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Will UK-based beverage company Diageo enter the cannabis industry?

Will UK-based beverage company Diageo enter the cannabis industry?

Bloomberg has revealed that the major producer of liquor is carefully monitoring the cannabis industry and may have its sights set on three leading cannabis producers
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial 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 players. Diageo has two major...

https://www.equities.com/news/ancillary-businesses-are-helping-the-cannabis-industry-explode-with-growth

The number of “cannabis-involved” traffic fatalities in Colorado drop

"The presence of a cannabinoid does not necessarily indicate recent use of marijuana or impairment,” claimed CDOT.
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial 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...

The State of Ohio has difficulty securing cannabis edibles producers

The State of Ohio has difficulty securing cannabis edibles producers

Senior policy adviser for the Commerce Department, Mark Hamlin, says that cannabis cultivators in Ohio are accountable for the delay in providing patients with regulated access to medicinal-grade weed
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 in seeking out dependable...

Second cannabis social club prepares for launch in Denver’s Green Mile district

Second cannabis social club prepares for launch in Denver’s Green Mile district

“This will be one of the first legal spaces for tourists, eager to partake in our cannabis culture, to safely and legally consume the products they are already purchasing here as they visit,” said Vape and Play co-owner, Taylor Rosean.
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 11, 2018

There are now two cannabis social clubs in the city of Denver. Vape and Play is the newest club to launch in the Green Mile District. It is expected to begin ushering in customers before the end of...

https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/microdosing-weed-guide

Survey reveals nearly 37 Million Americans used cannabis last year

American cannabis consumers were more likely to smoke the plant (12.9 percent,) as opposed to ingesting edibles (6 percent) and vaping dried flower or oils (1.9 percent)
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial 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...

Trump’s tariffs on Chinese products are predicted to affect the cannabis industry

Trump’s tariffs on Chinese products are predicted to affect the cannabis industry

Due to Trump’s tariffs on Chinese products, countless cannabis businesses are feeling the pressure to find new suppliers.
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, Arnaud Dumas de Rauly, a wide...

New Mexico’s medical cannabis program doubles in size, but plant cultivation remains restricted

New Mexico’s medical cannabis program doubles in size, but plant cultivation remains restricted

With patient enrollment figures predicted to swell by 183 percent over the next three years, the seven percent increase in New Mexico’s medical cannabis program is rather worrying
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 5, 2018

New Mexico is branching out to provide its residents with a high standard of medical care, but the state is struggling to produce enough weed to serve all of its medical cannabis patients. At the beginning...

http://sloccba.org/faq/25-odd-facts-about-cannabis/

California Legislature passes bill to permit medical cannabis use on school campuses

Democratic Sen. Jerry Hill believes that by permitting medical cannabis consumption on school campus, medically impaired children and teenagers will benefit greatly
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 5, 2018

The parents of children in California who need medical cannabis treatments could be permitted to administer their young with medicinal-grade weed on school property. News of the approval of a state...

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/01/mexico-lopez-obrador-president-689653

Mexico’s new president is plotting to end the militarized drug war

The country’s soon-to-be president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has made a vow to Mexican citizens that he will fight to restore peace and national reconciliation in a country that has endured a vicious drug war for over a decade.
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 certainly be stopped in its tracks. Drug-fueled...

Victims of the drug war in Massachusetts will be encouraged to sell legal weed

Victims of the drug war in Massachusetts will be encouraged to sell legal weed

Qualifying applicants will be privileged with technical assistance and training in various areas of the cannabis industry
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 31, 2018

Massachusetts is paving the way for people who have been victimized by the drug war by providing them with job opportunities in the thriving legal cannabis industry. Individuals residing in communities...

https://www.weednews.co/gw-pharmaceuticals-announces-acceptance-of-nda-filing-for-epidiolex/

Cannabis-based epilepsy treatment Epidiolex will cost $32,500 annually

The expensive price tag means that the parents of children with Lennox syndrome and Dravet syndrome may search for cheaper CBD-based treatments elsewhere
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 29, 2018

Epilepsy sufferers may never have to worry about enduring bouts of life-threatening seizures ever again, thanks to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approving the world’s first ever cannabis-derived...

http://hempbeach.com/washington-applicants-seek-marijuana-grow-licenses-more-than-retail/

The DEA wants to boost cannabis production for research purposes

The DEA wants a total of 2,450,000 grams of cannabis to be cultivated next year in a bid "to meet the country's medical, scientific, research, industrial, and export needs for the year and for the establishment of reserve stocks."
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 28, 2018

A total of 30 U.S. states have officially given cannabis the green light, with Oklahoma being the most recent state to legalize the green plant for medical use. Despite this, cannabis is still deemed to...

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