As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to spread across the globe, there have been over 118,000 cases and more than 4,000 deaths attributed to the virus. Of the nearly 1,000 confirmed cases in the United States, thirty have thus far been fatal. In response to the pandemic, many governments and companies have been closing tourist attractions and cancelling events...

div.td-post-featured-image {display: none !important} The late, great screenwriter and novelist William Goldman famously quipped, “Nobody knows anything... Not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for a certainty what’s going to work. Every time out it’s a guess and, if you’re lucky, an educated one.” Much the same is true with social media marketing: Nobody knows anything, and...

CannaCarton is a renowned packaging manufacturer founded with a simple goal: to strengthen and support cannabis supply chains so patients can get the products they need. CannaCarton designs, manufactures, warehouses, and ships custom packaging for cannabis and CBD. Our ever-growing portfolio of child-resistant packaging is bolstered by nationwide warehousing for shorter lead times and lower shipping costs, and we carry a robust...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to feel like the next seismic technological shift, steadily pouring into every facet of modern life—business, art, education, politics, sports—and the cannabis industry is no exception. While the technology is still far from being able to perform the job of a human, many of today’s consumer-facing AI tools are becoming especially adept at language processing. In...

NEW YORK -- Terran Biosciences ("Terran"), a biotech platform company dedicated to the development of transformational therapeutics for neurological and psychiatric diseases, has announced the publication of a PCT patent application covering what may be the first comprehensive salt and polymorph screens of the empathogens MDMA, (R)-MDMA, (S)-MDMA, MDEA (MDE), (S)-MDEA, (R)-MDEA, MDAI, MBDB, (S)-MBDB, (R)-MBDB, and MEAI. Empathogens can be...

GATINEAU, Quebec -  The Competition Bureau presents its submission to Health Canada and the Expert Panel in response to their legislative review of the Cannabis Act. The Bureau believes that stronger competition in the cannabis industry would help foster innovation and benefit consumers by providing them with increased choice and quality. Importantly, these benefits would serve to further displace illicit market activity and...

TAMPA, Fla. - Cansortium Inc. (CSE: TIUM.U) (OTCQX: CNTMF) ("Cansortium" or the "Company"), a vertically-integrated, multi-state cannabis company operating under the FLUENT brand, issued a statement on the two failed cannabis bills in Texas. Commenting on the recent failed legislation, Kristopher Kem, FLUENT Cannabis Care Texas President said: While we are ultimately disappointed in the Texas Senate's failure to take action to decriminalize cannabis and...

Ice cream and cannabis, two warm weather staples that have finally come together to create the perfect summer treat. Everyone agrees the best part of an ice cream cone is the last bite: gooey melted ice cream and thick chocolate packed at the bottom of a waffle cone. San Diego purveyors of decadent cannabis products, Gelato Canna Co., is...

NAPA, Calif. -- Renowned festival BottleRock is celebrating a new era with "The Garden," an onsite cannabis activation facilitating education and awareness by some of the best brands in California. The Garden will provide festival goers the opportunity to meet brands, learn more about products, and better understand the plant. The Garden was created in partnership with Embarc Events, California's preeminent...

SAN FRANCISCO – Genetica, an AI-powered cannabis retail platform, announces the close of its seed round. The round was led by Ensemble, CEO of Talent Resources Ventures and Genetica Adviser Michael Heller, Show Me Organics, Executives from Hara Supply, and Mitchell Harounian. The support from investors allows Genetica to expand into more dispensaries across the country and other retailers...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Minnesota hemp brand Verist today announced the latest addition to their growing lineup of single-origin hemp products: a THC-infused seltzer bottled in partnership with popular Minneapolis brewery Fulton. Made with 3.5 mg of hemp-derived THC––a lower amount than many other brands on the market––Verist THC seltzer is free of alcohol, sugar and carbs, offering the relaxing, zero-calorie...

LOS ANGELES -- OOKA, a lifestyle and technology-forward inhalation-device company, today officially introduces a first-of-its-kind consumption ecosystem, the OOKA Sense Station. seven9’s premium cannabis pods, compatible for use with this revolutionary device, marks the first of many efforts between the synergistic brands, focused on modernizing social consumption traditions through cleaner, smoother methods of inhalation. “We started OOKA with the idea...