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Constellation Brands invests $4 billion in Canopy Growth and stocks skyrocket

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, August 15, Constellation Brands...

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Congress plans to legalize hemp in the U.S.

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 19, 2018
The hemp industry racks up $688 million in the U.S. on an annual basis, but supply currently comes from Canada
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These seven U.S. states may have billion-dollar cannabis markets by 2022

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 11, 2018

The U.S. cannabis industry is progressing at a colossal place. More than two-thirds of U.S. States have now legalized the plant for medicinal and/or recreational use and sale. With this rise in legalization...

Illinois now allows parents to give children medical cannabis at school

Illinois now allows parents to give children medical cannabis at school

August 10, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Illinois has passed a bill allowing parents to give their children medical cannabis at school. The bill was signed by the state’s governor last week, and...

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CBD could lengthen the lives of pancreatic cancer patients

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 10, 2018

Cannabis has been proven to hinder the growth of cancerous cells. Even the National Cancer Institute (NCI) admitted it, but what about pancreatic cancer? Well, the results of a study on lab mice have...

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New York State Department of Health will allow medical cannabis as substitute for opioids

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 20, 2018

On July 12, medical cannabis patients in “The Big Apple” rejoiced as the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) announced it would permit cannabis prescriptions for the replacement of opioids....

Canada’s cannabis industry could encourage the U.S. to do better

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 17, 2018

On Thursday, June 7, the Canadian Senate passed the Cannabis Act to legalize recreational cannabis. Global attention is now closely fixated on the North American country, as it embraces cannabis reform...

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Increasing number of jobs depend on America’s cannabis industry

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 16, 2018

The United States' cannabis industry has taken off in a big way, and this is just the beginning. Job growth is a direct effect of the rise of the legal cannabis industry and the nation is poised to reap...

President Trump again states he may support bill to end federal cannabis ban

President Trump again states he may support bill to end federal cannabis ban

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 15, 2018

President Donald Trump recently informed reporters that he "probably will end up supporting" a bipartisan bill that would effectively end the federal ban on cannabis. Upon leaving the White House for...

Researchers prove, once again, that cannabis is not a gateway drug

Researchers prove, once again, that cannabis is not a gateway drug

June 30, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Though it’s almost a ridiculous trope at this point, many people still believe cannabis is a gateway drug to other, more dangerous drugs. According to new...

Senate passes hemp legalization bill

Senate passes hemp legalization bill

June 29, 2018

The U.S. Senate passed legislation Thursday that would legalize hemp as an agricultural commodity, remove hemp from the federal list of controlled substances, and allow states to regulate hemp...

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Gallup poll shows Americans think cannabis consumption is as ‘morally acceptable’ as drinking alcohol

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial June 25, 2018

Between May 1 to 10, Gallup's annual Values and Beliefs survey was carried out, and the results might surprise you. The survey was conducted to ascertain the attitudes about the morality of cannabis and...

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