Canadian entrepreneur, financier, author and TV personality Kevin O'Leary is keynote speaker at the Grow Up Conference & Expo in Niagara falls next week. The conference, set for Sept. 7-8, includes a plethora of events including a cannabis investment breakfast, an inaugural growers lunch, a women growers breakfast and a...
Canadian Cannabis Updates is a Canadian-based podcast, delivering regular news updates and interviews concerning the legalization of cannabis. One of the "Under 30" finalists in the BotaniQ Power 10 of the Canadian Cannabis Industry was interviewed recently. See also: BotaniQ announces ‘Under 30’ finalists in Power 10 cannabis awards "CEO of BRNT...
New clinic trials announced this week aim to help discover how cannabis can help those with dementia. Sundial Growers Inc. and the University of Saskatchewan have signed a three-year memorandum of understanding to undertake collaborative research exploring opportunities for clinical testing and other research activities that support the advancement of...
Bethany Rae, BotaniQ columnist I prefer to compare cannabis to food. Where knowledge of proper nutrition leads to food choices that can heal or harm us; cannabis can be used for wellness or it can be misused. Only once I took on the knowledge of how cannabis was working in my...
LiveWell Canada says passage of the U.S. Farm Bill and legalization of hemp will unlock a multi-billlion-dollar wellness market made from hemp CBD and other hemp-derived cannabinoids. The Farm Bill, which passed the Senate 87-13 on Dec. 11, will legalize industrial hemp, including interstate commerce...
“None of the pills worked.”  This is how many people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) describe the treatment options that have been provided to them. Because there is no drug specifically designed to treat PTSD, most doctors will prescribe a cocktail of pills, including anti-depressants, anti-anxiety agents, sleeping pills,...
Grow Tech Labs and NICHE Canada are organizing an event in Vancouver featuring Tel Aviv University professor Dan Peer. The Feb. 21 talk will delve into research related to cannabinoids and cancer. Peer is a Professor and the Director of...
In this latest episode of Canadian Cannabis Update, host Michael Pedersen interviews Chiah Rodriguez and Jamie Beatty, who are not your typical legacy growers. "In the 'business' for many years now, upon migrating into this new world of regulations, they realized...
Dementia research charity Alzheimer’s Research UK has announced it will fund a pioneering clinical trial at King’s College London investigating a cannabis-based treatment for people living with dementia. "Dementia, caused by diseases like Alzheimer’s, is not limited to the loss of memory and thinking...
The event is said to be the largest gathering of cannabis professionals worldwide  Thousands upon thousands of cannabis professionals are descending on Las Vegas for the MJBiz Conference, being held from Dec. 11 to 13. Organizers say “there is no place...