A former Apple employee has created this beautiful line of marijuana edibles
"User-friendly" is not a word we hear often when describing marijuana edibles.Whether you're biting into a pot brownie cooked up in a college dorm or nibbling on a fruit chew purchased from your local...
View ArticleThe marijuana industry has a big energy problem
As voters go to the polls this November, at least four states will consider ballot questions on marijuana legalization. Pending proposals in Nevada, Maine and California would authorize recreational...
View ArticleThis marijuana pharmaceutical company is getting ready to jump into a $150...
The $150 million market for Marinol (dronabinol), a fixed-dose pill derived from a marijuana cannabinoid that's used to treat nausea and vomiting in cancer patients and anorexia in AIDS patients, could...
View ArticleHospitalizations among children went up after Colorado legalized recreational...
(Reuters Health) - After recreational marijuana was legalized in Colorado, there was an increase in hospitalizations and poison control center visits for kids who’d been accidentally exposed to the...
View ArticleThis is the first pot company to trade on a major North American stock exchange
Canada's largest marijuana producer reached new heights on Tuesday as it officially began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), the first time a cannabis company has ever traded on a major...
View ArticleThe IRS is keeping a close eye on the marijuana industry
The marijuana industry has been on an incredible ride over the past 20 years, and it appears as if that ride could pick up steam once again come November.As it stands now, half of all U.S. states have...
View ArticlePrivate equity is 'seeing more excitement than it can handle' in the...
The cannabis industry is starting to see some serious investment activity.Over the last few years, a new wave of cannabis-finance companies have formed to capitalize on the green rush.Companies like...
View ArticleA woman flew into Nashville carrying nearly 45 pounds of marijuana in her...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a woman flew into Nashville with nearly 45 pounds of marijuana inside her suitcases.News outlets report that a police warrant says a police dog at the Nashville...
View ArticleDEA: Marijuana grow operations may be 'the new meth houses'
The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is taking aim at Colorado's marijuana industry.In a June report— titled "Residential Marijuana Grows in Colorado: The New Meth Houses?" the DEA criticized the...
View ArticleHere's what Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump say about marijuana
2016 could go down as the year that completely reshapes the marijuana industry.In November, residents in at least eight states, and perhaps more, will be voting on whether or not to legalize...
View ArticleThe DEA just made it much easier to study marijuana
The Drug Enforcement Administration rejected a petition that asked it to reclassify marijuana, leaving it in the Schedule I (most restricted) category of controlled substances with "no currently...
View ArticleA New York private-equity firm has raised what it believes is the largest...
Tuatara Capital has raised a $93 million fund to invest exclusively in the legal marijuana industry, The Wall Street Journal reported.Two of Tuatara's principals, Al Foreman and Mark Zittman, believe...
View ArticleThe DEA made a big decision on marijuana, but it wasn't the one everyone was...
The US Drug Enforcement Administration announced on Thursday morning that it won't change the federal legal status of marijuana.Marijuana is classified federally as a Schedule I drug under the...
View ArticleHere's what the DEA's big decision on marijuana means for users and...
The US Drug Enforcement Administration said nope to dope yet again on Thursday.The agency sent waves of disappointment through the medicinal marijuana community when it announced August 12 that it will...
View ArticleOne of Hillary Clinton's top advisers said Clinton would make the crucial...
One of Hillary Clinton's top senior policy advisers said that the Democratic presidential nominee would reschedule marijuana if she gets elected in November. Marijuana is currently a Schedule I drug on...
View ArticleBig Weed is taking over
When Secretary of State Michele Reagan put her stamp of approval on petitions bearing 177,000 signatures in Phoenix on Thursday, Arizona became the fifth state to schedule a ballot measure for November...
View ArticleA Columbia professor just nailed the simple reason we need to keep studying...
Marijuana's official designation as a Schedule 1 drug— something with "no accepted medical use"— means it is pretty tough to study.That can be frustrating to scientists who, regardless of their...
View ArticleA doctor’s take on the DEA’s decision to keep marijuana on the list of the...
On August 11th, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced its decision to keep marijuana classified as a Schedule I drug.The federal government has historically referred to this category as the...
View ArticlePolice can't stop and search your cars just because your state legalizes...
Motorists from states where marijuana is legal can breathe a bit easier on their next cross-country road trip thanks to a federal appeals court ruling yesterday.In a 2-1 decision, the Tenth Circuit...
View ArticleThe CEO of the 'Apple of vaping' explains why the comparison makes sense
The Pax 2 vaporizer is smart design at its best. The brushed aluminum body features clean lines and sensors in the mouthpiece that activate the device. It monitors the oven temperature every 30...
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