A major new Australian industry could grow up around medicinal cannabis, with possibilities for global export opening up further down the track. The Narcotics Drugs Amendment Act 2016 came into force last week giving the green light to cultivating and manufacturing cannabis for medicinal or scientific purposes in Australia and offering chronically ill patients some […]
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Colorado Cannabis Industry Contributes More To Economy Than All Other Industries
The Colorado cannabis industry has quickly gone from bud to full flower, as indicated by a new in-depth data analysis by the Marijuana Policy Group. Using a new “Marijuana Impact Model” they say is the first to “accurately characterize how this industry impacts the overall state economy,” the researchers confirmed the astounding positive impact that […]
New Zealand’s Next Big Industry: Hemp
Commercial hemp could play a major role as a cash crop on farms as industries move from synthetic to more natural materials. The plant could be a major earner as countries start to shift towards a more plant-based economy, says grower David Jordan. “If you put yourself into the future and look at what is […]
CBD Oil Is Shaking Up The Medical Cannabis Industry
Corinne Malanca credits CBD oil with saving her father’s life. Five years ago, Stan Rutner underwent chemotherapy for Stage 4 lung cancer. After treatment, an inoperable brain tumor was found and he fell sick with pneumonia caused by his radiation treatments. Thinking Rutner only had weeks to live, Malanca turned to the internet for answers. […]
Cannabis Threatens To Disrupt The Pharmaceutical Industry
Oftentimes, we don’t know the answer even when it’s right in our face. There has been a torrent of news about fentanyl, the deadly opioid that killed Prince. Our country is awash in this stuff, and it’s killing us. Here’s the skeleton narrative: drug manufacturers use opioids to create addictive drugs such as Fentanyl. The […]
Colorado Pot Profiteers Draft Bill to Hijack the Industry
A new bill in Colorado could change the legal marijuana market as we know it. Read article here: High Times
Oklahoma and Nebraska Are Still Trying to Shut Down the Colorado Cannabis Industry
Although the U.S. Supreme Court recently rejected a lawsuit brought forth by Oklahoma and Nebraska demanding the immediate shutdown of the Colorado cannabis industry, a new report indicates the two prohibition states have not stopped devising war tactics to sabotage legal… Read article here: High Times
From Porn to Pot: Hustler’s Larry Flynt Invests in Legal Cannabis Industry
HustlerMagazine publisher LarryFlynt, the legendary and ultra-controversial First Amendment defender, has reached into the business end of his multi-million dollar piggy bank of porn to invest in a publicly traded cannabis firm called Pineapple Express. Read article here: High Times
4 Signs The Marijuana Industry Will Keep Growing At A Lightning Pace Across The US
Marijuana is going mainstream fast, and so is the marijuana industry. In a time of sluggish growth, the pot business is bursting with energy. It’s a weird mix of righteous exhilaration at the victory of the weed over the dark forces of repression (at least in some places) and people walking around with dollar signs […]
New Zealand: Time To Regulate The Cannabis Industry
Currently, the New Zealand cannabis industry is worth millions of dollars per year and is totally unregulated due to the legal status of cannabis. This has led to all sale and distribution being controlled by career criminals who have no ethics when it comes to selling this product to children or trying to push harder […]