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How to Manage Risk When Investing in Cannabis

Risk in investing is inevitable: in fact, it can be said that the only way to earn through investment is by taking risk. Despite the inherent risk of the market, investors have long touted risk management as the key behind how they keep their losses small and their profits large. Risk management plays a factor […]

Where to Buy Wholesale CBD Oil

Over the last few years, cannabidiol (CBD) oil has emerged as one of the most popular medicines for the treatment of various ailments and diseases, including cancer, epilepsy and Type 2 diabetes. A compound belonging to the Cannabis sativa L. plant species, CBD is non-psychoactive, nor is it addictive. Hemp-based CBD oil products have been […]

Do CBD Drops Help with Anxiety?

40 million adults in the United States are affected by anxiety-related disorders and countless drugs have been developed to help treat and manage those disorders. From benzodiazepines (like Valium and Xanax) to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (like Prozac and Zoloft), the pharmaceutical industry provides a lot of options with respect to managing anxiety. The problem […]

CFN Media Interviews Fit Cannabis Girl

Cannabis has long been recognized as having numerous health benefits. From aiding cancer patients to relieving muscle pain to treating skin problems, cannabis has shown great efficacy in helping to heal a variety of ailments and illnesses. But what about combining cannabis and exercise? Jennessa Lea, founder of Fit Cannabis Girl and Break the Stigma […]

How to Decide What to Buy at a Dispensary

Ever wondered what to expect when you walk inside a marijuana dispensary? Buying pot legally is becoming the norm for many Americans and so, you will likely come across one or more dispensaries when strolling through a cannabis-friendly neighborhood. In fact, the marijuana industry is predicted to create over a quarter of a million jobs […]

How Much Does It Really Cost to Open a Dispensary?

If you’re one of the many people looking to get down on the billion-dollar(!) marijuana industry, then opening up a dispensary might be one of the best ways for you to do so. According to ArcView Market Research—the leading market research company for cannabis, in particular—retail sales from marijuana are likely to reach upwards of $21.8 […]

The Ultimate Guide to CBD Pet Products

Decades of study show irrefutable proof that cannabis has medicinal properties. While case studies pile up of cancer-afflicted patients curing themselves with cannabis-based oils, it is obvious why veterinarians became interested in potential healing benefits of cannabis for dogs and cats. As dogs and cats both have an endocannabinoid system capable of processing CBD and […]

What is CBD Water & Where to Buy It

With its increasing legalization and accessibility, it’s an exciting time to be a cannabis enthusiast. Not only can more and more people partake without the fear of being prosecuted, but the marijuana industry’s boom also means that consumers are getting a much broader range of cannabis products to enjoy. And among those products many people […]

The Impact of the Canadian-German Cannabis Licensed Producers

One of the more interesting trends underway in the last 18 months is the growth of the established, federally legal, cannabis companies just north of the American border. Known in the biz as “LPs” or licenced producers, these enviable firms are in a position few would have dreamed just a decade ago. For the most […]

Marijuana Legalization’s Unintended Consequences

The 10th Amendment of the Constitution says, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” This allows individual states to go outside of Federal guidelines and pass laws and regulations that best conform to the […]

The Ultimate Guide to the Cannabis Cup

When it comes to marijuana, the High Times Cannabis Cup is one of the penultimate events of the year. The Cannabis Cup began in 1988 in Amsterdam, but now occurs in several regions across North America as well. The event brings the best and the brightest cannabis cultivators and entrepreneurs together to network, learn, and […]

Cannabis Extraction: What Method is the Best?

Pain relief, skin protection, cancer prevention – cannabis extracts are associated with abundant health benefits, of which contribute to marijuana’s ever-growing medicinal status. The result of extraction is an oil that is rich in one of 113 natural compounds found in the cannabis plant, better known as Cannabidiol (CBD). However, cannabis-derived extracts are not always […]

Portugal’s 14 Year Marijuana Experiment Shows Great Results

The cannabis legalization discussion right now is actually the only the tip of a still-uncracked iceberg. And despite all the good “global warming” on that front, there is still more to be done. Yes, since 2014, there has been a global sea change in many aspects of this discussion, mostly still by led by cannabis. […]

Guide to Finding Cannabis Investors

In 2016 alone, US cannabis sales totaled $6.7 billion according for Forbes. Expected in under ten years of growth, Bloomberg published that the cannabis industry is expected to reach $50 billion by 2026.  To put these figures into perspective, recreational legalization of cannabis in Colorado, the quickest State to implement their recreational cannabis legislation, was […]

Decriminalization vs. Legalization: What’s the Difference for Marijuana?

