Researchers have discovered that a compound found in certain species of moss-like plants called liverworts has properties similar to THC from cannabis. Jürg Gertsch of the University of Bern in Switzerland and a team of researchers recently published their findings in the journal Scientific Advances. Some species in the liverwort genus Radula... Read more
Lack of significant research on the effect of cannabinoids has long been a bane to the CBD and hemp industries. But in the wake of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s decision to reschedule some cannabis-derived products, researchers are looking for ways to open and capitalize on new markets and... Read more
The marijuana stock market in the past few weeks has been plagued by a downtrend that has hit the whole of the market and not just cannabis. Many factors have played into this such as tightening tariffs and issues surrounding Saudi Arabian human rights, but it seems as though... Read more
The marijuana stock market has remained incredibly successful for some time now, but in recent times varying news has speculatively affected in the industry. The marijuana industry, however, is still very much in its infant stages which means that speculation still very much affects the fluctuations of the space.... Read more
The marijuana stock market has managed to remain quite resilient throughout most of the market corrections that happen quite often, but in recent times, the industry has not been able to opt out of the most recent bout of news that has caused most of the top stocks in... Read more
Marijuana based companies have been working in recent times to begin exporting product to the U.S. as it represents one of the largest markets for cannabis in the world. This has helped to give a solid boost to the marijuana stock market over the past few months as the... Read more
(This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the September issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Athletes have long used cannabis products to fight inflammation and recover from injury, but drug-testing rules and marijuana stigma have often kept it a locker-room secret. That’s all changing now, thanks to... Read more
CBD producers and retailers in some of the nation’s largest markets say they’re pressing on despite hostile statements from their state regulators that CBD won’t be allowed. Bans in several markets have largely been met with spotty enforcement, CBD entrepreneurs say, and the impact to business has been mixed.... Read more
(This is an abridged version of a column that appears in the October issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) How’s this for irony? The hemp industry’s rush to distance itself from marijuana has gone so far that hemp products can’t be sold in the world’s largest cannabis economy. The development in... Read more
There is no doubt that there has been a massive rise in the proliferation of ancillary companies in the marijuana stock space. With the rise in stock prices throughout the market and the changing state of legislation, the need for these businesses has become more and more necessary. With... Read more
