Cannabis market and industry news
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Business7 years agoParaguay to grant five medical cannabis production licenses
As it struggles to combat organized crime and international drug trafficking, Paraguay, the Latin American state bordered by Argentina, Brazil and...
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Business7 years agoLeafter: the hemp milk drink made in France
Hemp, a plant with many qualities, is not only ecological in its production but also beneficial in its consumption. In the age of the ecological revolution, consumers...
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Business7 years agoHello Joya, a French brand of edible hemp, acquired by EMMAC, an integrated therapeutic cannabis group
The London-based EMMAC group, which specializes in therapeutic cannabis and has offices in 8 European countries (including Germany, Switzerland and Spain), has just acquired...
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Business7 years agoHow is cannabis marketing evolving with legalization?
The legalization of cannabis in some states is gradually leading to its normalization. Cannabis is no longer an illicit product supplied by a drug...
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Business7 years agoA biologist attempts to recreate the Jamaican landraces consumed by Bob Marley
In a greenhouse at the University of the West Indies Botanical Gardens in Kingston, biologist Machal Emanuel is trying to revive Jamaican landraces. These varieties...
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Alcohol7 years agoColombia: the Constitutional Court invalidates the prohibition on the consumption of alcohol and substances on public thoroughfares
The Colombian Constitutional Court has just declared inapplicable two norms of the Police Code (articles 33 and 140) which prohibit the consumption of alcohol and...
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Business7 years agoGiven the success of medical cannabis, the Dutch government wants to authorize a second producer
The rapid increase in demand for medical cannabis in the Netherlands and, more broadly, across Europe has led the Dutch government to launch a second...
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Business7 years agoThe future Canadian market for edibles, concentrates and topicals estimated at $2.7 billion
The second wave of recreational cannabis legalization is not far off in Canada. This October, a year after the legalization of flowers and...
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Business7 years agoGermany: a company modifies the bacteria that produce tequila to produce cannabinoids
While two companies have already filed patents to produce cannabinoids from yeast, research into micro-organisms is on the increase. In February...
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Business7 years agoLobo Genetics: a genetic test that anticipates your reaction to THC
It's a well-known fact that the same cannabis joint can have different effects on different people. Some will feel euphoric, others paranoid, but it's all about...
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Business7 years agoDenmark: medical cannabis pilot project already has over 2,000 patients
Last January, Denmark launched its four-year medical cannabis pilot program. According to data presented by the Danish Minister of Health...
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Business7 years agoGerman authorities clarify status of CBD products
In Germany, as in France, some stores and distributors are selling hemp derivatives. While some have been sealed by the police, the e-commerce site CBDKaufen.com has...
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Cannabis in Canada7 years agoFaced with huge losses, New Brunswick considers privatizing cannabis sales
From shortages to price hikes, Canada's chaotic first months of legalization have put the country's regulatory models to the test...
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Business7 years agoUnited States: new test to differentiate industrial hemp from cannabis
The legalization of hemp in the United States has caused confusion among federal agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). In fact, they are struggling...
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Business8 years agoOreo producer wants to make CBD cookies
Mondelez, the producer of Oreo cookies, has announced its intention to produce edibles. Did you say spaces-Oreo? Well, not quite, since they'll be...
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Business8 years agoWill Uganda really supply Germany and Canada with medical cannabis?
The bigger, the better, but still... A press release has been circulating in Africa for a few days now, and has been picked up by numerous African media: Uganda...
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Cannabis news8 years agoSensi Seeds launches a new generation of cannabis strains
Sensi Seeds, the most famous of the Dutch seed banks, is launching a new initiative: Sensi Seeds Research. This latest branch of the company is dedicated to...
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Business8 years agoTony Hawk goes cannabis with his Birdhouse skateboard brand
Tony Hawk is the latest celebrity to get into the cannabis business. The skateboarding legend has announced an agreement between his company House...
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Exchange8 years agoCanopy to buy Acreage and create a North American cannabis giant
Canopy Growth, the Canadian cannabis giant listed on the NYSE and TSX, is reportedly in the process of buying Acreage Holdings Inc., a dispensary operator present in...
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Business8 years agoCanada: a student plans to reuse cannabis industry waste to renovate native habitat
The Canadian cannabis industry produces an astronomical amount of waste, and has yet to develop alternatives for reusing it. Tons of organic matter are burned...
Cannabis and Heart Disease: New Studies Raise Questions About Cardiovascular Risks and Strokes
Chronic Pain: New Zealand Is Testing Cannabis to Improve Sleep
The Argentine province of Chubut is creating its own framework for medical cannabis
Cannabis: What France Could Learn from Quebec, Eight Years After Legalization
A Canadian study reveals the pleasant psychotropic effects of high-dose CBD
Medical cannabis: The Greens introduce two amendments to accelerate its widespread adoption
More THC, barely any additional effects: A new study challenges common assumptions about the potency of cannabis
Dr. Pascal Douek, a tireless advocate for medical cannabis in France, has died
Kentucky now has 26 medical cannabis dispensaries
