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Does the cannabis industry have a monopoly problem?
On June 24, US Department of Justice whistleblower John Elias testified that attorney general William Barr ordered investigations of 10 cannabis mergers in the 2019 fiscal year based on personal dislike of the industry. If that sounds like a lot…
The Endocannabinoid System: How Cannabis Interacts With The Body
Discovered by scientists in the early 1990s, the endocannabinoid system is responsible for regulating many basic functions throughout the body. The system can be activated by cannabinoids that are naturally created by the body — and those…
Better Cannabis Stock: Aphria vs. Canopy Growth
There's been significant volatility in the cannabis industry over the past year, and there's a real danger that in the coming year many companies may not survive the pandemic. That's why it's generally a safer option to invest in the industry…
American Cannabis Market Offers Opportunity for Multiple Winners
You're reading a copy of this week's edition of the New Cannabis Ventures weekly newsletter, which we have been publishing since October 2015. The newsletter includes unique insight to help our readers stay ahead of the curve as well as links to…
The Week In Cannabis: Stocks Underperform Broader Market, Bad News For Zynerba, Organigram And More
It was a relatively quiet week ahead of the Fourth of July. Nonetheless, a handful of announcements had the cannabis markets buzzing. Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:) plummeted after the company, focused on the development of cannabinoid-based…
Scathing grand jury report critical of Santa Barbara County's cannabis regulation
Santa Barbara County's process of regulating the cannabis industry was denounced by the 2020 grand jury in a scathing report that says supervisors ignored data and advice, used flawed reasoning, failed to adequately assess the impacts of…
Israel's Eybna says the smell of cannabis phytochemicals can cure us of illness
Terpenes are organic compounds that give distinct scents and tastes – as well as health benefits — to fruits, flowers and plants including cannabis. Eybna is one of few companies anywhere that studies the therapeutic properties of…
Massive cannabis crop house beside school discovered
Police have uncovered 350 cannabis plants with a potential street value of more than $500,000 in adjacent to a primary school. Police are waiting for a botanist and Powercor workers after uncovering the plants at a grow house next to the Grassmere…
Canzon signs cannabis CBD German distribution deal
Canzon (TASE: CNZN), which markets CBD-based (the cannabis ingredient that has no psychoactive influence) branded products in Europe, mainly through online marketing, has today reported a major deal worth about NIS 6 million annually with the…
The 5 Best Cannabis Apps to Download Now
There's more to cannabis than getting high. Like craft beer, bowling or fly fishing — all of which, coincidentally, pair well with weed — part of cannabis's appeal is the culture that surrounds it. To partake, you could hit a music…
Epic Bros. seeking permit to expand its cannabis business
Epic Bros. is seeking to grow its Harter Avenue business by another 4,000 square feet for manufacturing and storage of its cannabis-infused drinks. Company representatives are applying for a conditional use permit that would allow the expansion of…
Cannabis pharmacy hopes to open in Park City this fall
Add medical marijuana to the list of industries upended by the coronavirus. Earlier this year, Utah officials envisioned the state's 14 cannabis pharmacies would open in two waves, one in March and another in July, after medical cannabis was…
COVID-19 Won't Change Us Forever
Soon after COVID-19 struck the United States, prognosticators began sharing a dreary vision of America's post-pandemic future. Workers will trade mass transit for their cars and abandon cities for “the hinterlands,” proclaimed a…
British Falklands veteran shot dead defending partner in South Africa farm raid
A British Falklands War hero was shot dead bravely defending his partner in a farm robbery in South Africa. Former Royal Navy sailor Julian Stobbs, 59, was blasted multiple times in the head and chest after four armed gang members broke into their…
Louisiana's medical marijuana market is about to grow
BATON ROUGE -- Nearly a year after medical marijuana went from seed to shelves at nine pharmacies in Louisiana, there is a second player in a market that's about to get a larger pool of patients suffering from a wide-open range of medical…
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