Growing numbers of people infected with the coronavirus is having a material impact on supply chains around the world. Amidst the prepping and panic, what does that mean for the cannabis industry? Turns out, quite a bit....
What a difference a decade makes. The lead author of a survey in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine notes that, “..not even 10 years ago 0.4% of adults 65 and older said they...
And you thought the black market was cutthroat.
Legalization has brought the world's favorite illicit drug into the sunlight, but it hasn't made the marijuana industry any less competitive. With the drug now legal for recreation in four states and...
With social media creating “reality bubbles” it can be difficult to judge public sentiment unless you’re tuned into surveys, polls, studies and analysis. Is legalizing weed popular? Most of those who partake will say, “of course it is, everyone...
A new study suggests the legal marijuana industry is sucking up massive amounts of electricity, using more than $6 billion in energy last year alone, mostly to fuel indoor grows.
The study, produced by New Frontier, a Colorado firm that...
New York’s recent move to legalize recreational weed is already paying dividends. New York City cops can no longer use the smell of pot as a justification to carry out a vehicle stop and search.
The NYPD issued a memo...
A welcome twist in legalization in the U.S. is an increasing awareness of the damage done by prohibition. There are thousands of Americans languishing in jails because of relatively minor offenses, or offenses that today wouldn’t even be an...
During the riot in Washington D.C. on January 6, a huge number of participants took selfies and posted them on social media. This has made the job of the FBI just a little bit easier, as the agency has...
California was a pioneer in cannabis legalization, beginning with medical marijuana legalization way back in 1996. The state had a ballot initiative as far back as 1972. But as other states have begun their own legalization efforts, they’ve increasingly...
Lately cannabis and cryptocurrency have made strange bedfellows. Or, is it that strange? One of the struggles in the cannabis industry is dealing with money and in particular, dealing with large sums that go between contractors like a lab...
