as he carried a large plastic moving box of product into his Cornwall Street store. "[I'm] restocking after a hard night of police raids," he said. Warnecke's open rebuff to the police, posted on the business' Facebook page, came less…

Thursday, March 29, 2018

How Do You Get People To Buy Legal Cannabis When The Black Market Is So Much Cheaper?

If reducing taxes is a problem, then you can increase competition. What this would do is drive down the price per gram/ounce based on the amount of cannabis available within the marketplace.

Frisian Duck: The Perfect Camouflage Cannabis Strain To Grow

The effects of Frisian Duck are best described as a balance between sativa and indica. Seasoned cannabis users may find that smoking Frisian Duck offers mild effects, making it suitable for beginners.

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

To Smoke Cannabis or to Vape it? Which One is Healthier?

Furthermore, as mentioned, there are actually radioactive materials within commercial cigarettes – namely, Lead-210 and Polonium-210.

Study Says Cannabis Use Doesn’t Harm Kidneys

There was also no significant link between a history of cannabis use and the risk of developing kidney disease later on in life.

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Medical Pot Shop Eyes Recreational Sales

Councilors wary of plan at Milk St. dispensary. City councilors and community activists are wary of plans for Boston’s first medical marijuana dispensary to expand their business into recreational sales, arguing the operators promised to stick to medicinal pot when they were first approved. Patriot Care is looking to open an “adult-use marijuana establishment” to sell recreational pot in its location at 21 Milk St. and will present plans at a public hearing tomorrow. A…

How To Educate a Pharmacist About Cannabis Using Facts and Statistics

That cannabis is safer than alcohol and tobacco. That there are far fewer side effects to consuming cannabis than the previously mentioned drugs.

Why 8.5 Million California Residents Have To Buy Weed Online

In fact, more than half of the state’s most populated areas, including Fresno and Bakersfield, are not in close proximity to physical cannabis dispensaries.

Cannabis for Post Polio Syndrome

There was also the case of a 79-year-old patient with post polio syndrome who developed upper abdominal pain and treatment-resistant nausea.

Monday, March 26, 2018

Captain Hooter’s Stoney Spannabis (2018 – Finding Marc)

CANNABIS CULTURE - After I learned I'd be covering the 15th annual Spannabis convention for Cannabis Culture, I put out calls to create my own stoney version of the “A” team to assist me on this mission.The FIRST person I contacted was Russ Hudson, the well respected American Cannabis Consultant, Author, and Editor-in-Chief of the site Marijuanagames,org. I knew of him first from his excellent video on VICE. Russ IS the man to know when…

Barry Sherman was Helping to Develop ‘Pot Pill’ for Medical Marijuana Users

A year before his murder, the Apotex founder had agreed to work with CannTrust to produce a slow-release medical marijuana pill that would treat chronic pain, depression, PTSD and more. Sherman and others felt the “pot pill” could be a game-changer in the industry and a disrupter to Big Pharma. “It makes sense,” Barry Sherman said to the executives around the boardroom table. “Let’s do it.” The project to develop a slow-release medical marijuana pill…

Cannabis Ingredient ‘Could Help Cocaine and Alcohol Addicts Stay Clean’, Study Finds

Anti-drug campaigners like to portray weed as a ‘gateway’ drug which leads on to harder substances – but could cannabis actually stop addicts relapsing? A preclinical study has shown that an ingredient in cannabis, CBD, may help to stop addicts relapsing to take drugs such as cocaine and alcohol. ‘Cannabidiol’ (CBD), is a chemical from cannabis which campaigners claim helps with diseases including cancer and Crohn’s disease. - Read the entire article at Metro News.

How Cannabis Can Treat The 5 Common Side Effects Of Dialysis

However, many patients experience serious side effects when undergoing dialysis. Cannabis can be used as complementary therapy when patients undergo dialysis to combat these side effects and improve quality of life.

