potentially tens of millions of dollars in crop damage California marijuana growers north of San Francisco faced mandatory evacuation orders as well as potentially tens of millions of dollars in crop damage and loss amid widespread wildfires in Wine Country and surrounding areas. There might be anywhere from 3,000 to 9,000 cannabis gardens in Sonoma…
Alaska has the most expensive legal green in the country Although Alaska voted to legalize recreational cannabis back in 2014, the past few months have arguably been the most defining for the state’s market. Pot sales continue to skyrocket throughout the largest U.S. state, while recently held elections have reflected local support for the budding industry. According…
Spannabis, the Hemp Fair, returns to Madrid on October 13, 14 and 15, 2017 Spannabis, the most important cannabis fair in the world, ( both by number of visitors, participants, and accredited media ) will bring to Madrid the latest innovations of this great industry offering all attendees the opportunity to know firsthand the authenticity…
Fires are spreading fast leaving firefighters thin on the ground The 2017 U.S. wildfire season is the third worst this decade, surpassed only by 2015 and 2012, according to National Interagency Fire Center tallies. A total of 3,692 Northern California fires have burned 411,742 acres in 2017. This amount is increasing rapidily during the current…
At one point, I felt a kind of blinding calm In a backpacking hostel during a stag weekend 10 years ago, I fell asleep on a top bunk next to an open window. Of course, that now strikes me as a stupid thing to have done, but at the time I didn’t give it a…
There’s no smoke and therefore very little smell. The dank and distinctive smell of cannabis often drifts down the streets and through the parks of Manchester. But experts say new technology is making the practice of smoking it in public more discreet – and far easier to get away with. Vapourisers, or vapes, use similar…
which extraction methods are superior and why? The health and medical implications of the rapidly growing CBD market are astonishing. As the industry continues to grow, it’s important to understand one of the most important processes in the CBD industry: extraction. With so many methods of extraction of many different compounds and endless supply of…
more brewers are experimenting with marijuana and hemp . Marijuana and beer have always had a connection. Hops plants and cannabis are members of the same genus and have a closely related molecular structure. (And we won’t even get into how many brewers like to sample both.) Those ties are slowly becoming more formal, though.…
cannabis is grown indoors, in controlled environments When thinking about protecting the environment and stopping carbon emissions, most people do not think about how cannabis farms fit into the equation. However, the problem becomes clear when considering how these farms work. The cannabis is grown indoors, in controlled environments, which use massive amounts of electricity…
a hot topic at WorkSafe New Brunswick annual conference Hundreds of employers and other stakeholders gathered in Saint John Thursday to attend WorkSafe New Brunswick’s annual health and safety conference. WorkSafe NB chief medical advisor Dr. Paul Atkinson moderated a panel discussion with industry experts on marijuana in the workforce. “Across Canada, we have a…
