Cannabis market and industry news

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  Alcohol9 years ago

  United States: legalization of medical cannabis reduces alcohol consumption

  The sale of alcoholic beverages has decreased by 15% in states that have passed a legalization of medical cannabis, according to a new study conducted by...

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  Cannabis in France9 years ago

  The KanaVape trial: what's at stake?

  Next Monday will see the trial in Marseille of KanaVape, the first CBD-based electronic cigarette marketed in France in 2014. Revolutionary at the time, the...

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  Exchange9 years ago

  United States: CBD market expected to reach $2.2 billion by 2020

  The legal cannabis industry in the United States is growing strongly. Cannabis sales in 2017 are expected to exceed $7 billion, and the sector's economic impact...

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  Exchange9 years ago

  Australian medical cannabis takes on the Chinese market

  Australian medical cannabis company Creso Pharma has signed a commercial partnership with Chinese hemp producer Zheijang Kingdom Creative, which will import derivatives of...

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  Alcohol9 years ago

  Cannabis or alcohol: which causes more fatal road accidents?

  A French study published last week has shown that drivers under the influence of alcohol are more likely to be involved in a fatal road accident....

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  4209 years ago

  Colorado: Lyft to offer discounted rides for cannabis users

  The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has entered into a partnership with ride-sharing app Lyft and the Marijuana Industry Group to raise awareness about...

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  Business9 years ago

  IBM suggests using blockchain to sell cannabis

  IBM recommends the use of blockchain to track cannabis distribution in British Columbia. According to a document sent to the government of the Canadian province of British Columbia...

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  Business9 years ago

  Constellation Brands, American distributor of Corona, acquires a stake in Canopy Growth

  The significance of the news may be hard to comprehend from our side of the prohibition wall, but it's an announcement that validates the...

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  Exchange9 years ago

  Europe could become the world's largest cannabis market

  The second edition of the European Cannabis Report, published by London-based Prohibition Partners, suggests that with 12% of its 739 million inhabitants being either users...

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  Business9 years ago

  Canopy Growth to produce cannabis in Jamaica

  The days follow one another and the press releases look the same. After Germany, Spain and Denmark, Canopy Growth, one of the largest legal producers of...

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  Business9 years ago

  Canada: New Brunswick to distribute its cannabis through the Société des alcools

  The Canadian province of New Brunswick has announced that it will distribute its cannabis via a network of government stores under the control of the New Brunswick Liquor Corporation (NBLC),...

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  Exchange9 years ago

  Nevada cannabis sales reach $33 million in August

  How high will Nevada's monthly cannabis sales go? In their second month of legal sales, the state's dispensaries sold 33 million...

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  Beauty9 years ago

  HO KARAN, French hemp-based cosmetics

  HO KARAN, a young French company whose name means «I love you» in Breton, wants to popularize the uses of hemp in cosmetics. It has...

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  Business9 years ago

  Israel wants to export $1 billion worth of medical cannabis a year

  After including the cultivation of medical cannabis in the agricultural sector, Israel should soon begin exporting its medical cannabis. The decision had been taken...

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  Business9 years ago

  Most of Germany's 20,000 pharmacies will sell Canadian cannabis

  It's a move we've been talking about for some time now. Canadian cannabis companies are eyeing Europe like vegans eyeing tofu. Canada had already...

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  Business9 years ago

  Gorilla Glue cannabis strains change name

  Glue brand Gorilla Glue and cannabis company GG Strains have finally reached an agreement in their legal dispute. The Gorilla Glue...

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  Business9 years ago

  CBD 420 varieties

  CBD420 is a brand specializing in the distribution of legal CBD cannabis in French and German-speaking Switzerland. It offers total transparency and a...

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  Business9 years ago

  Canopy Growth enters the Danish medical cannabis market

  Continuation of the «Canada goes wherever it can in Europe to produce and sell medical cannabis» series. Canopy Growth to invest $10 million...

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  Business9 years ago

  Canopy Growth to produce medical cannabis in Spain.

  Canadian companies continue to invest in Europe. After Tilray's partnership with Portugal, it's now the turn of Canopy Growth, another major producer...

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  Business9 years ago

  Tilray to produce medical cannabis in Portugal

  A happy coincidence. Yesterday we were talking about the international development of Canadian companies in the medical cannabis sector. Tilray, one of the world's leading research and development...