Canopy Growth settles on New York hemp site, will start building this summer
Canadian marijuana giant Canopy Growth has chosen a small New York town near the Pennsylvania border as the site for its $150 million entrance into the U.S. hemp market. Canopy announced Monday it will build an industrial park on a 48-acre property in Kirkwood, New York, about 5 miles... Read more
Hemp industry awaits more hemp import, export guidelines
Hemp entrepreneurs are still waiting to realize the benefits of being able to import hempseed as a commodity, even as they cheer recent assurance from the federal government that change is on the way. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released new guidance this month on how hemp importing... Read more
Charlotte’s Web appoints former Kellogg executive as CEO
In an effort to move into the mainstream CBD space, Boulder, Colorado-based CBD manufacturer Charlotte’s Web Holdings has selected a former Kellogg executive to serve as its CEO. Adrienne “Deanie” Elsner will assume the role effective May 15. Elsner was previously president of the U.S. snacks division at Kellogg.... Read more

That part of the brain that doles out the psychoactive effects of cannabis might also be responsible for the innate urge to exercise in mice, according to a March 2019 study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigations.

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Choom (OTCQB: CHOOF | CSE: CHOOM) Company Spotlight – Infographic

Visual Capitalist has released a Company Spotlight on a Seed Investor top stock picks for 2019; Choom Holdings (OTCQB: CHOOF | CSE: CHOO.C)

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Top 3 Cheapest Marijuana Stocks to Buy Now (2019 Review)

Let’s be clear: marijuana stocks are for speculators only. Even the cheapest marijuana stocks are some of the worst stocks in the market. Marijuana stocks offer ownership positions in companies with limited operating histories and uncertain regulatory situations.

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Israeli researchers probe how cannabis can treat endometriosis

​Israeli researchers have started pre-clinical studies to examine the impact of medical cannabis in the treatment of endometriosis, a medical problem that affects one in 10 women of childbearing age.

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Don’t Be Fooled by the Canopy-Acreage Deal — Marijuana Legalization Is No Sure Thing
Canopy Growth’s groundbreaking deal to buy Acreage Holdings provides no added indications that cannabis legalization is imminent in the United States. The cannabis industry is booming, in case you haven’t noticed. Last year, global sales increased to $12.2 billion from less than $10 billion, and they’re forecast to rise another... Read more
Mexico Aims to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Before October
Momentum within the marijuana industry is undeniable. Since 1995, we’ve seen support for broad-based legalization in the U.S. catapult from just 25% to 66% in October 2018, according to Gallup’s national poll. We’ve also gone from having zero U.S. states legalized for medical or recreational purposes in 1995 to 33... Read more
Utah is allowing only 10 cannabis farms. Will that be enough to supply the state’s new medical marijuana program?
If the cannabis industry perfectly complied with Utah’s expectations, it would grow 84,292.98 plants annually. These perfectly obedient plants would offer 10.4 million grams of THC (marijuana’s psychoactive compound), enough to supply exactly 100,000 patients with 2 grams of cannabinoids per week for the entire year. The supply would... Read more
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