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From AI to Machine Learning: How These Tech Platforms are Pushing Cannabis into the Future - Cannabis News

Day after day, cannabis businesses are venturing into new terrains as exciting and unexplored as artificial intelligence (AI), automation, augmented reality, machine learning, blockchain, and more.

Colorado marijuana sales hit new record - Cannabis News

As more and more states begin legalizing marijuana, Colorado's cannabis industry continues to hit new highs.

Asia’s medical cannabis market could eclipse US$5.8 billion by 2024, report says - Cannabis News

The medical cannabis market in Asia could exceed US$5.8 billion by 2024 if it is legalised across the region, but further legalisation is not likely in China and Hong Kong in the near future, according to a new research report.

Cannabis and the Immune System: A Complex Balancing Act - Cannabis News

A new wave of research points toward cannabinoids having an adaptive, immunomodulating effect, rather than just suppressing immune activity.

Grubhub for weed: Detroit marijuana dispensaries launch delivery service - Cannabis News

A dispensary in Detroit has launched a service that brings marijuana directly to its customer's door.

Not Just a Pipe Dream: Hemp as a Building Material - Cannabis News

Hemp’s useful building properties have been recognized for thousands of years.

Here's Who's Using Cannabis for the First Time in Canada - Cannabis News

With cannabis now legal for adult consumption across Canada, the country is seeing a spike in first-time tokers. And the people partaking in their first puff may not be who you think.

Hemp Plastics: A Solution to Cannabis Waste Too Good to Be True, For Now - Cannabis News

Hemp plastics are also non-toxic, pesticide-free, recyclable and biodegradable within six months, not to mention both lighter and 3.5 times stronger than common polypropylene.

An Introduction to the Big Business of Cannabis Seeds - Cannabis News

Cannabis seeds can produce widely different plants. And in anticipation of national legalization, the market is evolving quietly, but quickly.

Oreo-maker Mondelez eyes CBD-infused snacks - Cannabis News

Cannabis aficionados everywhere may finally get their wish as Oreo-maker Mondelez eyes adding CBD-infused snacks to its product line, which includes Chips Ahoy cookies, Cadbury chocolate, Nilla Wafers and Nutter Butter cookies.

This Brooklyn, NY chef has a brand-new way to deliver cannabis: On a pizza - Cannabis News

We spoke with Chris “The Pizza Pusha” Barrett of Stoned Gourmet Cannabis Pizza about his weed-infused pies.

Pulling the Cork Out of the Processing Bottleneck Slowing the Hemp/CBD Boom - Cannabis News

Mile High Labs is dramatically ramping up its CBD business by moving industrial-scale processing to where hemp is harvested.

Marijuana Investor Gives $9 Million To Harvard And MIT For Cannabis Science - Cannabis News

In what is believed to be the largest private gift yet to support scientific research on cannabis, a donor is giving $9 million to support Harvard and MIT work on cannabis and its effects on the brain.

Jobs in pot are at an all-time high, but the boom is causing rifts in the traditional workforce - Cannabis News

Jobs in pot might be at an all-time high, according to a new report.

Hemp cultivation wins approval in Connecticut Senate - Cannabis News

Connecticut farmers are one step closer to joining the burgeoning hemp industry after the Senate approved a bill to regulate the crop’s cultivation Thursday.

Lawmakers Want Legal Protections For Universities That Research Marijuana - Cannabis News

A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill is asking House leadership to protect universities that conduct research on marijuana from being penalized under federal law.

How to Grow Marijuana Sustainably With Korean Natural Farming - Cannabis News

Korean Natural Farming (KNF) is a blueprint for an alternative way to farm outdoors among nature.

USDA Accepting Applications For Hemp Intellectual Property Protection - Cannabis News

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Wednesday that hemp cultivators can officially apply for intellectual property protection for seed-propagated hemp, making the newly legal crop part of an existing program.

When It Comes to Cannabis Workplace Injuries, the Eyes Have It - Cannabis News

In Colorado, one of the state’s largest worker’s compensation insurance firms has released some unique data regarding the cannabis industry’s most common occupational injury trends.

Hawaii founders of biodiesel firm unveil their own green new deal: Hemp - Cannabis News

Earth Day blessing fetes Maui’s first state-licensed industrial hemp farm.


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