TORONTO – Ontario is set to introduce legislation today that would regulate the sale and distribution of recreational marijuana. The province was the first to announce detailed plans last month for cannabis once the federal government makes it legal in July 2018. The drug will be sold in up to 150 stores run by the…
The Canadian cannabis industry has made significant strides over the last year and although licensed producers have been in the spotlight, other companies have also benefited from this movement. One company we have been watching is Lexaria Bioscience (OTC: LXRP) which has announced several developments over the last year that have the company well positioned…
Marijuana is slowly gaining public and legal acceptance, but there’s still a lot to be learned about the plant. With that in mind, researchers from the University of California Davis have started a project to map the cannabis genome. Hemp and marijuana are two different species, but they’re both strains of the cannabis (Cannabis sativa) plant. The main…
Within the cannabis industry, it’s well known that Israel is leading the world in medical marijuana research. The tiny country is home to a fully legal medical cannabis program that serves 30,000 patients, while THC itself — the cannabis plant’s main psychoactive compound — was discovered by renowned Israeli chemist Raphael Mechoulam in the early…
The first Ottawa Cannabis & Hemp Expo is taking place in the nation’s capital to allow people to learn about the medical marijuana business and how the business could change once the drug is legalized for recreational use in July 2018 A trade expo in the nation’s capital is showcasing how big the marijuana business is…
Some are tapping into marijuana’s psychoactive effects to quiet the brain during intense yoga sessions and other mind-oriented sports, such as running or swimming. Others use cannabis products that don’t make them high but, instead, create effects that users insist help them train harder and longer, with less pain and faster recovery times Before Tyler…
Constellation Brands will pay CAD 245 million ($191 million) for a 9.9% stake in Canopy Growth Corporation, a Canadian supplier of medicinal marijuana, paving the way for it to launch a series of cannabis-infused alcoholic drinks. Constellation, the owner of vodka brands like Svedka and the importer of US beers like Corona and Modelo, said…
Anxiety and migraine sufferers may get a chance to use medical cannabis as a treatment in the Garden State New Jersey’s notoriously strict medical marijuana program may be on the road to expansion, thanks to the approval of five new ailments as qualifying conditions for medical cannabis by state regulators. Patch reports that the state’s Medicinal Marijuana Review Panel…
Dutch Passion collected a special ’30 Year Achievement Award’ at the 2017 Expogrow event in Spain. The award recognises the 30 years of contribution including the discovery of feminized cannabis seeds in the 1990’s by Henk van Dalen, Dutch Passion’s founder. Dutch Passion also collected another two cannabis cups at the recent Elite Cup contest…
Companies have begun applying to Denmark’s medicines regulator to grow cannabis plants ahead of the drug becoming legalised for medicinal purposes next year, it’s reported. Some 13 companies have already submitted applications for growing cannabis plants to the Laegemiddelstyrelsen, so that they can help treat Danes suffering from painful illnesses such as cancer and multiple…