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Researchers Find Evidence of Cannabis Use In 500 BC

Thu / Jun 13th

Researchers in China have found evidence that cannabis was used in mortuary rituals as early as 500 B.C, according to… Read More

Australian Researchers to Study CBD for PTSD

Wed / Jun 12th

Researchers in Australia are set to study the efficacy of CBD as a treatment for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress… Read More

Harborside Goes Public on Canadian Securities Exchange

Tue / Jun 11th

California cannabis company Harborside Inc., has gone public on the Canadian Securities Exchange following a reverse takeover involving FLRish and… Read More

Canadian Edibles, Topicals Market Estimated At $2.7B Annually

Tue / Jun 4th

Canada’s market for alternative cannabis products, such as edibles and topicals, could be worth about $2.7 billion a year, according… Read More

Ontario Inn Is First to List on Cannabis Tourism Website

Mon / Jun 3rd

Canada’s Sir Sam’s Inn and Spa has received a ‘cannabis-friendly’ designation by Cannabis Hotels making it the first in the… Read More

Zimbabwe Approves First MMJ Grow Site

Fri / May 31st

Zimbabwe officials have approved the nation’s first legal cannabis farm – a 10-hectare cultivation site at a prison, the Independent… Read More

Health Canada Approves 100-Acre Outdoor Grow

Thu / May 30th

Health Canada has approved 48North’s 100-acre, 250,000-plant outdoor cannabis cultivation facility in Brant County, Ontario, according to a CTV News… Read More

Canada Invests $24.5M Into Cannabis Research

Fri / May 24th

Canadian officials have earmarked C$24.5 million (US$18 million) for cannabis research to fund 26 projects throughout the nation, according to… Read More

Massachusetts Approves First Sale of Licensed Cannabis Firm

Fri / May 24th

Massachusetts licensed cannabis company Sira Naturals has been sold to Cannabis Strategies Acquisition Corp. marking the first time the state… Read More

Study: Cannabis Evolved In Tibet 28M Years Ago

Mon / May 20th

According to a new study by researchers at the University of Vermont, the cannabis plant may have evolved 28 million… Read More

Quebec Lawmakers Reconsider Public-Use Ban

Wed / May 15th

Lawmakers in Quebec, Canada are planning to amend the language banning public cannabis consumption and raising the legal age for… Read More

Asian Potential MMJ Market Worth $5.8B by 2024

Mon / May 13th

Asia’s medical cannabis market could reach $5.8 billion by 2024 if it were legalized throughout the region, according to a… Read More

Survey: Canadians Less Interested in Edibles Post-Legalization

Fri / May 10th

Interest in edible cannabis products among Canadians appears to have waned with just 36 percent of participants in a Dalhousie… Read More

Health Canada: Cannabusinesses Need Full Grow Site Before Applying

Thu / May 9th

Would-be cannabis industry operators in Canada will have to show that they have a fully built cultivation site that meets… Read More

Canadian Police Report No Increase in Stoned Driving Post-Legalization

Fri / Apr 26th

Canadian police have reported no significant changes in the number of cannabis-related impaired driving crimes post legalization, the Canadian Press… Read More

Cannabis Beverage Producers Alliance Call for Changes to Canadian Edible Rules

Thu / Apr 25th

A coalition of Canadian cannabis and alcohol companies are pushing for changes to the nation’s proposed rules for cannabis-infused beverages,… Read More

Trump Admin Will Deny Citizenship for State-Legal Cannabis Use

Mon / Apr 22nd

Immigrants who use cannabis or work in the industry can be denied citizenship even if they are in states where… Read More

Canopy Growth to Buy Acreage Holdings for $3.4 Billion

Fri / Apr 19th

Canadian licensed producer Canopy Growth announced this week its intent to acquire U.S.-based Acreage Holdings in a $3.4 billion deal… Read More

7 in 10 British Columbia Residents Happy with Legalization

Thu / Apr 18th

British Columbians appear satisfied six months into Canadian cannabis legalization, as 64 percent of survey respondents had a favorable opinion… Read More

Canada Sees 17% Price-Per-Gram Increase Post-Legalization

Thu / Apr 11th

Both legal and illegal cannabis prices throughout Canada are up more than 17 percent since legalization, from C$6.85 pre-legalization per… Read More

Canadian Banks Shut Out U.S. Cannabis Companies Due to Federal Law

Mon / Apr 8th

At least two Canadian banks are refusing to do business with U.S.-based cannabis companies due to cannabis’ Schedule I status… Read More

Israel OKs Home Grows Under Cannabis Decriminalization Reforms

Fri / Apr 5th

On April 1, Israel decriminalized adult cannabis use including home-growing and low-level possession, according to a Forbes report. Under the… Read More

Canadian Government Proposes THC-Based Tax Rate for Edibles

Mon / Mar 25th

Canada’s Liberal government has included a THC-based tax rate for edibles and topical products in its 2019 budget, which are… Read More

Canadian Cannabis ETF Considers Adding U.S. Firms

Fri / Mar 22nd

Horizons ETFs Management Canada Inc., which provides cannabis exchange-traded fund Horizons Life Sciences Index ETF, is hoping to add U.S.… Read More