Trends & Articles Pennsylvania’s Department of Health Approves Three Companies for Growing Medical Marijuana for Research by Sophia Vida June 21, 2019 The Department of Health in Pennsylvania approved three companies on Thursday that will be allowed to grow cannabis for research in partnership with medical schools at Penn State, Thomas Jefferson, and Drexel. “This research ...
Trends & Articles Pee in this City Reveals that Marijuana is on the Rise by Sophia Vida June 21, 2019 According to a federally funded study, marijuana use went up in Washington state after beginning legal marijuana sales in 2014. One major city, Tacoma, saw consumption double over three years. "It's stinky," remarked lead au...
Trends & Articles Many Floridians Support Legal Marijuana by Sophia Vida June 21, 2019 It seems that support for legal marijuana in Florida is on the rise. The Sun Sentinel, a Quinnipiac University Poll has found that a strong majority of voters want to see marijuana legalized in the state. According to the po...
Trends & Articles Cannabis Market Globally Could Reach Nearly $15 Billion in 2019 by Sophia Vida June 21, 2019 According to industry insiders, the world's cannabis market could hit $14.9 billion this year. This would be a jump of 36% compared to last year. This year's "The State of Legal Cannabis Markets" report has evaluated the cannab...
Trends & Articles A Cannabis Credit Card Was Just Unveiled by Sophia Vida June 19, 2019 Multistate medical operator Columbia Care Inc. has unveiled something that might excite a lot of people. Columbia Care announced that it is launching a credit card for purchases at its multiple locations. This is a huge scor...
Trends & Articles Major Site is Turning into a Medical Marijuana Facility by Sophia Vida June 19, 2019 The former site of Gibralter Trade Center in Michigan is turning into a medical marijuana facility. The city recently awarded a license to grow, dispense and process medical marijuana in the building of the former trade center,...
Trends & Articles China Blames The Legalization of Marijuana in Canada and Some Parts of the U.S. For This by Sophia Vida June 18, 2019 According to a CNN report this week, the drug enforcement body in China has blamed the legalization of marijuana in Canada and parts of the U.S. for a spike in smuggling into the country. The deputy director of the China Nation...
Trends & Articles Study Says Young Adults Living Near Many Dispensaries are Likely to Use More by Sophia Vida June 18, 2019 According to a study, young adults who live in neighborhoods that have a higher number of medical marijuana dispensaries are more likely to use marijuana frequently compared to their peers. The study, released by the Rand Corp,...
Trends & Articles Marijuana Shortage is Just One Concern in Michigan Among Many by Sophia Vida June 14, 2019 Michigan has been experiencing several issues since it legalized marijuana in the state. Not only are there lawsuits, but there are also shortages and a lack of access to marijuana. Michigan's recently centralized, Marijuana Re...
Trends & Articles Evidence of Marijuana Use from 2,500 Years Ago Has Been Found by Sophia Vida June 13, 2019 In a new study published in Science Advances, the oldest evidence of marijuana use has been discovered in a 2,500 year old cemetery in western China. The team, led by archaeologists Yang Yimin and Ren Meng of the Chinese Academ...