Trends & Articles Massachusetts has Approved the First Adult Use Retail Marijuana License by Sophia Vida July 03, 2018 A central Massachusetts medical marijuana dispensary in Leicester is now the proud recipient of the very first retail marijuana license in the state. Cultivate Holdings has become the first business to be licensed to sell non-m...
Trends & Articles This Many People in Massachusetts Have Used Recreational Pot in the Last 30 Days by Sophia Vida June 30, 2018 A new study has found out just how many adults in Massachusetts have used recreational marijuana in the last 30 days. The number? 21%. This figure is among the highest in the U.S. State legislators had requested the report b...
Trends & Articles Company Wants to Conduct a National Survey of Marijuana Use by Sophia Vida June 29, 2018 The Cannabis Community Care and Research Network of Somerville announced this week that it will be working with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to conduct a national survey on the use of marijuana. The press release r...
Trends & Articles This Dispensary Could Be First to Receive Retail Cannabis License in Massachusetts by Sophia Vida June 29, 2018 A medical marijuana dispensary in Leicester, Massachusetts may be the very first to receive a retail cannabis license in the state. It will be next Monday that the Cannabis Control Commission votes on whether Cultivate Holdings...
Trends & Articles Canopy Growth Reports Fourth Quarter Results by Sophia Vida June 28, 2018 Canopy Growth, a Canadian medical marijuana company, reported its fiscal Q4 financial results this week. For the quarter, the company saw a net loss of 54.4 million Canadian dollars, or 31 cents a share. This was a lot bigger t...
Trends & Articles Chicago Police Dog Sniffs Out $10 Million Marijuana Bust by Sophia Vida June 26, 2018 It was an exciting Sunday for the Chicago Police Department as a dog on the narcotics unit sniffed out a $10 million pot bust. The canine sniffed out over 1,500 pounds of the drug inside of a vehicle according to authorities. ...
Trends & Articles Almost 9% of Marijuana Users Will Become Dependent on the Drug by Sophia Vida June 26, 2018 According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, almost 9% of marijuana users will become dependent on the drug. This number increases to roughly 17% in those individuals who started using the drug in their teenage years. ...
Trends & Articles The Queen of England has Blessed Canada’s New Marijuana Bill by Sophia Vida June 23, 2018 Many people may not know that Queen Elizabeth is the current Canadian monarch and has reigned since 6 February 1952. Despite Canada's Senate and House of Commons both passing the Marijuana bill this month that would allow recre...
Trends & Articles British Columbia Chooses Shopify to Build E-commerce Portal for Legal Marijuana Sales by Sophia Vida June 23, 2018 Canada just became the second country to legalize recreational marijuana and it will be October 17th that legislation rolls out. British Columbia has already selected Shopify, a Canadian online-shopping expert, to build its e-c...
Trends & Articles Massachusetts Panel Approves First State Recreational Marijuana Growing License by Sophia Vida June 22, 2018 It was a historical day on Thursday for the state of Massachusetts as a panel approved the very first recreational marijuana growing license. The Cannabis Control Commission, which has five members, awarded the provisional Tier...