Big Mike, founder of Advanced Nutrients, gives insight on the cannabis industry in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. We are in an unprecedented time for change in so many regards due to the coronavirus pandemic, with businesses and people having to pivot, morph, and change their ways on many levels during this time. There is no doubt that the cannabis industry, just like any other industry, has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. There have been reports of both the good and the bad, but one thing is clear: our industry continues to move onward and upward even in the midst of this c ..read more

Wana Brands products are coming to Missouri medical marijuana dispensaries through Clovr partnership. With the coronavirus pandemic's effect on the cannabis industry and market, many are wondering what is happening in the states where these things are just emerging.  While launching a cannabis business is always a rocky road with many hurdles to overcome, doing so during the midst of a global pandemic brings even more challenges to the table. However, things are progressing and ties are continuing to emerge and strengthen in the state of Missouri, where medical marijuana was legalized in ..read more

Even with a global pandemic and stay at home orders in place, the epic stoner holiday will carry on! Happy 4/20! With the country adhering to shelter-in-place practices, many within the cannabis community and weed culture have started to openly fret about what would happen to their favorite day of the year: 4/20, especially in the year 2020.  I mean, who knew that the 4/20 holiday we have all anticipated for years (a whole month of 4/20!!!) would be completely changed and overshadowed by a disease that attacks the lungs of all things!  Fret no more, 4/20 doesn’t have to be a bummer t ..read more

Responding to Patients and Dispensary Complaints, Ohio Changes its MMJ Purchasing Limits Ohio is finally simplifying its previously strict limits on medical marijuana purchases after patients complained that restrictions were preventing them from buying the medicine they need, when they need it. Currently patients are limited to a "90-day supply" of medical marijuana, as stipulated under Ohio state law. Now, the restrictions that curtail patients’ access to medical marijuana days or even weeks before they reach their limit are being eliminated as of April 17, 2020. This was ordered by the Ohio ..read more

While cannabis arrest are down, there are still too many. Federal law enforcement agents and their local partners throughout the United States made fewer weed-related arrests in 2019. But when they did, they seized an estimated four million marijuana plants, making off with nearly 45% more cannabis than they did in 2018. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) also announced that the number of arrests made and the targeting of cultivation sites declined by 16% in 2019. The arrest of 4,718 people, though the second-lowest number in a decade, is still too many, say advocates. “[t]hese totals a ..read more

Edibles in the Time of Coronavirus? Experts say Go For It While it may seem obvious to most of us, inhaled smoke from any source is not doing our lungs any good as we face the potentially dangerous coronavirus pandemic. Experts are weighing in with specific advice. Smoking weed or tobacco, regardless of how often, increases the risk for more severe complications from COVID-19, the coronavirus disease. "What happens to your airways when you smoke cannabis is that it causes some degree of inflammation, very similar to bronchitis, very similar to the type of inflammation that cigarette smoking ca ..read more

Teenager Charlotte Figi has passed away due to complications from COVID-19. Charlotte Figi, the little girl who inspired millions of people around the world as she and her family launched a movement that led to sweeping changes in marijuana laws and was the inspiration for the strain Charlotte's Web has died due to complications related to coronavirus. Speaking for her family, a friend announced Charlotte’s death on the Facebook page of Charlotte’s mother, Paige Figi. “Charlotte is no longer suffering. She is seizure-free forever. Thank you so much for all of your love,” read the post, which a ..read more

Alternative treatments for anxiety have been making waves, including the use of CBD oil. Whenever you feel apprehensive about something that’s about to come, like the first day of school, or delivering a speech for the first time, you are experiencing a bout of anxiety, and that’s perfectly normal. Anxiety, after all, is the natural response of your body to stress. It can affect anyone, regardless of gender and age. While most people experience anxiety in some form or another, some go through feelings of anxiety to an extreme degree, like feeling anxious about something non-stop for the better ..read more

High Times Lays off Staff and Shutters Two of its Acquired Magazines High Times magazine announced that it has temporarily suspended the publication of two of its print magazines due to complications related to the supply chain and delivery service as a result of the coronavirus. Seattle-based Dope Magazine and Culture Magazine, acquired by High Times over the past three years, will no longer circulate as staff members and freelancers have been laid-off. High Times magazine has also let go of most of its own publishing staff. The well-known Danny Danko was among the major writers to be laid of ..read more

Updates on cannabis in New York and Massachusetts in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Marijuana legalization is pushed to the back burner again in New York. The issue fails to make it into New York’s state budget for 2020 as Governor Andrew Cuomo and state officials grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. In a press briefing, Cuomo was asked if legalizing recreational marijuana would be part of the New York state budget this year. "It's not likely," he replied. "Too much, too little time." Cuomo made his comments during his daily briefing on the coronavirus as the budget deadline approa ..read more