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The discussion about cannabis and sports isn't new. The conversation gained more relevance than ever late last year after the World Anti-Doping Agency, in charge of drug testing among Olympic athletes and usually sets the criteria for anti-doping in most sports across the globe, removed CBD...

Wonder Women Of Weed is a weekly column featuring accomplished female leaders in the cannabis industry. This week, we’re presenting Sara Gullickson, CEO and founder of DispensaryPermits.com, a national agency that has become one of the longest-standing firms in the...

As cannabis continues to go mainstream, and an ever-increasing number of companies make it to major stock exchanges, market participants feel a growing need for sophisticated financial instruments to track the industry’s overall performance. Among these instruments are indices and ETFs. U.S....

This has been a great week for marijuana stocks and cannabis in general. The United States Marijuana Index, which tracks 15 of the largest marijuana stocks in the U.S., posted strong gains this week of 5.5 percent. Source: United States Marijuana Index The North American Marijuana Index, gained 3....

Medical journal The Lancet published an article Wednesday that could mold the future of cannabis-derived therapeutics. The piece in question featured results from GW Pharmaceuticals PLC- ADR (NASDAQ: GWPH) and Greenwich Biosciences’ Phase 3 study of Epidiolex — an oral cannabidiol...

One of the consequences of cannabis remaining federally illegal is the lack of unified standards for operating businesses. Every state, municipality and jurisdiction compels marijuana businesses to fulfill certain requirements and, on occasion, these requisites collide or are in direct conflict...

This week was action-packed for the cannabis industry, despite the fact that U.S. stock markets were closed Monday. The United States Marijuana Index, which tracks some of the largest marijuana stocks in the U.S. experienced substantial volatility, spiked Tuesday and declined sharply Thursday and...

The state of Colorado has released its 2017 legal cannabis tax data, reporting collections of $247.36 million, up from $193.6 million in 2016. Based on these figures, financial analysis and research firm GreenWave Advisors estimated sales hit $1.494 billion, exceeding its $1.458-billion...

Wonder Women Of Weed is a weekly column featuring accomplished female leaders in the cannabis industry. Yvonne DeLaRosa Green, a TV and film actress turned marijuana entrepreneur, was the first to obtain a cannabis business license in Los Angeles. Yvonne DeLaRosa asked if I'm familiar with the...

Cannabis stocks plummeted last week, after the Jeff Sessions panic – spurred by the repeal of the Cole Memo, an Obama-era memorandum that has essentially protected state-legal cannabis businesses from federal prosecution. The tumble was short lived, though, as evidenced by the rebound seen in...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ views on cannabis became more evident than ever last week when he made public his decision to repeal the Cole Memo, an Obama-era memorandum that has essentially protected state-legal cannabis businesses from federal prosecution. While this move didn't...

Versión en Español en El Planteo: Jane West y sus Discretos Productos de Marihuana para Mujeres If we had to pinpoint one characteristic that stands out in Jane West, it would be her attention to detail. After all, being an events organizer, details are central to standing out among...

From famed rapper The Game to TV’s Montel Williams, Bob Marley’s son Julian Marley to Snoop Dogg, celebrities across the board are increasingly getting involved in the cannabis industry. One of the forefathers of this movement is Super Bowl champion Marvin Washington. The former...

Socrates Rosenfeld was always an athlete. When he had to choose a college as an undergrad, he went for the United States Military Academy Preparatory School, better known as West Point Prep. He graduated in 2004 and went straight into the army to serve as an officer. For seven years, Rosenfeld flew...

Ron goes to a marijuana dispensary every week to get medicinal cannabis. He uses weed to up his appetite gone with chemotherapy. A doctor told him which products he should look for. “Avoid smoking, try organic concentrates,” he said. Nancy does the same, but the cannabis-derived...