Trends & Articles Former FDA Commissioner Calls for Ban on THC-based Vaping Products by Sophia Vida October 16, 2019 In light of many people dying and several hundred becoming sick over a mysterious lung disease related to vaping, Scott Gottlieb, the former Food & Drug Administration Commissioner, has called for a ban on THC-based vaping pro...
Trends & Articles American Born Israeli Woman Given Prison Sentence of 7.5 Years in Russia for Marijuana Possession by Sophia Vida October 16, 2019 Naama Issachar is a 26-year old woman who was just given a grim prison sentence for possessing marijuana in Russia. The American born Israeli woman has been jailed in Russia since April of this year after authorities allegedly ...
Trends & Articles This is Snoop Dogg’s Advice to First Time Marijuana Smokers by Sophia Vida October 11, 2019 Hanging out on The Howard Stern Show on Tuesday this week, rapper Snoop Dogg as well as actor Seth Rogan had some advice for first time marijuana consumers. Stern asked if the pair had smoked together before and the answer was ...
Trends & Articles MedMen and PharmaCann Terminate Cannabis Merger by Sophia Vida October 09, 2019 It was a shocking day in the legal marijuana industry when MedMen and PharmaCann revealed that they have terminated their $682 million cannabis merger. It was also announced that MedMen's CFO had been ousted. Los Angeles-based ...
Trends & Articles Marijuana is Competition for This Over Tobacco by Sophia Vida October 09, 2019 According to a new article in the journal Marketing Science, marijuana is competition for alcohol rather than tobacco. A team of scientists led by Pengyuan Wang of the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia desi...
Trends & Articles MedMen’s CEO Had This to Say About South Park’s Parody by Sophia Vida October 09, 2019 MedMen CEO had much to say about a brutal parody from hit cartoon show South Park. MedMen’s CEO Adam Bierman, said, "I'm humbled by South Park’s parody. You know, we've always said in order to mainstream marijuana, in order...
Trends & Articles Vaping Illness Outbreak Has Passed 1,000 Cases Says CDC by Sophia Vida October 04, 2019 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have now been 1,080 probable cases of a vaping illness across the U.S. that has proven to be deadly for some. There have been 18 deaths confirmed by U.S. ...
Trends & Articles Nevada’s Very First Marijuana Lounge Opens This Weekend by Sophia Vida October 04, 2019 Nevada's first cannabis tasting lounge is set to open on Saturday. Despite the state not allowing these kinds of lounges, NuWu is on soverign tribal land and is subject to tribal authority. "In Nevada, it is the first," said...
Trends & Articles Poll Says Many Californians Want Marijuana Stores in Their Neighborhood by Sophia Vida October 02, 2019 It's been three years of legal recreational marijuana sales in California and today most of Californians want a marijuana store in their neighborhood. According to a UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) poll cond...
Trends & Articles WeWork CEO Loves his Marijuana by Sophia Vida September 24, 2019 WeWork has made many headlines recently, in particular for delaying its highly awaited IPO. The co-working office space company is getting major pressure to boot its CEO Adam Newmann. The company’s board is likely to conve...