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Cannabis Flavor Trends: Why Taste Is Beating Potency
For most of the past decade, cannabis brands competed on a single axis: potency. THC percentage became the industry's default marketing hook, printed boldly on packaging and treated as shorthand for quality. But as the market matures and infused…
A 15-Year-Old's Cannabis 'Scromiting' Got So Bad His Brain Started Shutting Down
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS)—a condition linked to frequent cannabis use that causes constant bouts of vomiting—is a nightmare to endure. A report out this week shows how CHS can sometimes also become life-threatening.
Cannabis businesses call for updates to testing requirements
Cannabis businesses and others in the industry are urging regulators to update the state's testing rules and make them more standardized and consistent with the latest data. The state's cannabis testing protocols and guidelines were last updated in…
Andrew lost his son to cannabis. A landmark study helps us understand why
When Patrick Leunig finished high school with a great ATAR and a coveted spot in a law degree, his father assumed he was on the path to success. “It looked like he had his whole future in front of him,” Patrick's father, Andrew…
Thyroid Meds Recalled Nationwide; Life Expectancy Rebounds; Cannabis Use Hits Record
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Vitruvias Therapeutics issued a nationwide recall of one lot of thyroid tablets USP 30 mg, used to treat hypothyroidism, due to their potential to be superpotent, according to an…
Exclusive | NY legal weed wage board would cause sky-high pot prices, force closures, insiders say
Licensed marijuana merchants are urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to slap down legislation that would create a state cannabis industry wage board, calling it a Big Labor power play that would send weed prices sky high. Advocates of New York's…
Man caught growing 574 cannabis plants worth £482,000 at Newport warehouse
Lorenc Mata, 27, was tending to the crop at an industrial estate on Kelvedon Street in Newport when it was raided on Monday, November 4, 2024. The defendant, an Albanian national who has now outstayed his UK visa, went on the run after he was…
Cannabis May Bring Psychosis Forward by Years
Waiting until adulthood to use cannabis may not remove its possible mental health risks, according to a large new study. Researchers found that cannabis users who developed psychosis tended to experience their first episode years earlier than…
Meet the tech veteran reinventing America's lawn products empire
Nate Baxter spent much of his career in technology. Now, just weeks into his tenure as CEO of ScottsMiracle-Gro, he's betting that artificial intelligence, e-commerce and faster product innovation can help reshape one of America's biggest lawn and…
Georgia sheriff seizes 1,800 pounds of suspected black-market marijuana shipped from California
A massive shipment of 1,800 pounds of suspected black-market marijuana from California was intercepted in Georgia on Tuesday, with authorities saying the drugs were destined for Atlanta and Orlando. The shipment originated in Sacramento, where…
Industrial hemp sector wants more seed in the ground across New Zealand
New Zealanders might start seeing what looks like illegal cannabis growing more in people's backyards or lifestyle blocks, as the industrial hemp industry expands access to seeds for aspiring growers. All cannabis sativa plants were controlled…
Self-styled 'Pablo Escobar of Buxton' caught by police hiding behind sofa
A drug dealer who called himself as the 'Pablo Escobar of Buxton' is now behind bars. Liam Churchman, also known as Liam Hartley, was first arrested after police went to an address in Fairfield Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, after having received…
Man dubbed 'Pablo Escobar of Buxton' hid behind sofa when police arrived
A drug dealer from the Peak District who called himself as the 'Pablo Escobar of Buxton' was arrested three times in just over two years. Liam Churchman, who also went by Liam Hartley, was first arrested after police went to an address in Fairfield…
Pablo Escobar of Buxton' arrested after Mercedes crash
A drug dealer who nicknamed himself the 'Pablo Escobar of Buxton' is now behind bars. The first time police arrested Liam Churchman, also known as Liam Hartley, was at an address in Fairfield Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, after having received…
Dealer compared himself to Pablo Escobar now behind bars
A drug dealer from rural Derbyshire who called himself as the 'Pablo Escobar of Buxton' is now behind bars. Liam Churchman, also known as Liam Hartley, was first arrested after police went to an address in Fairfield Road, Buxton, after having…
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