WASHINGTON -- Lifetime cannabis use is not associated with cognitive decline, according to longitudinal data published in the journal Brain and Behavior. Danish investigators assessed the relationship between cannabis use and age-related cognitive decline in a cohort of 5,162 men. Subjects’ IQs were assessed during early adulthood (mean age: 22) and then again in late midlife (mean age: 62). Researchers determined...

COSTA MESA, Calif. - Mark Castaneda has ended his service as a member of Gold Flora Corporation's board of directors, effective November 30, 2024. Mr. Castaneda also served as the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and a member of the Compensation Committee. "On behalf of the Board and everyone at Gold Flora, we would like to...

CHICAGO -- The Steel Tube Institute (STI), a leading organization that brings together key producers in the steel industry to advance the use of steel tubing, has formed a subcommittee dedicated to stainless steel conduit. The initiative promotes the use of stainless steel systems for protecting electrical wiring in harsh and corrosive applications, providing a newly launched, stainless steel conduit resource page that...

MODESTO, Calif. -- When people think about growing cannabis at home, they often picture a dark closet or basement rigged with purple-hued black lights: A covert cultivation hidden from prying eyes. In reality, that's far from the case. With 24 states and the District of Columbia now allowing private citizens to grow at home (with limits), more Americans than ever before...

NEW YORK -- Nabis, a licensed cannabis wholesale platform, has expanded into the New York cannabis market. The launch brings Nabis’ wholesaling technology to New York’s burgeoning market, with two storage facilities strategically located in the Bronx and Rochester to provide 2-day shipping turnaround times in nearly all regions across the state. “Expanding to New York is about more than...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- Jane Technologies Inc., a leading e-commerce provider for the cannabis industry, has added artificial intelligence ("AI") and machine learning ("ML") tools across its product ecosystem. Jane leverages these capabilities to connect consumers to the right products, enabling stores to optimize operations, and helping brands extend their targeted reach — benefits that offer a clearer view of the...

When it first hit my desk several years ago, the idea of “cannabis banking” was much different from what the industry knows today. At the time, only a few pioneers banked the industry, doing the hard work of figuring out how to provide services under guidance provided by the United States Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network without raising the...

Successful cannabis businesses are strategic, savvy, and clever. They have to be, don’t they? With harsh regulations like Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 280E, banking restrictions, and the unfortunate fact the plant remains federally illegal, the industry is not for the faint of heart. Business leaders in the space typically accept these struggles as “part of the job.” But recent...

Succeeding in today’s fast-paced communications environment requires a tactful integration of traditional and modern public relations (PR) strategies, especially for brands interested in maximizing their return on investment (ROI). While digital advancements and generative AI offer exciting new opportunities for PR, they’re most effective when built on a solid foundation of traditional strategies. Blending time-tested principles with modern tactics...

MONTRÉAL - The Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) reported comprehensive income of $29.4 million for the second quarter of its 2024-2025 fiscal year, which ended September 14, 2024. For comparison purposes, comprehensive income was $24.9 million for the same quarter of the preceding fiscal year. Tax revenues, in the form of consumer and excise taxes generated by the company's operations, amounted to $61.4...