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Medical cannabis industry reports strong growth despite supply shortage – Albuquerque Business First
Medical cannabis industry reports strong growth despite supply shortage  Albuquerque Business First Some are hopeful that the recently increased plant count limit will bring more prosperity to the budding industry.
Read MoreLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — As hemp enters a new era as a legal agricultural commodity, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday he’s willing to offer follow-up legislation to resolve any “glitches” stemming from mistaken identity between the crop and its lookalike, illicit cousin. That includes safeguarding hemp shipments stopped by police who can’t tell […]
Read MoreData shows record-breaking number of New Mexicans using medical marijuana  KRQE News 13 More people are using it and more people are growing it. Some state lawmakers say the times are changing at the capitol, in regards to legalizing marijuana.
Read MoreConsumer Populations Do Not Always Correlate To Frequency Of Cannabis Usage  Benzinga New Frontier Data estimates that there are 263 million cannabis consumers globally – 6% of the world’s adults – revealing in new detail the extent to which …
Read MoreIllegal marijuana growers are poisoning public land—and these people are trying to stop it  National Geographic Despite changing marijuana laws, illegal grow sites threaten protected land in California. These experts are trying to stop it.
Read MoreGlassware has always served as a fundamental part of cannabis culture, from simple one-hitters and bespeckled bowls to elaborate rigs and bongs. Step into any conventional head shop or bodega, however, and the aesthetic has remained largely the same: psychedelic pattern work, cartoonish riffs on pop culture icons, and corny stash devices. But as cannabis […]
Read MoreNew Mexico Decriminalizes Marijuana and Sets Rules for Hemp Cultivation  Weedmaps News The Land of Enchantment just got a little more enchanting as New Mexico has become the latest state to decriminalize marijuana, making the penalty for …
Read MoreThe STATES Act, one of the leading efforts to end cannabis prohibition at the federal level, has stepped back into the spotlight. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) this week reintroduced the bipartisan bill, which would allow states to craft their own policies on cannabis. While it wouldn’t legalize the drug nationally, it […]
Read MorePodcasts have gained popularity in recent times, and they offer a fresh way to get your daily fix of cannabis-related content. Whether on your daily commute, working in the garden, out for a run, or simply smoking a bowl, a good podcast can be a great companion. As long-format content is concerned, podcasts offer a […]
Read MoreConcern that pollen from industrial hemp farms could end up ruining nearby cannabis crops is hardly new. In a 2003 paper titled “A Preliminary Study of Pollen Dispersal in Cannabis Sativa,” researchers with Agri-Food in Canada (where commercial hemp farming has been federally licensed since 1998) examined the risk. Published in the Journal of Industrial […]
Read MoreCannabidiol, or CBD, has become wildly popular in recent years–and widely available, both online and in stores across the country. But despite the belief by some that the 2018 farm bill broadly legalized the cannabinoid, the truth is that federal agencies are still scrambling to determine their next steps. Want a say in the process? […]
Read MoreIt doesn’t matter if you’re a pessimist or an optimist–April has turned into one nail-biter of a month for California’s legal cannabis industry. Facing a crash in the supply of legal cannabis, then the collapse of the nascent industry, state regulators last week reported a 100-fold increase in the monthly rate of cannabis farm licensing. […]
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