Policy

What is Live Resin?

Whether it’s live resin wax, live resin shatter or live resin hash, marijuana smokers are always looking for a stronger, cleaner and more sustainable high. Live resin first entered the medical and recreational marijuana scene in 2011, marking a milestone that not only provides an easier way for stoners to smoke it up, but also […]

Cyber Security Tips for the Cannabis Industry

By now you have most likely heard about the security breach and hack that brought down one of the largest cannabis industry sales and inventory systems.  The hack affected all of the company’s customers and brought their businesses to a halt.  The fix was slow and arduous with customer jumping ship and looking for other […]

How Long Does Weed Stay in Your System?

With medical and recreational marijuana increasingly legal across North America, it’s raising a number of unprecedented issues around employee and potential employee drug testing. If you’re using cannabis lawfully then, theoretically, responsible use outside of your work place shouldn’t prohibit you from employment. However, what’s true in theory and in practice are two very different […]

How to Start a Legal Marijuana Growing Business

With cannabis accessibility being on the rise, more and more people are seeking ways to invest in the industry. And one of the most direct ways to do so is to create a marijuana startup of your own. If you’re interested in starting a marijuana business, your best bet is to look at medical marijuana. […]

How to Become a Better Cannabis Activist

The legal cannabis industry is at somewhat of a crossroads. Despite 29 states approving the use and sale of medical and/or adult use marijuana, the plant remains illegal at the federal level. What’s worse is that President Trump’s pick for Attorney General is staunchly anti-pot, although Trump is extremely pro-business and stated in the past […]

CBD 101 – Where to Buy & How Much to Take

Cannabidiol or CBD is one of the primary chemical constituents of the cannabis sativa plant. This often misunderstood plant is also known as marijuana or hemp. Although CBD’s therapeutic effects have been known for many years, its much maligned cousin, Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has over shadowed Cannabidiol. That is until recently, when avalanches of CBD products […]

Where You Can Earn a Cannabis Degree

The cannabis market is gradually solidifying and huge steps are being made towards legalization across the United States, with medical and recreational users statewide favoring marijuana use. For now, Alaska, Colorado, California, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon and Washington have approved laws for the sale and possession of cannabis, whether it is for medical or recreational […]

Cannabis Not Only Replaces Opioids, It Treats Opioid Addiction

Opioids, a class of drug that includes prescription pain relievers such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine and codeine, as well as the illicit drug, heroin, were responsible for more than 30,000 deaths by overdose in 2015. This statistic is even more alarming when one couples it with the fact that since 1999, the rate of overdose […]

Why Hemp Could Become Even Bigger than Cannabis

Both hemp and marijuana have been getting a lot of attention lately but for much different reasons. While both are cannabis sativa plants, the two have much different properties. Hemp does not contain THC (the psychoactive cannabinoid that makes users feel high), but instead is typically higher in cannabidiol (CBD), which is known for its […]

Beyond THC & CBD: A Look at the Other Cannabinoids

With recreational and medical cannabis dispensaries now numbering in the thousands nationwide, consumers and patients alike are finding themselves inundated with strain and brand options at a rate never before seen. Plants are being selected and bred to treat a range of symptoms from the daily inconvenience of headaches or lethargy up to the life-altering […]

4th Annual Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition in New York City Opens Registration

Registration is now open for the only trade show and conference in New York focused on the business of cannabis, the 4th Annual Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition (CWCBExpo) will take place June 14-16, 2017 at the Javits Convention Center in New York, NY. Serving the East Coast, CWCBExpo NY will create a dynamic […]

How Profitable is Cannabis for Canada’s Licensed Producers?

In recent months, the Canadian stance on marijuana reform—both medically and recreationally— has become more crystalline as Health Minister Jane Philpott stated to the UN Special Session on Drugs that the country would introduce new legislation for legalization this spring. These developments bode well for Canada’s economy as studies project marijuana sales, even at the […]

Accounting Challenges for Cannabis Businesses

Running a cannabis business presents a number of benefits like helping patients in need and participating in a critical turning point in American history. Despite the ways the retail sale of recreational marijuana has shaped and developed a new market, it’s still not recognized under federal law and poses a number of challenges to those […]

How Cannabis Helps Athletes Manage Pain & Boost Performance

Marijuana is now legal for medical or recreational use in 29 states and the District of Columbia – 60% of Americans live where they can obtain cannabis legitimately. Most people who use marijuana do so to treat a specific ailment, or to catch a nice buzz. But there are emerging sectors of this growing industry […]

How Much Did States Make from Cannabis in 2016?

