Joanne Cachapero
Cannabis Strains: March Arrives like a Leprechaun
What’s in a strain? The power of cannabis flower is the (sham)rock this industry is built on and the pot of whole plant medicine...
Micron, Aurora Cannabis Develop New Technology to Process Cannabis Waste
Vancouver-based Micron Waste Technologies Inc., has completed an agreement to accelerate development of new technology developed by Micron in partnership with Canada’s Aurora Cannabis...
Bloomberg Says U.S. ‘Giving Away’ Medical Cannabis Business
Financial publication Bloomberg BusinessWeek this week profiled the nearly impossible process undertaken by U.S. researchers that would like to conduct studies on medical cannabis,...
Opioid Overdose Rates Surge 30 Percent in the Last Year
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that in the last year opioid overdose rates increased across the United States by 30...
Clinical Study Shows Medical Cannabis Relieves Fibromyalgia
In a study published in February in peer review Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, researchers found that medical cannabis had “significant favorable effect on patients...
HHS Secretary Azar Says ‘There is no Such Thing as Medical Marijuana’
At a press conference held in Kettering, Ohio, last Friday United States Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said, “There really...
Increasing Study Data Indicates Medical Cannabis Can Reduce Opioid Use, Deaths
Libertarian think tank The Cato Institute last week posted an article citing a study report issued by the Minnesota Department of Health. Study results,...
Study Shows No Link Between Smoking Cannabis and COPD, Poor Lung Function
Study results published in October 2017 indicate that cannabis smokers were not adversely affected with “increased risk of cough, wheeze, or chronic bronchitis when...
Evolve Formulas Food Truck Event at Lightshade-Peoria Provides Meals for 800 in Need
Evolve Formulas supported one of Denver's most vulnerable populations in February through a unique charity initiative. A Kitchen One-For-One food truck served up a...
UPDATE: Illinois 5th District ‘Cannabis Candidate’ Accused of Abuse
UPDATE: Political blog POLITICO today revealed accusations of alleged domestic abuse against “cannabis” candidate Benjamin Thomas Wolf. After garnering media scrutiny with interviews on...
