September 18, 2018
Over the last few months, the cannabis industry news has been inundated with announcements from big-name brewers entering the legal weed space. We have already learned about the recently announced partnerships between Constellation Brands and Canopy Corp Growth, Molson Coors Brewing Co. and Hydropothecary...
September 12, 2018
Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor A new bipartisan bill called the Medical Cannabis Research Act would make it so there are more places where cannabis can be produced for medical research. As things stand, there is only one facility producing cannabis for government-approved medical cannabis...
September 11, 2018
Last year, fewer "cannabis-involved fatalities" occurred on Colorado’s roads. According to data released in a report from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), "cannabis-involved traffic fatalities" in The Centennial State plummeted in 2017. Since 2015, CDOT claims that Colorado State...
September 10, 2018
The number of American cannabis consumers is on the rise. In August, the results of a survey on American cannabis consumption were published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. A total of 16,280 people from all areas of the U.S. took part in the survey, in which they were asked if they had used...
September 15, 2018
He might have campaigned in opposition of Colorado’s cannabis legalization measure back in 2012, but it seems that the Mayor of Denver, Michael Hancock (D), has changed...
September 13, 2018
Shares of cannabis stocks soared after BNN Bloomberg released a report stating that beverage company Diageo (NYSE:DEO) may be in talks with cannabis industry’s biggest...
September 12, 2018
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September 18, 2018
A mental disorder that was once associated with frequent cannabis use could soon be treated using the plant. Based on the findings of a study on CBD for psychosis that...
September 8, 2018
Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor A bipartisan group of senators recently sent the Trump administration letters asking that they expand research on medical cannabis....
August 19, 2018
Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor A new study has found workplace fatalities are down in states that have legalized medical cannabis, which is encouraging to...
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial
September 11, 2018
Cannabis production in Ohio is slacking and, as a result, patient demands are not being met. The Buckeye State's medical cannabis program is severely lacking, due to difficulties...
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial
September 9, 2018
The legal cannabis industry is probably going to endure the implications of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese products. According to Co-CEO of The Blinc Group,...
September 7, 2018
Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has changed her position on if towns can ban medical and social use cannabis dispensaries...
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial
September 16, 2018
On October 17, cannabis legalization in Canada will go into full effect. Following discussion and debate between the Senate and House of Commons, Bill C-45 (the Cannabis Act)...
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial
September 1, 2018
Could Mexico’s militarized drug war be coming to a halt? If leftist President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador has anything to do with it, Mexico's drug war could...
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial
August 27, 2018
Alcohol corporation Constellation Brands Inc. has recently announced a deal that has sent a ripple of excitement across the cannabis and alcohol industries. On Wednesday,...
Canadian Marijuana Company Allowed to Legally Export Medicinal Cannabis to the U.S. https://t.co/zvhscMHfLg
Marijuana will be a bigger industry than soda, according to analyst https://t.co/1ByLyD4YwB
Seniors Flock to Marijuana Dispensaries To Relieve Aches And Pains https://t.co/wRSjB1ypl9
The first country to legalize pot is taking it slow https://t.co/q0DG8gdkAT
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial
September 18, 2018
Located on the south shore of Quebec’s St. Lawrence River is the Kanien'kehá:ka community of Kahnawake. This First Nations Reserve sits south of Montreal, where the countdown...
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial
September 14, 2018
The most populous First Nations reserve in Canada is drafting its own cannabis law. Cannabis in the Six Nations could be regulated quite differently than it will be in provinces...
August 26, 2018
Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) has introduced a bill that would allow students who have drug convictions on their criminal record to...
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial
August 23, 2018
What was once dubbed a “gateway drug” has finally got a new name for itself. The cannabis plant is gradually becoming one of the most potent medical powerhouses on...
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial
August 17, 2018
The global cannabis industry is booming. According to GrandViewResearch, it will grow at a CAGR of 34.6% from 2018-2025. By 2024, the industry will be valued at a whopping $63.5...