Day: September 27, 2019 (Page 2)

The amount of the legal cannabis industry revenue that comes from vape products has dropped by 15% nationwide, with some states seeing decreases of more than 60%. The post Cannabis Vape Sales Falter as Lung Illnesses Rise appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Cannabis Vape Sales Falter as Lung IllnessesContinue Reading

Chicago-based Cresco Labs will sell two cultivation and processing facilities in Illinois to Innovative Industrial Properties, a real estate investment trust company (REIT), for $46.3 million as the multistate operator prepares for a “significant increase in demand” when recreational marijuana sales become legal in the state Jan. 1. The facilities,Continue Reading

The U.S. House of Representatives’ vote approving legislation that would pave the way for financial institutions and insurance companies to serve state-legal marijuana businesses without fear of reprisal is a milestone for the cannabis industry. Nevertheless, the 321-103 House vote is but another step on a long and often bumpyContinue Reading

The indica/sativa system is outdated—we show how in this video by putting three cannabis consumers to the test. The post We Blind-Tasted Cannabis Strains and Guessed: Indica or Sativa? appeared first on Leafly. Read More: We Blind-Tasted Cannabis Strains and Guessed: Indica or Sativa?Continue Reading

Wildfire Collective is spearheading Canada’s first exclusively outdoor, multisite craft cannabis operation focusing on high terpene, full spectrum extracts. “This really is something that’s going to help differentiate us when margin compression comes in the near future,” said Mark Spear, founder and CEO of the Ottawa-area company. Unlike many  publicly tradedContinue Reading

Anyone growing commercial cannabis knows how detrimental pests and diseases can be to a crop. These tips from Rx Green Technologies will help keep mites, mold and other pesky pests away. The post 8 Ways to Rid Your Cannabis Crop of Pests and Diseases appeared first on Leafly. Continue Reading

Workers in the cannabis industry are entitled to the same protections under federal law as those in any other industry — regardless of the fact that they work with a Schedule I drug, a federal appeals court has ruled.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Denver held in a Sept.Continue Reading