New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed a bill that will expand the state's medical marijuana program. Cannabis has been approved to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in New Jersey. But in order to obtain a physician's recommendation to treat PTSD with medical cannabis, a patient will have to pursue conventional therapies first. New Jersey becomes the 18th state to permit...

Two Canadian banks have announced that they are no longer willing to do business with cannabis companies. Royal Bank and Scotiabank have announced that they are no longer willing to open new bank accounts for cannabis-related companies. The Canadian banks also plan to close existing accounts for cannabis businesses. Taking the initiative even further, Scotiabank is severing ties with Hemp Country,...

These are a just a few of Max Simon's favorite canna-things... APP I’m a little biased, because we created it, but I’m truly in love with LearnGreenFlower.com. We’re putting out free, live-stream cannabis classes every week featuring the world’s top experts. People can learn everything about cannabis and the industry right from home. EDIBLE Outset medicated dried fruits like apples and pineapple are...

Legal marijuana prices in Colorado have dropped approximately 40% in just under one year. Supply seems to be outpacing the demand for marijuana in the Centennial State. This is not to say that demand is not high, it certainly is. However, an oversupply of marijuana is causing competitive pricing and an overall drop. According to Motley Fool, the average price...

Farma, plunked right in the epicenter of Portland’s original “cannabis corridor,” puts patients at ease with its clean, holistic, cutting-edge design. But Farma’s ethos isn’t a pretty face; it’s patient care. On most days award-winning budtender Jeremy Plumb, a prolific grower for many years and cultivator of Farma’s most popular strain, Cinex, enthusiastically dispenses his vast knowledge about the...

Since 2002, Americans for Safe Access founder Steph Sherer has been advocating for cannabis patients and pushing their issues to the forefront of society with relentless determination.  Among myriad other undertakings, ASA is now hard at work building a foundation of product safety protocols intended to hold the industry in good stead for years to come. The cannabis industry is...

Inventory management can make or break your business. Here's how to master it. Heidi Marks grew up in Astoria, Oregon, and remembers the sweet-smelling plumes of cannabis smoke wafting into the living room when she was a child. In adulthood, she became a sought-after expert on building and managing inventory systems for dispensaries. Marks, who managed inventory at two dispensaries...

The adult-use initiative, Proposition 64 on the November ballot, is swallowing most of the oxygen around the state capitol. But inside the building, California legislators spent their August work sessions arguing about the fates of several minor-league cannabis proposals. The scene was nothing like last year, when an unprecedented trio of bills advanced through both houses and became the state’s historic...

“I got my medical recommendation right after high school,” said Amelia Williams, 21. “That opened my eyes to just how little I actually knew about cannabis and what it could do for people.” She began going to cannabis clubs and learning more and more about the plant. Eight months ago she began budtending at Barbary Coast in San Francisco....