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A new study by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reports on perceptions and attitudes toward drug usage in the Land Down Under. We’re all well aware that attitudes around cannabis are shifting around the world. Now, a new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare study analyzing 2019 data from Australia’s 2019 National Drug Strategy H
NuggMD's video telehealth platform connects state-licensed medical marijuana doctors to their patients for affordable, safe online evaluations NuggMD, the nation's leading medical marijuana telemedicine platform, is launching its service in Michigan for just $99 per evaluation for a limited time. Since its founding in 2015, NuggMD has connected ove
Fernway, the top-selling recreational cannabis vape brand in Massachusetts, has announced the Fernway Recycling Program, a first-of-its-kind green initiative to accompany the launch of Fernway's new Traveler vape. Original link
PD patients have a high interest in treatment with medicinal cannabis, but lack knowledge about how to take it and especially the differences between THC and CBD. Parkinson’s disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders. It was named by Jean-Martin Charcot, a French neurologist, back in 1872 after the disease was first identified b
President Biden, returning to Washington after a trip to the Middle East, told reporters that no one “should be in prison for the use of marijuana.” President Joe Biden reiterated his belief that no one should be behind bars for using cannabis, saying Sunday that he is working on legislation to help fulfill that campaign promise. Biden, returning t
A group of California cannabis farmers, led by legacy farmer and entrepreneur Justin Calvino, are coming together to build Emerald Road, a crypto-exclusive digital cannabis community. The advanced e-commerce platform will connect farmers directly with customers through a suite of purchasing and marketing tools, content and education, and community-
A new analysis of employee turnover in cannabis retail includes input from workers in Alberta, Ontario, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. AM LLC (AM), a public health solutions and health IT firm, announced the launch of their new service line, AM Bioscience℠. Designed to help state and local governments achieve cannabis regulatory requirements an
The government is looking at legalizing industrial hemp production in Fiji by sourcing hemp seeds from Canada. Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says industrial hemp is a lucrative and largely untapped resource in the global economy due to misconceptions about what it really is. Sayed-Khaiyum says they will be engaging with the United Natio
No, you can’t make up for your bad eating habits just by working out. Here’s what a new study says will actually work. New research highlights a sad reality — no matter how much you work out or how healthy you eat, a longer life will only occur if you do both of these things together. The large study was published in the British Journal of Sports M
“We require many of the same types of machinery and outfitting — strong security systems, clean rooms, testing facilities, laboratories." Vireo Health International, Inc. leased a former Pfizer site in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico to set up cannabis cultivation and processing operations several years back, seemingly one of the earlier weed companies to
The new phase 2b trial expands on successful phase 2a findings, in which treatment with SCI-110 resulted in a 21% reduction in tics across a cohort of adults with Tourette syndrome. SciSparc, a pharmaceutical company in development of central nervous system therapies, has begun the process of submitting an investigational new drug application (IND)
In the latest Headset report, budtender employees data exhibits the trends of new hires versus employees who work at a single location for more than 12 months. The cannabis data collection company Headset released its latest report on July 13, which covers budtender/employee turnover rates in cannabis dispensaries. Headset calls cannabis budtenders
Unconfirmed reports on social media indicated the Grammy winner had been arrested at a Stockholm nightclub. Rumours that surfaced on social media earlier this week that Drake had been arrested in Sweden on cannabis charges are false, according to Hollywood Reporter. Members of the Canadian rapper’s team confirmed to the publication that Drake was i
The New York Police Department announced on Wednesday that it would continue drug testing officers for weed only hours after a memo issued earlier in the day said that most screenings for pot would end. A New York Police Department memo made public on Wednesday advised officers that they would no longer face drug tests for cannabis, although the de
Legal Delta-9 THC gummies shipped right to your door. Yes, you read that right! How, you ask? Find out more right here. One of the most notable cannabinoids found in cannabis, Delta-9, can be delivered to your mailbox discreetly, no matter which state you live in. If you are an avid user of cannabis, you know that the marijuana and hemp industry ha
Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC: MJNA) (the “Company”), the first-ever publicly traded cannabis company in the United States that launched the world’s first-ever cannabis-derived nutraceutical products, brands, and supply chain, announced today that its subsidiary HempMeds® Brasil has established a new health and wellness-focused podcast PodioCast and
Senate Democrats plan to introduce a bill to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level next week, a person familiar with the matter said, although the legislation faces long odds in the evenly divided chamber. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer worked with Senators Cory Booker of New Jersey and Ron Wyden of Oregon on the measure. The senators circu
According to a new report, nearly 300 cannabis jobs are created daily. It's difficult to calculate just how fast the cannabis industry has grown in recent years. But one way to determine the size is the number of jobs created. That number reached 428,000 in January 2022, making the marijuana industry one of the fastest-growing employers in the coun