Month: March 2019 (Page 15)

What happens when you combine a cannabis business convention with a prohibition state like Texas? The post 5 Ways Cannabis Influenced Texas During SXSW appeared first on Leafly. Read More: 5 Ways Cannabis Influenced Texas During SXSWContinue Reading

Since taking office late last year, Mexico’s new President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (popularly known as AMLO) has appeared to move in contradictory directions where the country’s bloody drug war and cannabis are concerned. Last month, he declared the “drug war” to be over, pledging to reverse the policies of his predecessors, whoContinue Reading

Exports of medical cannabis from Canada soared last year as the country’s biggest licensed cannabis companies continued to establish beachheads in new medical markets overseas. Shipments of dried cannabis tripled to 1,460 kilograms (3,219 pounds) in 2018, compared with 500 kilograms in 2017 and only 44 kilograms in 2016. ExportsContinue Reading

On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 182 into law, giving medical marijuana patients the right to smoke cannabis flower. While it will take a little bit more time for regulators to adjust to the change, with Florida’s booming cannabis industry and all the pot already growing there, itContinue Reading

Text by Aleksi Hupli, Ph.D. candidate, University of Tampere Finland Full plant cannabis medication is a difficult fit in the Big Pharma model due to its complex chemical content. So the question is, which one needs to change; the system of regulating medical products or the way we the thinkContinue Reading

Finally, the time has come to crown the champion of Strain Madness 2019. The post Round 4: The Strain Madness Championship appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Round 4: The Strain Madness ChampionshipContinue Reading

The South by Southwest festival is billed as a convergence of music, films and interactive experiences. It’s an event that descends upon Austin, Texas in a mad sprawl. South by Southwest opens previously shuttered businesses just for the weekend, it takes over breakfast spots downtown and rebrands them for datingContinue Reading