Neil deGrasse Tyson joined a comedian and ecologist as co-hosts on science podcast StarTalk Radio last week to discuss the “wonderful world of fungi”—with a selective emphasis on psilocybin mushrooms. The astrophysicist was clearly engaged in learning more, with a small group of co-hosts asking important questions about psilocybin,... Read more
Coast Guard personnel are making headlines with their record cocaine and cannabis offload at Point Everglades. The offload is happening today, and it is estimated that the total amount of narcotics exceeds $1.4 billion. This is currently being considered the largest offload in Coast Guard history. Shutterstock Coast Guard... Read more
A new report from New Frontier Data delves into the average number of plants that are considered to be “hot” and what the industry could look like in the near future. New Frontier Data released new data on August 5 regarding crops and how many plants have gone “hot,”... Read more
Canopy Growth Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2022 Financial Results SMITHS FALLS, ON, Aug. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) (TSX: WEED) (NASDAQ: CGC) today announces its financial results for the first quarter fiscal 2022 ended June 30, 2021. All financial information in this... Read more
The civil judgment, the second-highest ever awarded in Montana, highlights volatility and growing pains in the CBD market. By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press Hemp, a crop that largely flew under the radar in Montana when it was planted under a pilot program three years ago, is now central... Read more
An influential U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday voted to advance funding legislation and attached report language that encourages the federal government to reconsider “arbitrary” THC restrictions on hemp and continue efforts to develop a regulatory pathway for CBD products. Those provisions, among others, were approved by the Senate Appropriations... Read more
An influential U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday voted to advance funding legislation and attached report language that encourages the federal government to reconsider “arbitrary” THC restrictions on hemp and continue efforts to develop a regulatory pathway for CBD products. Those provisions, among others, were approved by the Senate Appropriations... Read more
Massachusetts, get ready for your very own, first-ever People’s Choice Cannabis Cup, coming this year. Known as a hotbed and safe haven for cannabis in New England, the Massachusetts industry is coming back stronger than ever after the COVID shutdown and is getting ready for this groundbreaking competition. If... Read more
Sharon Bentley is, in the lingo of her country, a “sheila” who is also on a green mission she is passionately pursuing with a dedication that has seen her not only create a company but has begun to shape the Australian domestic market. Medical Cannabis Australia, the company she... Read more
Jake Johnson missed acting. During the pandemic, the actor wasn’t sure if he’d work again. Instead of waiting, Johnson co-wrote a script with a collaborator from New Girl, director Trent O’Donnell, and went out into the wilderness to shoot a movie about a mother and a son. The end... Read more