Legal marijuana consumption in this country is tricky business to be sure. Due to the federal government’s failure to legalize the drug despite its myriad economic, physical, and mental benefits, it’s up to the states to decide what they want to do about it. And what states have chosen to do up to this point […]

Marijuana Justice Act Seeks to Legalize Cannabis Nationwide

The full legalization of marijuana in all 50 states is the holy grail of marijuana activism. The idea of legalization nationwide seemed far-fetched and only in the Smokey dreams of marijuana enthusiast just a few years ago. Now with eight states and DC passing recreational marijuana, another twenty-nine states and DC embracing full plant medical […]

Canada’s Legalization Timeline: Past to Present

Canada’s path to legalization truly began April 23, 1923, when the House of Commons held a late night session to add cannabis to the country’s Confidential Restricted List under the Narcotics Drug Act Amendment Bill after vague mentions of a “new drug”.  Adjusting to the change in law took time: the first seizure of cannabis by Canadian police wasn’t until […]

The Definitive Guide to California Prop 64

With some states not legalizing marijuana in any form, others legalizing it only for medical purposes, and still more permitting its use for both recreational and medical purposes, it can be tough to discern what’s allowed and what’s not on the legal front. And that’s without even mentioning the fact that cannabis isn’t federally legal […]

What Are the Side Effects of Hemp Oil?

Hemp and its discovery has played a big role in various societies throughout history, believe it or not. Derived from the Cannabis sativa plant species, hemp’s many uses have varied, from food and clothes to medicinal applications. Known for its fibrous qualities, the fast-growing plant species has been cultivated for more than 10,000 years, not […]

Marijuana Inhalers 101

Cannabis contains more than 500 chemicals, with the most well-known chemical being phytocannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). It is this active ingredient that gives cannabis users the “stoned” effect. Upon reacting with the brain, THC compounds engage with the brain’s Cannabinoid receptors. (Yep, we’ve all got them, didn’t you know?) The green plant has been linked to […]

Top 8 Must-Have Cannabis Apps

It’s no surprise that increasing access to cannabis in the United States is catching the eyes of app developers looking to capitalize on the expanding market. And that’s great news for us as consumers because it means we have thousands of marijuana-related apps to choose from and potentially enjoy. But just because there are a […]

Top 6 MMJ News Sources to Follow

Given that medical marijuana (mmj) has become legal only recently, a lot of medical marijuana patients—many of whom haven’t used the drug prior to it becoming legal—are looking for trusted sources from where they can get mmj news and information. As it turns out, there are quite a few credible blogs and websites providing extensive, […]

What Does the FDA Say About Vape Advertising?

Just a few years ago, tobacco users would have been inhaling and exhaling fumes from a regular cigarette, cigar, or joint. Nowadays, the act of vaping has taken the smoking community by storm, with some of the electric devices (commonly known as vaporizers or e-cigarettes), containing water vapor that is free from both tobacco and […]

International Cannabis Industry Creating New Business Models

For all the excitement about California and Nevada stateside, the reality is that the lack of a change in the federal scheduling of cannabis still presents a major headache for the domestic U.S. industry. The fact is that one (or many) well-timed and strategic RICO actions by Jeff Sessions could go a long way in […]

The National Cannabis Industry Association – Paving a Path for the Marijuana Market

Advocacy. Education. Community. All three things are vital to advance cannabis legalization efforts and thus, the future of the emerging legal market. The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) is striving to bring these key elements to marijuana businesses and organizations across the country. As mentioned on their website, “This is the only trade association advancing […]

What You Missed at the NCIA in Oakland

The cannabis industry is growing at a rapid pace, with more and more people looking to get in on the ground floor. On June 12th-14th, the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) held the 4th Annual Cannabis Business Summit & Expo in Oakland, CA. Thousands of entrepreneurs, activists, and thought leaders attended educational workshops, speeches, networking […]

Recreational Cannabis Hits Las Vegas

Perhaps foreshadowing the glitz and glimmer of the Vegas strip, the Nevada Constitution was the most expensive document ever sent by telegraph at the time it was sent on October 31, 1864. Its arrival made Nevada the 36th state, and assured its votes would be counted in the 1864 election. Since it became a state, […]

How to Sell to a Dispensary

With Nevada just recently legalizing recreational marijuana and a growing number of states looking to legalize it in the future, more and more people are wondering how to capitalize on this growing industry. And while there are a lot of options for doing so, there might be no better way to than to sell cannabis […]

CFN Media Interviews Sensible MN

The legal cannabis market in the Midwest is pretty far behind other parts of the United States. Only four states – Minnesota, North Dakota, Illinois, and Michigan have some sort of medical marijuana program. On June 2nd, 2017, dozens of legalization proponents gathered for the First Annual Sensible Minnesota Summit in the state’s capitol, Saint […]

Best Marijuana Strains of 2017

The amount of cannabis strains on the market today is dizzying. It seems as though every week there is a new hot-ticket item showing up in dispensaries, often selling out as soon as it’s on the shelves. The majority of strains nowadays are hybrids of sativa and indica plants, although finding a strain that has […]