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CBD products briefly featured on Target.com later removed from shelves with little explanation

CBD products briefly featured on Target.com later removed from shelves with little explanation

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 2, 2017

A Denver-based cannabis company announced on Thursday morning their CBD products would be featured on Target.com, until the company pulled product off of the shelves by the afternoon. CW Hemp began...

First month of social sales in Nevada breaks records, sales projected to raise $120 million in tax revenue

First month of social sales in Nevada breaks records, sales projected to raise $120 million in tax revenue

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 2, 2017

According to a report from the Nevada Department of Taxation, social cannabis generated $27.1 million in July, its first month of sales.  The sales were nearly double how much both Colorado and...

Canadian producer exports medical cannabis to New Zealand

Canadian producer exports medical cannabis to New Zealand

Sara Tiradossi October 1, 2017

Tilray, a Canadian medical cannabis producer, has successfully exported its medical cannabis products to New Zealand. The products will be distributed to pharmacies that serve registered patients in...

Snoop Dogg and his cannabis investment firm pour $2M into new dispensary software

Snoop Dogg and his cannabis investment firm pour $2M into new dispensary software

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 30, 2017

A venture capital firm which includes Snoop Dogg as one of its business partners is investing in a Canadian cannabis tech company. Casa Verde, Snoop Dogg's firm, made a $2 million investment into...

The gift of green is D.C.s new cannabis loophole

The gift of green is D.C.’s new cannabis loophole

Sara Tiradossi September 29, 2017

The District of Columbia has developed an unusual approach to the cannabis industry. Medical cannabis has been legal in Washington D.C. for almost 20 years, but a ballot initiative in 2014, also known...

Pictured:  The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research in Seattle, Washington

CNB Exclusive Interview: researcher explains why 1 in 4 cancer patients use cannabis to alleviate symptoms

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 29, 2017

A new study found one in four patients from a Washington-state cancer center used medical cannabis to treat their symptoms in the past year. Cannabis News Box sat down with Dr. Steven Pergam, one...

Pictured: A street in Vigan, The Philippines.

This bill would let hospitals directly distribute medical cannabis to Philippine patients

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 28, 2017

A legislative committee in the Philippines approved a measure to allow medical cannabis in the country. The Philippine Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act would allow cannabis extracts to be used for...

New study: 86% of Californias cannabis clones contaminated by pesticide

New study: 86% of California’s cannabis clones contaminated by pesticide

Sara Tiradossi September 28, 2017

California’s cannabis supply chain is at risk in 2018, with improper pesticide use and uncertain testing procedures, according to a new research project funded by Steep Hill, a leading global cannabis...

New Mexico medical cannabis company creates pharmaceutical products with help from Israeli firm

New Mexico medical cannabis company creates pharmaceutical products with help from Israeli firm

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 27, 2017

Ultra Health, a medical cannabis company in New Mexico, has partnered with Israeli pharmaceutical group Panaxia to manufacture pharmaceutical-grade medical cannabis products like oils, sublingual tablets,...

Dispensaries result in rise of value in nearby residential properties

Dispensaries result in rise of value in nearby residential properties

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 27, 2017

A study from the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found residences in Denver located near dispensaries gained property value since social cannabis legalization. The...

FBI data shows more cannabis arrests than all violent crimes combined

FBI data shows more cannabis arrests than all violent crimes combined

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 27, 2017

According to 2016 crime data released by the FBI, more people were arrested for cannabis possession than any other violent crime in the United States. Cannabis possession accounted for more than 5...

Medical cannabis could prevent 50,000 deaths annually if legalized

Medical cannabis could prevent 50,000 deaths annually if legalized

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 25, 2017

A new study from the University of Indiana found 50,000 lives could be saved a year if medical cannabis were to be legalized nationally. "Adverse effects of moderate Cannabis use on physical health...

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