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Wholesale cannabis platform LeafLink said on Wednesday it has raised $100M in the latest financing round. Also added co-founder Ryan Smith will hand over the chief executive role to company president Artie Minson and serve as executive chairman. With the $100 million in funding led by CPMG, L2

PULLMAN - Despite laws against advertising cannabis to teens, young people reported in surveys that they still see a lot of positive cannabis messages through social media posts. Washington State University researchers found these messages were also connected to the teens’ intentions to use cannabis

Connecticut officials say they are planning to review allegations made against one of the state's largest cannabis producers and retails that claim the company possibly failed to disclose millions in loans from a Russian billionaire. Curaleaf and two of its primary shareholders accepted $400 million

Putting his partying days behind him. Ashton Kutcher reveals that he gave up cannabis after having a bad experience during a friend’s wedding festivities. ‘That ’70s Show’ Cast: Where Are They Now? “I haven’t done a drug in 10 years,” the Your Place or Mine actor, 44, told Esquire in an interview

The Lord of the Rings makes no attempt to conceal the Hobbits' love of smoking, but is their pipe-weed actually Middle-earth's version of cannabis? Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic trilogy know that Hobbits -- and Gandalf -- love to smoke pipe-weed. Of course, director Peter Jackson made sure to

Celebrity Star Power Has So Far Had Limited Impact on Cannabis. Famous names, mixed results. Celebrities from Jay-Z to Justin Bieber are trying to make their mark on the cannabis industry with high-profile product launches and collaborations. It’s easy to see why they want in: Pot is expected to

It took the state exactly 100 days to release information on the players managing New York’s $200 million cannabis social equity fund, but it’s now public and the details are, in parts, expected, confusing, surprising – and untrue. As a refresher, NY Cannabis Insider requested documents from the

Call it the “House that Weed Built.” The city of Aurora, Colorado hosted a grand opening on Tuesday for its brand new 77,000-square foot, nearly $42 million recreational facility that was funded entirely by tax revenue generated from legal marijuana sales. Known as the “Southeast Recreation Center

Not sure which CBD cosmetics to buy? Glamour Witch discusses the best cannabis-infused beauty products. Cannabis may still be criminal on a federal level, but these days, you can find it in your pharmacy and favorite makeup store. And, no, it’s not in such places to get you high (unless your

“420 was not chosen because of a joke,” Elon Musk testified in a California court. During a California court appearance Monday, when questioned about a 420 tweet, Elon Musk suddenly forgot the significance of the number in pot culture. The tech billionaire responded after being cornered by a

The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, a proposed legislation aimed at allowing banks to do business with companies operating legally within states that have legalized marijuana, had the potential to change the way the marijuana industry operates. Despite widespread support, the bill

Much of the start-up capital for the legal cannabis industry came from Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, newly revealed records show. The 56-year-old Abramovich is perhaps the best-known of the oligarchs who ended up controlling large parts of the Russian economy after the Soviet Union collapsed in

Consumers will be able to purchase more low-THC liquid-infused products in a single purchase if a bill in the Legislature wins approval. "HB 1249 is necessary to ensure that the evolution of consumer preference, and access to an increasing variety of these products, reflects those preferences and is

The Columbia City Council on Tuesday discussed the addition of a 3% sales tax on adult-use marijuana for placement on the April ballot. It is hard to gauge how much additional revenue such a tax would bring to the city since not all of the marijuana facilities in Columbia are paying the medical tax

Although cannabis has come a very long way since Scott Jennings, the founder of Cheba Hut (which had it’s first location in Tempe, Arizona), sparked up his first toaster sandwich 25 years ago, the brand acknowledges that there is still a long road ahead to full justice reform for the plant and its

Findings come via researchers at Univ. of Michigan. With medical cannabis legal in the majority of states in the country, the number of adults who have turned to the treatment for chronic pain has likewise increased. That is the finding of a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan

Regular cannabis use may worsen pain and nausea after surgery and increase the need for opioids, which often become addictive and can kill. All patients who undergo procedures requiring anesthesia – including surgery – should be asked about whether they use cannabis, medicinally or recreationally

Have you ever considered using cannabis while working? Here are some tips to help you do it responsibly. The long-held stigma around cannabis users being lazy and unambitious couldn’t be more irrelevant today. Not only does the plant spark creativity and broaden your imagination’s horizons, but with

NATCHEZ — Approximately 50 people came to a Wednesday forum at the Natchez Community Center about medical cannabis led by doctors with knowledge in the field. The forum was organized by a collaboration of local dispensaries to educate the public, and their potential clients, about the products they

LinkedIn is probably the last place on the internet you would look for drugs. This social network is like the web's version of a store that only sells khaki pants, a place where Chad from accounting networks for his next job and influencers are “thought leaders” who post about how to bring more