There’s no doubt that cannabis tax revenue has drawn many startups into the business, leaving major corporations left out in the cold. With the accessibility and growing number of products, the main questions are, how much did states make from cannabis in 2016 and where will the market head in the future? Which States Have […]

Israel Moves to Decriminalize Cannabis for Personal Use

Israeli officials unveiled plans to decriminalize cannabis for personal use to redirect resources away from personal use and focus on dangerous drugs. According to the United Nations, nearly 10% of Israelis use marijuana while about 10,000 individuals have a license to use the drug for medical purposes. The new policy, developed by Public Security Minister […]

Best Cannabis Products of 2017

Companies that specialize in the sale of cannabis tech products and cannabis strains might be shifting their plans since the presidential election of Donald Trump, however, the growth of the marijuana industry is not decelerating. Decriminalized in some states and legalized for recreational use and/or cultivation in 29 states, including Alaska, Colorado, Massachusetts, Oregon, Washington, […]

6 Must-Have Apps for Cannabis Professionals

The legal cannabis industry is exploding with nearly 60% of Americans now living where they can legally obtain marijuana in some way. Financial analysts believe that cannabis will be a multi-billion dollar industry in a few short years, potentially creating hundreds of thousands of jobs. In Colorado, where both recreational and medical cannabis are legal, […]

How Jeff Sessions & Tom Price Could Derail the Cannabis Industry

California was the first state to pass medical cannabis in 1996. Two short years later Alaska, Colorado and Washington passed their own form of medical cannabis in 1998. Since that time 28 states and DC have legalized some form of full plant medical cannabis with the large majority now allowing limited CBD use with in […]

Germany Opens Up Medical Marijuana Market with Rx Changes

Germany’s parliament voted unanimously to legalize the use of medical marijuana in a move that could signal big changes in Europe. According to the Federal Ministry of Health, individuals with multiple sclerosis and other severe illnesses will have access to medical marijuana that’s covered by health insurance with a prescription. The new law, which was […]

Tips for Landing a Job in the Cannabis Industry

As marijuana’s legalization begins to expand nationwide—both medically and recreationally—it’s no overstatement to say that the revenue its generating is booming. In fact, analysis by the Tax Foundation found that nationwide legalization could generate up to $28 billion in tax revenues for federal, state, and local governments. Vast economic growth is happening wherever marijuana legalization […]

How 280E is Killing the Cannabis Industry

The legal cannabis industry is growing rapidly, with many analysts believing it could soon be a multi-billion dollar business. A recent report from The Arcview Group stated that the United States canna-business could be worth $22 billion annually by 2020. However, there is a big problem looming over cannabis companies – Section 280E of the […]

What the DEA’s Letter Means for CBD Oil Companies

On December 14, 2016, the Drug Enforcement Agency made an update to the Federal Register item (21 CFR Part 1308) that has since sent shockwaves across the marijuana industry. The DEA CBD oil Rule confirms that as of January 17, 2017, a harsher cannabis law will be put into place to wipe out CBD oil […]

How the Canadian Cannabis Task Force Memo Could Affect the Market

A recent report from the Canadian Cannabis Task Force announced how the Canada recreational legalization could impact society, shape Canadian economy and influence the views of parents, children and medical researchers. The Canadian Cannabis Task Force made 80 recommendations to the government. Some of those recommendations suggested that marijuana should be sold in public spaces […]

How Has Recreational Legalization Affected MMJ Patients?

For Bill Fredericks the pain began slowly. A sports injury to his toe that wouldn’t quite heal began affecting his entire foot and then his knee. Over time he would deal with chronic lower back pain, preventing him from exercising and distracting him at work. An employee in Seattle’s booming construction industry, Fredericks needed complete […]

White Collar Cannabis Careers – the Rise of the Pot Paper Pushers

Cannabis is now legal for medical or recreational use in 28 states and the District of Columbia – nearly 60% of Americans live where they can obtain pot legitimately. With this newly emerging multi-billion dollar industry comes not just the ability to purchase weed over-the-counter, but thousands of jobs as well. Any business, especially one […]

Who Are the Conservatives That Support Cannabis?

No matter on which side of the political spectrum a legislator falls, cannabis legalization is a topic lawmakers on every side are now being regularly confronted with. Republicans, Democrats and everyone in between are having to come to terms with their beliefs, thoughts, and feelings about future legislation on marijuana reform as it continues to […]

Florida Residents Could Face a Long Wait for Amendment 2

The November election brought big wins for medical cannabis patients and recreational cannabis enthusiast around the country. Both medical and recreational cannabis rode the winds of change in the 2016 election. California, Nevada, Massachusetts and Maine all passed recreational cannabis, and North Dakota, Florida and Arkansas passed much needed medical cannabis. This brings the number […]

Scientific Review Shows Mixed Uses for Cannabis

Most cannabis research has focused on the negative impacts that the drug has on individuals to support the War on Drugs effort. With the widespread legalization of cannabis in recent years, the research has started to shift towards the medical benefits of the drug, but the data is still very sparse. Researchers in the U.S. […]

Cannabis Legalization Sweeps the West Coast

More than a quarter of the U.S. population will now live in a state where medical or recreational cannabis is legal following the 2016 elections. Voters in California, Nevada, and Massachusetts endorsed the recreational use of marijuana in state-wide polls, while Arizona rejected the measure and Maine’s votes are still being counted. Meanwhile, voters in […]