Insights

PALM BEACH, Fla. - Due to its healing properties, the demand for cannabidiol (CBD) for health and wellness purposes is high, which is the major factor driving the market growth. In addition, the rising acceptance and use of products due to government approvals is a major factor expected to boost production for CBD-infused products. Out ...

CHICAGO - Conor Green Consulting LLC announced a corporate donation to the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (NIWRC) in support of their efforts to end violence against Native Women, as well as raising awareness and fostering the prevention of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). Although the end of November brings the conclusion of Native ...

LOS ANGELES - HAVEN Dispensaries, with 6 locations throughout Southern California, is teaming up with several local organizations to feed more than 600 families this Thanksgiving. Through its efforts with the "HAVEN Giving Thanks Donation Event," which ran from November 3rd to November 15th, HAVEN's raised enough donations to help feed more than 600 families in its local communities. ...

IRVINE, Calif.--WM Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAPS), a leading technology and software infrastructure provider to the cannabis industry, has released its first data and insights report, titled ‘Cannabis in America’. This report shares current data and insights indicative of the marketplace, cannabis industry trends, cultural revelations, and the persistent questions at the center of the cannabis ...

PALM BEACH, Fl.-  Out of all cannabinoids, cannabidiol is used for therapeutic reasons due to the lack of psychoactive effects. In many medical applications, cannabidiol oil is used, such as anxiety and depression treatment, stress relief, diabetes prevention, pain relief, cancer symptom relief, and inflammation. Due to the increasing adoption of CBD-based products to treat ...

LAS VEGAS - As Hytiva's innovative cannabis solutions spread throughout the states and internationally, Hytiva® continues its commitment to corporate philanthropy through its sponsorship and support of the Electric Drive America golf tournament on Friday, November 5th, at Bear's Best Las Vegas. Presented by Gaudin Ford and co-sponsored by Shelby America®, Ford Motor Company® and ...

PHOENIX - An Arizona-based CEO's mother's battle with triple-negative stage 3 breast cancer inspired a move from real estate to cannabis. Four years later, she's cancer-free and he's running a multi-million dollar cannabis empire. Once she was diagnosed in 2016, Phoenix entrepreneur Andrew Bowden began searching for something to help her through treatment and it ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Curebase, a company committed to democratizing access to clinical studies, and LEVEL, a science-driven cannabis company on cannabinoid research and innovation, announced a decentralized clinical study to determine whether cannabis can have a positive impact on sleep quality for U.S. Veterans. LEVEL is pleased to co-sponsor this study with the Veterans Cannabis ...

PORTLAND, Ore. - Phylos®, a modern crop science company developing cannabis and hemp genetics, has committed to supplying 1 million stable and reliable hemp seeds to BIPOC farmers without capital investment. The first round of recipients were selected through targeted outreach efforts and the Oregon State University's Global Hemp Innovation Center's Hemp Equity Program. "It ...

AMESBURY, Mass. -  According to Tower Payments, a New-England-based payment processor, there is a noticeable growing demand for US payment processing that both allows the sale of head shop items like water pipes, and also integrates easily with Shopify. There are two main factors driving this demand. First is Shopify's reputation as a gold standard ...

DENVER - Business intelligence from Akerna (Nasdaq: KERN), an enterprise software company analyzed the under 30 age range of cannabis consumers, a demographic that has consistently been ranked as the #2 purchasers of cannabis products in 2021. Data shows that this age range of younger millennial cannabis consumers accounted for 28.13% of all legal adult-use ...

CHICAGO - A flying feline superhero's magic carpet lands in Utah Oct. 30 to help parents dispel myths on the use of legal cannabis. Jerry Frye, the author of two children's books and the companion coloring book, will introduce the adventures of Cannabis the Cat on the western leg of his 7,000-mile book promotion tour. ...

LOS ANGELES– Cannabis has been around and enjoyed by people since the earliest days of civilization, yet it’s been the last few years where we’ve seen and participated in what feels like the greatest leaps in cannabis evolution, research, acceptance, and marketability.  That’s a bold statement but the national acceptance of states legalizing consumption, the ...

AUGUSTA– The Maine Office of Marijuana Policy published sales data from the first full year since adult-use sales began.  Maine's adult-use cannabis industry reported more than $58 million in sales in its first year of operation. Since opening for legal Cannabis sales in October 2020, more than 788,000 transactions have been recorded. 10% of all ...

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 ...