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After winning the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in artificial intelligence, Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “Godfather of AI,” took a jab at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. What Happened: During a conversation with University of Toronto president Meric Gertler, which...

Cannabis consumers, often stigmatized as lazy or spaced out, are finding vindication in a new study from the University of Toronto (U of T) Scarborough that challenges these negative stereotypes. "There is a stereotype that chronic cannabis users are somehow lazy or unproductive," says Michael...

This article was originally published by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and appears here with permission. Employees who consume cannabis during their off-hours possess no greater risk of occupational injury than do those who abstain from marijuana altogether,...

Avicanna Inc. (OTCQX: AVCNF) (TSX:AVCN) (FSE:0NN), a commercial stage, international biopharmaceutical company focused on the commercialization of evidence-based, cannabinoid-based products, has expanded its research collaboration in field of epilepsy with a new collaboration with the University of...

Regulation is among the factors inhibiting the flow of capital to cannabis innovation. Institutions are afraid to invest, and “big pharma is not coming in as we would like to see happen.” That is according to Aras Azadian, who joined the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Miami...

By Franca Quarneti via El Planteo According to a study by the Canadian Medical Association Journal, adults under the age of 45 who used cannabis in the 30 days prior to the research suffered nearly twice as many heart attacks as those who did not use marijuana. Regardless of the mode of consumption...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Until recently, innovation lay dormant in the quality-driven cannabis industry. However, an evolving regulatory environment, coupled with...

BMO InvestorLine is designing its investing products to keep investors playing the markets and is focused on innovation, Silvio Stroescu, the president of the Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO) division, told Benzinga in an interview.  BMO's Products  BMO offers tools that cater...