Cannabis market and industry news

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  Business10 years ago

  Brazil's first therapeutic cannabis treatment available

  On January 16, Brazil's National Health Agency (ANVISA) announced that Mevatyl, manufactured by GW Pharmaceutical in the UK, had been placed on pharmaceutical shelves. This drug, derived from...

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  Cannabis news10 years ago

  Cannabis sales reach $6.7 billion in North America in 2016

  The legal cannabis market reached 6.7 billion in the US in 2016. The market's growth could be compared to that of the Internet in the early...

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  Business10 years ago

  Canopy Growth to supply Germany with medical cannabis

  Canada's Canopy Growth will deliver nearly €7 million worth of cannabis to Germany in 2017. Canopy Growth is the world's leading cannabis...

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  Hemp10 years ago

  In Kentucky, hemp cultivation is slowly catching up to tobacco farming

  Kentucky, known for its chicken and tobacco culture, is seeing a shift in its agriculture. Legal industrial hemp is slowly starting to...

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  Business10 years ago

  Canada: cannabis legalization report released

  Since announcing the total legalization of cannabis in April, the government has commissioned parliamentarians, scientists and economists to produce a report laying the foundations...

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  Alcohol10 years ago

  Obama: cannabis should be treated «like cigarettes and alcohol»

  In an interview with Rolling Stone, Barack Obama declares that cannabis should be treated as a public health issue in the same way as...

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  Business10 years ago

  Time ranks cannabis vaporizer among the 25 innovations of the year

  Every year, Time Magazine selects 25 standout innovations. This year's selection includes a virtual reality headset, an alarm clock of the future, and...

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  Business10 years ago

  Canada: the new home of cannabis?

  Canada is well-positioned to become the global leader in the cannabis industry. With the upcoming legalization of cannabis in Canada and the momentum toward legalization in the United States, the...

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  Business10 years ago

  Cypress Hill finally gets into the cannabis business!

  In front of a packed house at the Bhang Bash in Las Vegas, a party for professionals organized ahead of the Marijuana Business Conference & Expo, a fair...

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  Business10 years ago

  Ex-Apple engineer launches his »Grow Box»

  Growing cannabis, whether indoors or outdoors, requires time, care, and precision. For optimal yields, factors such as...

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  Cannabis in Switzerland10 years ago

  In Switzerland, cannabis with a high CBD content sold as a substitute for tobacco

  A Swiss organic farming company has succeeded in marketing cannabis flowers with a high CBD content by limiting their THC content and registering...

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  Business10 years ago

  A video game competition sponsored by Weedmaps

  Weedmaps, the «Yellow Pages» of weed, is now turning its attention to a favorite activity of stoners: video games. The Californian company will be sponsoring the...

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  Business10 years ago

  Snoop Dogg to sell his weed in Canada

  Canadians will have to wait a little longer before tasting the fruits of the partnership between Tweed, Canada's largest medical cannabis producer, based in...

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  Alcohol10 years ago

  Alcohol and cannabis: a good mix?

  If you're the type of person who likes to have a beer in one hand and a joint in the other, this study from the American Drug Abuse Association...

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  CBD10 years ago

  Low-THC cannabis strains

  Not everyone tolerates the same doses of alcohol. Likewise, not everyone tolerates THC in the same way, and not everyone enjoys...

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  Banks10 years ago

  Blockchain startups hope to solve cannabis industry's banking woes

  With the U.S. cannabis industry now estimated to be worth over $7 billion, the conflict between federal prohibition and the laws of...

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  Alcohol10 years ago

  United States: cannabis beer approved for sale

  We regularly report on the release of «cannabis» products, such as vodka, absinthe or Nutella. In many cases, these products are...

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  Business10 years ago

  Irish start-up raises €500k to explore the therapeutic benefits of cannabis

  Irish pharmaceutical start-up GreenLight Medicines has just raised €500,000 from Irish investors to further its research into cannabis extractions. This second phase...

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  Business10 years ago

  USA: the cannabis industry could reach 50 billion $ by 2026

  The legal cannabis industry in the U.S. could reach $50 billion in the next ten years, or 8 times the current market size, benefiting...

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  Banks10 years ago

  Two Canadian banks turn down cannabis businesses

  Scotiabank and Royal Bank of Canada have decided to stop providing bank accounts to businesses associated with the cannabis industry, leaving the...