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You can now buy weed at a Swiss supermarket — but there's a catch
Purchasing cigarettes and tobacco from Lidl certainly isn't unheard of, but cannabis? It may seem hard to imagine finding weed in your local superstore, but hemp flower sales at Lidl have been taking...
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Scientists and startups are clamoring to research CBD, a compound in...
CBD, or cannabidiol, is a non-psychoactive component of cannabis that won't get you high.Researchers are beginning to study its potential health applications, which range from pain relief to curbing...
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The CEO of a Peter Thiel-backed cannabis private equity firm reveals his...
Brendan Kennedy, the CEO of Privateer Holdings, one of the oldest and largest cannabis-focused private equity firms, shared the three components of the firm's investment thesis in an interview with...
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Psychedelic drugs appear to fundamentally reorganize the brain — and they're...
There has been a recent resurgence of interest in psychedelic drugs' potential to address conditions like anxiety and depression. That research seems to be leading to the development of new and novel...
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Canada's legal marijuana market is set to eclipse liquor sales by 2020
Canada's legal marijuana market will be a $6.5 billion industry by 2020, according to a new report from CIBC, one of the country's largest banks.For comparison, that's far more than Canadians spent on...
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Inside Shopify’s strategy to dominate the booming cannabis industry
Shopify wants to dominate online cannabis sales in Canada.The e-commerce giant recently inked a deal with the government of Ontario to handle online cannabis sales for the provincially-backed Ontario...
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A cocaine-detecting microchip has been invented – and it only costs $0.10
The new cocaine-sensing chip can allow on-the-spot testing for the drug using blood, breath, urine or saliva.The existing technique for drug-testing, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, is costly but...
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One of the world's largest legal marijuana producers operates out of a...
Canopy Growth, one of the world's largest marijuana producers by market value, has applied to list on the New York Stock Exchange and plans to begin trading shares by the end of May 2018.It's the first...
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A $2.3 billion merger has created the world’s largest marijuana company — and...
Aurora Cannabis bought Medreleaf in a $2.3 billion stock deal — the largest cannabis merger ever.It's a sign that M&A is heating up in the cannabis space.The deals are driven by the excitement...
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The 6 biggest misconceptions about hemp
Hemp and marijuana are both varieties of cannabis sativa, one of the three main subtypes of the cannabis plant.Hemp contains negligible amounts of THC — the intoxicating substance in marijuana — and...
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There's even more evidence that a drug derived from marijuana offers a...
A drug derived from marijuana to treat epilepsy is on the brink of becoming the first of its kind to win US government approval.The drug, called Epidiolex, contains a compound in cannabis that is not...
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The demand for medical marijuana in Germany has skyrocketed over the last...
The demand for medical marijuana in Germany has skyrocketed since it was legalised in March last year.The law allows patients to access cannabis on prescription and charge health insurance companies...
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The NYPD has been told to stop arresting people for using marijuana in public...
The New York City mayor directed the New York Police Department to issue summons instead of arrests for public marijuana use.The announcement comes after reports of widespread racial disparities in...
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11 'bad habits' that are actually healthy, according to science
Many of your supposedly "bad habits" may actually be perfectly good for you, according to scientific research. Whether you like naps, can't commit to a 2-hour daily workout, or occasionally indulge in...
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This map shows every state that has legalized marijuana
Recreational marijuana is legal in nine states and medical marijuana is legal in 29 states.A 2017 Gallup poll showed that 64% of Americans support legalization.Marijuana enthusiasts will light up on...
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This investment bank is quietly dominating the booming marijuana industry —...
Smaller Canadian investment banks are seeing a huge opportunity in marijuana.Canaccord Genuity has been ahead of the pack since jumping into the space in 2016.But the big banks are coming — and...
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One of the hedge funders behind 'The Big Short' says betting on marijuana is...
Danny Moses, a hedge funder at the center of "The Big Short," said that investing in cannabis is the "big long."Moses has invested in a private-equity firm, Merida Capital, that focuses on the emerging...
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Creating a legal marijuana market in the UK could offset the entire NHS deficit
A legal cannabis market in the UK could boost the treasury by £1 billion ($1.33 billion).This is a figure so high it could offset the escalating NHS deficit. LONDON — A legal cannabis market could...
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Trump said he's likely to sign a bill protecting states with legalized...
Sen. Cory Gardner and Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced bipartisan legislation to protect state-legalized marijuana.Trump on Friday said he would likely support the bill.The move would protect...
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There’s a sea change coming for the $1 billion marijuana-based industry...
Change is coming for a small but blooming corner of the marijuana industry. Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a marijuana compound that has been linked to a range of potential health benefits but does not get...
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