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LOS ANGELES–DreamFields, a licensed manufacturer and distributor headquartered in Desert Hot Springs, CA are a fully vertically integrated, production facility and employ close to 100 people. In May 2019 the company’s flagship brand, Jeeter, did not rank amongst the top 20 pre-roll brands in California. By May 2020, Jeeter has grown to be the third ...

TUSTIN, Calif. -  While 84% of Americans are concerned about the CBD industry and its minimal level of regulatory oversight, most CBD products are third-party tested, according to an analysis conducted by industry watchdog CBD Oracle. The study, which represents 520 CBD companies and 20,000 products in the United States and Europe, also shows a ...

LOS ANGELES–The passing of both recreational or adult-use and medical cannabis legalization laws have not led to any uptick in youth consumption of cannabis, according to data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers analyzed data compiled from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey for the years 1993 to 2017. They reported that the adoption of ...

LOS ANGELES– With an eye towards the 2022 General Elections, the Psychedelic Club of Denver recently hosted a panel of drug policy experts and psychedelic advocates to discuss “Exploring Ways to End the Drug War.” The panel featured leading Colorado drug policy experts, including Art Way of Equitable Consulting, Matthew Duffy of S.P.O.R.E., Kevin Matthews of ...

LOS ANGELES–A recent projection by Graphical Research found the North American cannabidiol market is expected to surpass $61.2 billion in size by 2027. With a growing market and hands-off approach by the Federal Food and Drug Administration, states have stepped in to protect consumer safety through laws and regulations governing the manufacture and sale of CBD products. ...

We are in a watershed moment for the cannabis plant. 37 states have legalized possession in some form, be it medical or adult use. And while it remains illegal on the federal level, those days may soon be coming to an end. On July 13th, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, along with Senators Cory Booker ...

LOS ANGELES–In a new survey from Gallup nearly half of U.S. adults say they've tried Cannabis. This increase in ever-tried levels is evident as more states move to green-light legislation legalizing it in recent months. Polling data released by Gallup this week shows 49% of U.S. adults said they have tried cannabis, a new high-water ...

TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission on Thursday adopted initial rules and regulations that will govern the state’s forthcoming adult-use cannabis market. Attorneys and regulatory specialists from the New Jersey office of national cannabis law firm Vicente Sederberg LLP are available to provide commentary and analysis. The firm will share a summary of the ...

VS Founding Partner Christian Sederberg will join Steven Hawkins and Rezwan Khan for an insightful panel about federal cannabis legalization efforts at Cannabis Conference on August 25, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. Federal Cannabis Legalization In The United States: What Will It Mean? With the Biden administration in place, what is on the short- and long-term horizon for federal cannabis ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The percentage of U.S. adults who say they have tried cannabis has ticked up to 49%, the highest Gallup has measured to date. More than 50 years ago, just 4% said they had tried the drug, but that percentage surpassed 20% in 1977, 30% in 1985 and 40% in 2015. A much ...

LOS ANGELES–The psychedelic experience is not for everyone. Tripping with magic mushrooms or LSD is often describe as a dissolution of the self, otherwise known as ego-death, ego-loss, or ego-disintegration. The experience is life-changing for some people; for others, it's downright terrifying. Yet despite anecdote after anecdote of good trips and bad trips, no one really ...

LOS ANGLES-A growing body of research suggests that Cannabidiol (CBD) may help people with fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is a condition characterized by chronic pain. Studies suggest that CBD may help relieve pain and inflammation, so researchers are looking into its effects on the symptoms of fibromyalgia. For example, one 2020 reviewTrusted Source concluded while current evidence is still ...

LAS VEGAS–Heroic Hearts Project’s USA and UK branches have invited Imperial College to attend upcoming psychedelic healing retreats to conduct an observational study about the effects of psilocybin on veterans with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The observational study will be led by the team of Dr. Robin Carhatt Harris.   Heroic Hearts ...

KENT, Wash., -- To understand the current state of the pre-roll industry, Custom Cones USA surveyed more than 130 pre-roll companies and partnered with cannabis data firm, Headset, to gather data from dispensaries and pre-roll brands. Some key insights: In 2020, pre-roll sales in recreational U.S. cannabis markets saw 59% YoY growth with total sales increasing from $704M in 2019 to $1.12B in 2020. ...

ANN ARBOR–In a great twist of irony, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) office in Michigan with deep cannabis roots is now home to a retail cannabis store, reports MLive.com JARS Cannabis, a retailer active in Michigan and Arizona, currently holds a medical licence for the Ann Arbour location, but plans to offer recreational products ...

DENVER–Business intelligence from Akerna (Nasdaq: KERN), an enterprise software, leading compliance technology provider, shows that concentrate sales were up 50% on Saturday, July 10th also known as "710 Day", as inverting the value 710 spells OIL, another word for cannabis concentrates.   The top-selling concentrate categories for this year's 710 were: 710 Concentrate Sales Ranking by Subcategory Live ...

MIAMI–The world is male dominated and it shouldn’t be. Women are definitely the backbone and magic in every society in every nation. The two highest IQ scores in history belong to women. In 2018, it was noted that women make 1.6 million of the veterans in the U.S, hold 49.5% of the payroll jobs in ...

JEFFERSON, Mo.– Missouri's medical cannabis dispensaries sold nearly $16.4 million worth of cannabis products in June, bringing the yearly total in the state to more than $70 million. That’s according to the Missouri Medical Cannabis Trade Association. The total number of sales is $70,328,681, as originally reported by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Medical ...

DENVER– Vicente Sederberg LLP, a leading national cannabis law firm, announced Tuesday it has formed an environmental, social, and governance practice aimed at helping the burgeoning cannabis and hemp industries become leaders in sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Practice leaders will host a free webinar on “Impact and ESG in the ...

DENVER–Business intelligence from Akerna (Nasdaq: KERN), an enterprise software, compliance technology provider, predicts that Alabama will make $600,146,880 in its first three years of medical retail cannabis sales. In May, Alabama became the 36th state to legalize medical cannabis, marking the second "Deep South" state to do so. Akerna data analyzed the average retail sales history of current legal medical-only marijuana markets ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.–With support for cannabis legalization at an all-time high in the U.S., it shouldn't come as a surprise that more people are investing in cannabis-related stocks. The latest MagnifyMoney survey of more than 1,200 investors found 43% currently invest in the cannabis industry. And given the majority of those investors got involved in 2020 or ...

PORTLAND–Allied Market Research published a report, titled, "Cannabis Testing Market by Product (Instruments, Consumables, and Software), Test Type (Heavy Metal Testing, Microbial Analysis, Potency Testing, Residual Screening, and Others), and End User (Cannabis Cultivators/Growers, Cannabis Drug Manufacturers, and Others): Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2019–2027." According to the report, the global cannabis testing industry was pegged at $1.02 ...

PALM BEACH–Over the past few years the legalization of cannabis has spurred the industry's growth in both medicinal and recreational markets and the growth appears that it will continue to substantially rise in the years to come. The cannabis industry continues to skyrocket as it's legalized across the country and other parts of the world.  ...