Ah, Cheech and Chong. Their legend lives on as classic stoners. Shiftless. Unemployed, at least in terms of taxable income. Unkempt and self-interested. Back then, pot was illegal, but they nevertheless viewed access to “the herb” as their right. The...
New statistics reveal that Canadian women prefer marijuana edibles, while their male counterparts most often opt for cannabis in dried flower or leaf form. That's according to the second-quarter National Cannabis Survey, released by Statistics Canada on Aug. 9 "Canadians who reported using cannabis in the past three months were asked...
Nominations are now closed for BotaniQ's “Power 10 of the Canadian Cannabis Industry 2018." We received more than 1,000 nominations, and we are announcing the top three finalists in all 10 categories this month. Winners are set to be announced at the end of September.   Today, we are announcing the...
In this latest Cannabis Update Podcast, host Michael Pedersen interviews Danny Danko on home growing cannabis. In 2018, Danko published a book titled Cannabis: A Beginner's Guide to Growing Marijuana and is the Senior Cultivation Editor of High Times. "Danny...
A recent report by food and drink consulting firm Zenith Global projects that the U.S. market for cannabis-infused drinks will grow to $1.4 billion by 2024 - an almost fifteen times increase from 2018 sales of just $89 million. "A number of companies...
Medical cannabis company Aurora Cannabis announced last week it is investing $1.5 million in a Saskatoon research facility. As CTV report, 10 cannabis cultivation spaces will be dedicated to research and development, making this Aurora’s largest cultivation space for genetics research. Medical cannabis company...
A petition has been launched that calls on Quebec's cannabis society to stop using single-use plastic packaging. As of noon on Nov. 27, more than 750 had signed the change.org petition, launched by Jody Aveline. "The world is in a plastic waste epidemic," the petition states. "The plastic waste epidemic affects...
Lift & Co. is readying to host a four-day cannabis expo in Vancouver this week that's being touted as "Canada's premier cannabis business conference and trade show." The 2019 Vancouver Lift & Co. Expo event will feature more than 400 speakers and exhibitors, running...

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One of L.A.’s most buzzed-about cannabis chefs shares his culinary expertise for elevating this unusual ingredient beyond the basic brownie. Meet Christopher Sayegh: the Herbal Chef Christopher Sayegh has a reputation. A prominent character in the culinary cannabis scene, the L.A. chef is regarded as somewhat of a mad scientist...
CBD is all the rage, but how does it truly impact the brain? A new clinical trial aims to discover out more about the popular drug. Koios Beverage Corp. announced on Nov. 8 that it will be initiating a study that intends to find out more how CBD affects the human...