A plurality of Canadians say that they support the government’s efforts to legalize cannabis, according to a new survey released Thursday. The poll — conducted by Deloitte LLP — found that Canadians, while overall slightly supportive of cannabis legalization, nonetheless remain divided on the issue going forward. Among the 5,000 Canadians surveyed, 40 percent were […]
Author: Stephen Calabria
Kansas Attorney General Releases Statewide Cannabis Report
A new report issued by the Kansas Attorney General has found that cannabis from Colorado has had a measurable impact upon the Kansas’ illegal cannabis market and that Colorado’s legal recreational cannabis has “permeated nearly all parts of Kansas.” The report — released Friday by the office of Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt — distributed […]
Two Canadian Banks Back Off Medical Cannabis Industry
Two of Canada’s most prominent banks have indicated that they will not provide services to the medical cannabis industry, despite signals from the country’s government that it will legalize the substance by the spring of next year. Scotiabank last month ended its relationship with Nathan MacLellan, the owner of Hemp Country, an Ontario-based shop that […]
Study: More Americans Using Cannabis, Finding it Less Harmful
A new study has found a dramatic increase in the numbers of Americans who use cannabis, and also found that attitudes towards cannabis have shifted over time to reflect a wider acceptance of its use. The study — published in the British medical journal The Lancet Psychiatry — analyzed survey data from 596,500 adults gathered every […]
New Brunswick Lends Hand to Medical Cannabis Industry
The provincial government of New Brunswick announced this week that it is looking to the cannabis industry to provide an economic boost to the region, which it sees as being capable of creating thousands of jobs over the course of the next several years. New Brunswick’s economic policy advisor Susan Holt on Wednesday said that the […]
Whoopi Goldberg Looks to Expand Cannabusiness Into Canada
American actress and comedienne Whoopi Goldberg on Monday expressed interest in expanding her fledgling cannabis business into Canada, though she took care to say that a successful expansion would not be immediate. “It’s going to take a minute,” the actress said in an interview, stressing that many steps lay ahead before her products could be […]
Study: Cannabis Provides Greater Relief to Men Than Women
A new study suggests that men receive greater pain relief and pain sensitivity from smoking cannabis than do women, according to researchers with the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry and the Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). In the study, forty-two men and women smoked identical amounts of cannabis in either active […]
Report: Ohio’s Medical Cannabis Industry Could Generate Up to $400m
Stephen Calabria Ohio’s fledgling medical cannabis regime could sell up to $400 million of the substance per year, according to a recent report published in Marijuana Business Daily. According to the publication, the sales could result in up to $23 million in tax revenue for the state, though many questions regarding the program and its […]
New Jersey Governor Could Legalize Medical Cannabis for PTSD
Stephen Calabria New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is debating whether to sign a bill approved by state lawmakers that would legalize the use of medical cannabis to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. The bill — approved last Monday by the the state Senate — would allow veterans and other citizens suffering from PTSD to treat the […]
Minnesota Cannabis Clinics Open Doors to Chronic Pain Patients
Stephen Calabria Cannabis clinics across the state of Minnesota on Monday opened their doors for the first time to patients suffering from intractable pain, heralding a small yet real step in the state and nation’s progress in approaching medicinal cannabis. The Minnesota medical cannabis law first went into effect on July 1, 2015, but was […]