How Cannabis Helps Different Types Of Chronic Pain

Pain, whether acute or chronic, is the most common reason people ask for medical cannabis recommendations. It’s no surprise, since cannabis and the cannabinoids in the plant are proven to be effective in treating chronic pain.

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Cannabis As A Natural Alternative To Benzodiazepines

You may be more familiar with alprazolam (Xanax), diazepam (Valium), clonazepam (Klonopin), and lorazepam (Ativan).

The Changing Perceptions of Child Protective Services on Cannabis

She says that in New York, Child Protective Services have a double standard when dealing with low-income families, and that they work to separate poor children from their parents if their parents use cannabis.

Saturday, March 24, 2018

Home Depot Now Selling American Cannabis Company Products Online

The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) has planted a partnership seed with the cannabis industry. The Atlanta-based retail giant joined Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and Amazon Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) in securing online distribution channels with American Cannabis Company Inc., a full-service business-to-business consulting solutions provider, and seller of ancillary products to the cannabis industry. ACC, which is based in Denver, said Thursday that its SoHum Living Soils potting mix and Dr. Marijane Root Probiotic, manufactured…

Toking Allowed in Homes but Few Other Places Under Proposed Manitoba Law

Smoking or vaping cannabis would not be allowed in most indoor, outdoor public spaces. Legalized cannabis users in Manitoba will be largely prohibited from consuming pot anywhere but in their own homes if a new bill introduced by the provincial government is passed into law. Health Minister Kelvin Goertzen introduced the bill proposing strict guidelines for recreational cannabis use, which is expected to be legalized later this year, on Tuesday. The province said it plans…

Here’s What Uruguay Has Learned When it Comes to Legalizing Weed

Uruguay became the world’s first country to legalize cannabis when pharmacies started selling the product last summer. Things have worked out well so far, the country’s top marijuana regulator said, although challenges remain as producers struggle to secure bank financing and the government grapples with supply shortages. “We moved the frontier of what is possible,” Martin Rodriguez, director of Uruguay’s cannabis regulatory authority, said in Washington, D.C. during the launch of a report on the…

Say Goodbye to Plain Old Cheese Puffs | Cannabis Recipe

A cloud made of cheese is good already, but kick it up a notch. The idea of eating a cloud made of cheese sounds like a stoner’s ultimate dream. Happily, there is in fact a recipe that makes this dream a reality: cannabis cheese puffs! This simple recipe combines a little French culinary technique with plenty of cannabis goodness. A traditional gougère recipe (a type of cheesy savory French pastry) is augmented with cannabutter for…

Bmo in on $100 Million Financing Deal for Cannabis Company Cronos

It's the second deal BMO Nesbitt Burns has underwritten in the volatile marijuana sector. The Bank of Montreal is delving deeper into the cannabis sector, with investment banking subsidiary BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. co-leading a $100 million bought deal for marijuana company Cronos Group Inc. The deal, which was announced on Thursday and co-led by GMP Securities L.P., will see the underwriters acquire 10.4 million Cronos common shares, or 12 million if the over-allotment is…

I Smoke Weed Every Night Before Bed, and I Don’t Care What You Think

Weed has long held a negative stereotype in popular culture. When someone says the words "smoke weed," it conjures images of stoners doing nothing with their lives, sitting on the couch watching endless hours of television and ordering mountains of Taco Bell. Apart from a shared love of Taco Bell on occasion, I can assure you I am nothing like these stoners you imagine. (Not that there's anything wrong with stoners!) I'm a college grad…

Activist Shares Concerns As Senate Votes On Marijuana Bill

With all eyes on the Senate for the marijuana vote Thursday, one of Canada’s most vocal activists in sharing her thoughts on the legislation. The owner of ‘Cannabis Culture’ magazine has mixed emotions about the Cannabis Act – Bill C-45. Jodie Emery says details in this legislation will actually introduce more, and harsher penalties than the current law. “It goes from 8 marijuana offences today, to 45 offences under Bill C-45. It also has 14-year…

Supercharge Your Wellness Routine With These Strawberry Apricot CBD Tartlets

Dessert and wellness are two words you rarely hear in the same sentence. While many of the most scrumptious desserts are densely packed with sugar, now and then we will come across a delicious, healthy sweet treat that can improve our health after eating it. A dessert that is good for your health? How can that be? While this might sound like a myth, it is actually true. By using low-fat, organic ingredients and by…

3 Things To Say To The Police When You Get Busted for Cannabis

The first thing you should do in any situation involving the cops, especially when you’re on the “wrong side of the law”, is to keep calm. Keep your head. Accept the situation for what it is.

