How marijuana is poised for a North American takeover
The United States is feeling some North American peer pressure to get in on the cannabis boom. Producers in Canada, where marijuana is legal for medicinal and recreational uses, are already planning for a future where pot is a globally traded commodity, and some are setting themselves up to... Read more
A bigger crop: Why Maryland’s medical pot growers are adding more plants
The air inside SunMed Growers’ sprawling, $10 million marijuana greenhouse was thick with the citrusy aroma of freshly harvested Lemon Skunk. Outside, heavy machinery cleared land for about 30,000 additional plants. “This is tripling for medical,” said owner Jake Van Wingerden, a former chairman of the Maryland Wholesale Medical Cannabis... Read more
The Regulatory Twilight Zone: California Cannabis Transactions

For years now, I’ve seen and analyzed many different cannabis business relationships across the industry spectrum. Specifically, many proposed and draft agreements have come across my desk detailing the contractual relationships between a variety of parties in the cannabis industry for various purposes–from investors, ancillary services providers, and licensees to intellectual property holding companies, equipment…

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Mexican cannabis users eagerly await legal marijuana
September 3, 2019 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment MEXICO CITY — Claudia Gracia pushes her daughter Paulina in a wheelchair through the aisles of an exposition center in search of the latest innovations in cannabis at the annual ExpoWeed gathering in Mexico’s capital. Paulina has lived with convulsions and... Read more
Classifying Medical Cannabis vs. Traditional Pharmaceuticals Guides Marketing Efforts
When considering Medical Cannabinoid Therapy (MCT), most informed physicians and patients focus on two classes of cannabinoids:  tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) and cannabidiols (CBD).  However, research has identified over 500 compounds in cannabis, including over 120 distinct cannabinoids and over 100 terpenes. Despite this focus on the two types of cannabinoids, research... Read more
Grading the Presidential Candidates on Marijuana: Julián Castro

Every Saturday, we have been running a series of blog posts that take a close look at the Democratic Party candidates for President in 2020. We examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvas their current respective stances on marijuana. Over the past nine weeks, we covered Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Kamala…

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Grading the Presidential Candidates on Marijuana: Amy Klobuchar

Every Saturday, we have been running a series of blog posts that take a close look at the Democratic Party candidates for President in 2020. We examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvas their current respective stances on marijuana. Over the past eight weeks, we covered Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Kamala…

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Sojay Haze or Sour Tangie? Philly research seeks to find the best marijuana strain for pain.
August 22, 2019 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment Increasingly, medical marijuana is being considered as an alternative treatment to manage chronic pain. But with so many strains of cannabis available at Pennsylvania dispensaries, which is the most effective? A partnership between the University of the Sciences, regional marijuana retailers, and an... Read more
Applications For Medical Marijuana Facilities Pour In At Deadline In Missouri
With the deadline to submit an application for a medical marijuana business closed, more than 2,100 were received, bringing in more than $5.3 million in fees, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.  On Thursday, the department announced it would extend the deadline to Monday at... Read more
Flavonoid Derivative of Cannabis Demonstrates Therapeutic Potential in Preclinical Models of Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
You are here: Home / Industry News / Medical Marijuana / Flavonoid Derivative of Cannabis Demonstrates Therapeutic Potential in Preclinical Models of Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer August 20, 2019 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment Pancreatic cancer is particularly refractory to modern therapies, with a 5-year survival rate for patients at... Read more
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