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The cannabis producer Tilray jumps after beating on sales and posting a...
Tilray, the cannabis producer, reported first-quarter results Tuesday afternoon.Shares jumped 6% in after-hours trading as sales topped expectations, but the company posted a wider-than-expected...
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A top Aurora cannabis exec dishes about what it's like working with famed...
Cam Battley, Aurora Cannabis' chief corporate officer, sat down for an interview at Business Insider's Manhattan headquarters following Aurora's earnings on Wednesday.Battley revealed what Aurora's...
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Researchers are studying women who use marijuana while pregnant. Lots of...
Researchers at University of Washington are recruiting pregnant women for a study on the effects marijuana use has on their future children.They will follow both women who use marijuana frequently...
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Google is banning apps that sell weed from the Play Store
Google introduced new rules on Wednesday banning apps from the Play Store that allow users to order marijuana.The updated rules are a blow to popular apps Weedmaps and Eaze, which have one million and...
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Baby boomers were once demonized for using marijuana, but now they're...
Research points to cannabis products being helpful for people with health problems like epilepsy, Parkinson's, and psoriasis.One demographic that appears to be reaping many benefits is the over-50s,...
View ArticleWhat is CBD oil and how did it become a $1 billion industry?
CBD stands for cannabidiol, and it's part of the cannabis plant from which we also get marijuana.However, this component isn't intoxicating like THC and it's believed to have therapeutic properties. We...
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Wall Street thinks CBD could be a $16 billion industry by 2025. Here's what...
Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a compound in cannabis that doesn't get you high. It's surging in popularity, with sellers touting a variety of wellness benefits.CBD is also the active ingredient in an...
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Cannabis stocks are sliding during the FDA's public hearing on CBD products...
Major cannabis companies traded lower Friday during a Food and Drug Administration hearing on CBD products. The cannabis industry has been in a legal haze as the FDA decides how to police products with...
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The number of people over age 65 using marijuana is increasing faster than...
More and more older people are using cannabis to soothe the pains, diseases, and mental health problems that come with aging.A new study suggests that even though people over age 65 are the...
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Here’s what marijuana actually does to your body and brain
Marijuana's official designation in the US as a Schedule 1 drug— something with "no currently accepted medical use"— means it has been pretty tough to study.Despite that, a growing body of research and...
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We asked top VCs to pick 22 cannabis startups they think will blow up, raise...
We asked 12 of the top cannabis VCs to pick which cannabis startups they think will blow up this year.The list is divided into two categories: cannabis tech, and consumer-facing startups.Subscribe to...
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Illinois is poised to become the first state to legalize marijuana sales...
Illinois became the first state to pass a bill legalizing marijuana sales through the legislature on Friday.The bill is now awaiting Governor JB Pritzker's signature, who made legalizing marijuana a...
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Cannabis has gone from a criminalized drug to a multibillion-dollar global...
Legal cannabis is one of the world's newest and most dynamic industries. Since Colorado legalized the drug in 2012, the previously illegal plant has birthed multibillion-dollar public companies, minted...
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I visited NYC's new luxury head shop that sells upscale cannabis products...
A new luxury head shop has opened in New York City, selling upscale cannabis products like $125 mini-bongs, $115 hand-blown glass pipes shaped like fruit, and a $450 tabletop lighter.Edie Parker, a...
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I use medical marijuana to treat my insomnia, and the first time I tried it...
I'm not an avid pot smoker, but tried medical marijuana to treat my insomnia.Despite taking less than a full dosage, I had a terrible time my first night using it.I've found other methods that help my...
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Tilray spikes after extending the lock-up period with its largest shareholder...
Tilray shares traded up as much as 18% Monday after the company announced a deal to extend the lock-up period with its main shareholder. The deal establishes that Privateer Holdings, which owns 77% of...
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People in western China smoked marijuana to bury their dead 2,500 years ago —...
Scientists have found some of earliest evidence of ritual cannabis use ever seen in the archaeological record.In tombs in the Parmir mountains of western China, they discovered several wooden braziers...
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An old NASA study gave spiders drugs to see how it affected their webs
A NASA article from 1995 shows just how toxic caffeine is to the brain.Researchers exposed spiders to a range of different chemicals — including caffeine, marijuana, and Benzedrine — and noted how...
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Evidence is mounting that psychedelic drugs can help treat diseases. Here are...
There's been a recent resurgence of interest in psychedelic drugs' potential to address conditions like anxiety and depression.Venture firms and researchers are on it.This week, the world's first...
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A Louisiana woman's toxicology report suggested she's the first person to...
Following the death of a 39-year-old New Orleans woman in February, people are wondering whether she overdosed on marijuana.In May, a coroner said that her toxicology report showed traces of THC, the...
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