Cannabis Legalization Helps Struggling Local Economies Study Proves

Pueblo’s economy suffered from the downfall of the steel industry which caused them to struggle for years just to stay afloat. Many thought the city was permanently doomed.

Friday, March 23, 2018

Cannabis Sanctuary Cities May Bring The Feds To Their Knees

A Sanctuary City is essentially a place where local law enforcement does not participate with federal authorities when pursuing certain cases.

How CBD Can Improve Athletic Performance

The use of cannabidiol (CBD) for healing a wide range of ailments is becoming increasingly widespread. From treating chronic pain to epilepsy, CBD offers a multitude of therapeutic benefits.

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Former Tomato Farm in This Montreal Suburb Will Grow Cannabis for Canada’s Legal Market

Mirabel is on the cusp of a cannabis empire. One of the largest growers of pink tomatoes in North America is converting its greenhouses in a Montreal suburb to grow upwards of 60,000 kilograms of cannabis each year. The family-owned Les Serres Bertrand in Mirabel has partnered with Canada’s largest medical marijuana company to complete the transformation. - Read the entire article at Montreal Gazette.

How Mainstream is Marijuana? Cannabis Franchises Are Available in Colorado

A successful marijuana dispensary in Colorado is now offering franchises to entrepreneurs who want into the cannabis business but are daunted by starting from scratch. Much like you can become a fast food franchise owner, it’s now possible to own an outlet for ONE Cannabis. "We hope to help people compliantly operate their business, without having to learn the expensive lessons of growing a cannabis dispensary,” Christian Hageseth, CEO on ONE Cannabis, said in a…

Medical Cannabis Strains For Sickle Cell Disease

However, cannabis has been shown to be effective in helping sickle cell disease patients manage their pain and regain some semblance of a normal life.

Arcview Says The World Cannabis Market Will Be Worth $57 Billion By 2027

They predict that most of the spending will go towards the recreational use market, totaling $38.3 billion, while spending on medical cannabis products is estimated to hit $19.1 billion.

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

How Much Do I Take? And, When? (Balancing Your Dose With Your Life)

CANNABIS CULTURE - For those who need cannabis medically, it may need to be taken throughout the day. Pain tends not to strike at convenient times, after all. So here’s some advice for those who may need to utilize cannabis throughout the day. Patients often ask, “How much cannabis do I take, and when? What should I do if I feel uncomfortable or have a negative experience?” For those who use cannabis non-medically (which we…

Cannabis Strains For Post-Op Pain & Surgical Care

On the other hand, 25% of those who were administered with the highest dose of 15mg asked for more analgesics.

Why The Low Dose Cannabis Market is Hot

The first profile we’ll be looking at are your soccer moms, stay at home dads and so forth. These are people typically caring for children, running their households and participating in community events.

Medical Cannabis for Melanoma Skin Cancer

A study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology used THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol) to treat melanoma in animal subjects.

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

These Cannabis-Infused Teas Are the Classiest Way to Get High

Even if you are open-minded about the benefits of cannabis, popular methods like eating edibles, smoking, or vaping can seem intimidating. But how about sipping on a cup of tea? Founded by two women who wanted to create a wellness product that was female-friendly, Kikoko cannabis-infused herbal teas are low-dosed, great-tasting, and completely unassuming. "We consider ourselves to be part of the destigmatization movement, bringing it out of the drug realm and into the wellness…