Over the last year or so, attention has shifted from the global cannabis market in the direction of the United Kingdom, where the nascent industry is experiencing a colossal amount of growth.
Stress, anxiety and panic disorders are more widely diagnosed now than ever before.
Over the past few months we have found ourselves stunned, shocked and separated from the outside world.
Known as the 1st Lady of the West Coast, or simply, 1st Lady, she was raised in Oakland, in the Bay Area of California, across the bay from San Francisco.
For years, cannabis stocks were virtually unstoppable. Following a more-than-tripling in worldwide sales between 2014 and 2018 to $10.9 billion, Wall Street and investors sent pot stock valuations into the stratosphere.
Cannabis researchers in Canada say the plant-based drug may provide resistance to SARS-CoV-2. Their preliminary findings are part of broader research into the use of medicinal cannabis in treating cancer.
Delays in passing new laws governing the possession and use of cannabis, caused by the Covid-19 lockdown, have placed on hold the development of a different kind of green economy mentioned by President Cyril Rampahosa in his February State of the Nation address.
The government has announced plans to measure the threat from Covid-19 in England, with a new five-level, colour-coded alert system.
A unique formulation of cannabis terpenes is being tested for its efficacy in treating viral infections, including COVID-19.
As the nation rushes to slow the COVID-19 pandemic, the cannabis industry finds itself caught in the chaos like everyone else.