Day: August 26, 2020

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The first randomized clinical trial investigating the use of cannabidiol (CBD) to treat cannabis use disorder (CUD) has found CBD is safe and more effective at reducing problematic cannabis use than a placebo. Having a clinical treatment for CUD, which the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual ofContinue Reading

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A Canadian research project has determined that children whose mothers reported using cannabis during pregnancy have an increased risk of autism. The incidence of autism was 4 per 1,000 person-years among children exposed to cannabis in pregnancy, compared to 2.42 among unexposed children. The findings were published in Nature Medicine. ToContinue Reading

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It wasn’t long ago that cannabis experts thought it unlikely anyone could produce cannabinoids in quantity through biosynthesis, using genetically engineered yeast or bacteria. But, now, Willow Biosciences—an 18-month-old company based in Vancouver—has started a pilot production run of 500 liters (132 gallons) of cannabigerol, or CBG. Plans are toContinue Reading

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Opponents of a ballot measure to legalize medical cannabis asked Nebraska’s top election official Wednesday to reject the proposal before it goes to voters. Mark Fahleson, a Lincoln attorney and former Nebraska Republican Party chair, argued in a letter to Secretary of State Bob Evnen that the measure violates theContinue Reading

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British Columbia, Canada-based Tilray is recalling new batches of medical cannabis extracts in Germany because of incorrect THC content, German independent pharmaceutical newspaper DAZ reported. It is the second product recall for Tilray this summer. According to DAZ, Tilray recalled a total of six batches, all of the same product: THC10:CBD10.Continue Reading

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Nova Scotia’s regulated adult-cannabis market continues to flounder, with the latest sales figures showing no improvement compared to the start of legalization almost two years ago. Cannabis sales for the April-June 28 fiscal quarter were 17.3 million Canadian dollars ($13.17 million), according to the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC), whichContinue Reading

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Nevada marijuana regulators have been bearing down on licensees who collectively owed millions of dollars in back taxes and license renewal fees. The state’s Cannabis Compliance Board recently notified delinquent taxpayers that they would be cut off from Nevada’s track-and-trace data base if they didn’t make arrangements to pay, accordingContinue Reading

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Multistate operator Columbia Care is set to close on a full-stock deal to acquire major Denver-based vertically integrated cannabis company The Green Solution, which would significantly expand the New York-based MSO’s presence nationwide. The deal, expected to close Sept. 1, would net Columbia Care 23 retail stores, six cultivation facilitiesContinue Reading

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A Michigan cannabis trade association is calling on state regulators to make social equity candidates eligible for adult-use marijuana licenses a year early but keep a moratorium until December 2021 for other recreational applicants. State regulators recently said they were considering making recreational-only licenses available in November, a year aheadContinue Reading

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Aroma is one of the strongest memory triggers in nature. The smell of a certain perfume can remind you instantly of a friend who always wore the same scent. Without realizing it, scent can shift your thinking and transport you into a different state of mind.  Such is the caseContinue Reading