All five of Arkansas’ state-approved medical cannabis grower sites are being built out, a development that should come as good news for marijuana businesses that are looking to be part of a fully operational market in the state later this year. The program has been beset by delays since ArkansasContinue Reading
Medical marijuana dispensaries in Illinois are preparing for a healthy boost in business with the launch of a pilot program this month that will offer patients access to MMJ as an alternative to opioids. Dispensaries are extending hours and hiring additional workers for the expected increased demand in medical cannabisContinue Reading
As conscious consumerism enters the cannabis world, purchasing decisions may be based more on fair trade and regenerative farming than on orange hairs and THC percentage. With legalization taking hold, the industry has shifted from trying to protect people from the police to trying to protect small businesses from theContinue Reading
Arkansas issued its first six licenses for businesses to sell medical marijuana in the state, another welcome development for cannabis company owners that have waited for the program to roll out since voters approved it in 2016. Sales aren’t likely to begin until April at the earliest. The Arkansas DepartmentContinue Reading
Illinois’ medical marijuana program posted steady growth in 2018, pulling in $133 million in dispensary sales while increasing patient enrollment 66% over the course of the year. Moreover, Illinois dispensaries are poised to post additional sales gains this year thanks to a new state law that could spur residents toContinue Reading
The hybrid Golden Ticket is trending. Plus, new Broad City on TV, Kid Koala’s new album, the Manny Pacquiao fight, and much more. Quick, Hit This! The post Hit This: The Leafly Weekly Agenda for Jan. 21-27 appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Hit This: The Leafly WeeklyContinue Reading
Over the past few weeks, most notably after the publication of Alex Berenson’s “Tell Your Children,” the media has been full of successive stories on the supposed mental health hazards of cannabis — seeming to signal a backlash to recent gains in normalizing the plant and overcoming the stigma. RightContinue Reading
DaVinci is known for crafting some of the best personal vaporizers on the market. Their latest innovative offering, the MIQRO personal vape, is sleek, discreet and allows the user to take their cannabis with them for vaping on the go. With more places legalizing cannabis for recreational use, an increasingContinue Reading
In December, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) made a grand show. Waving a pen made from hemp over the 2018 Farm Bill like a magic wand, McConnell ushered in what he promised would be a brave new era for farmers in his home state: They could grow hemp again,Continue Reading
For eight years, the Hawaii Farmers Union United Convention has been a key knowledge bank for farmers from Australia to Singapore, Kenya to Britain. Now, hemp and cannabis are working into the model. Doug Fine was there in the mountains farm country of Maui, Hawaii, and brings us this reportContinue Reading
