The Business of Cannabis

Hospitalizations Linked to Use of Unregulated Vapor Cartridges

Aug 30, 2019 | National

California health officials have identified a link between the use of unregulated vapor cartridges and patients seeking hospitalization for respiratory distress. In each of the cases, patients presented symptoms of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome...

Surgeon General Sounds Alarm On Risk Of Marijuana Addiction And Harm

Aug 30, 2019 | National

At a time when more than 30 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the use of marijuana for either medical or recreational use, the U.S. surgeon general says no amount of the drug is safe for teens, young adults and pregnant women. “While the...

Researchers Develop Breathalyzer that Detects Marijuana

Aug 29, 2019 | National

Police currently do not have a device that can be used in the field to determine if a driver is under the influence of marijuana, but new research from the University of Pittsburgh is looking to change that. The device can measure how much marijuana someone smoked or...

10,872 New Yorkers to See Their Marijuana Convictions Disappear

Aug 29, 2019 | Feature, National

Even as states across the country have legalized marijuana, potentially opening the door to a multibillion dollar industry, the impact of marijuana criminalization is still being felt by people — mostly black and Hispanic — whose records are marked by low-level...

4 Cannabis Stocks Projected to Grow Sales by at Least 355% Next Year

Aug 29, 2019 | Feature, National

For years, promises of growth had been more than enough to send marijuana stock valuations higher. However, things changed when Canada legalized recreational marijuana and opened its doors to adult-use weed sales on Oct. 17, 2018. No longer are promises...

Trump DEA To Move Forward On New Marijuana Grower Applications

Aug 28, 2019 | National

The Trump administration on Monday announced it will begin taking steps to expand the number of federally approved marijuana growers for scientific and medical research purposes. In a Federal Register notice set to be published Tuesday, the Drug Enforcement...