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Canadian cannabis growers harvest their first (legal) outdoor plants

This is the first year Tom has not felt the need to booby-trap his backyard.

An inveterate pot grower, the North York man says new laws allowing Canadians to raise up to four of the plants per household set his mind at ease for the first time in more than half a century of cannabis cultivation.

Potline Bling: Drake entering legal cannabis business with new partnership

Drake is getting into the cannabis business.

Together with cannabis producer Canopy Growth Corp, the musician and entertainer is launching the More Life Growth Company, a licensed cannabis producer based in Drake’s hometown Toronto.

“The opportunity to partner with a world-class company like Canopy Growth on a global scale is really exciting,” said Drake in a statement.”The idea of being able to build something special in an industry that is ever growing has been inspiring. More Life and More Blessing.”

Two Cannabis Hotels Are Coming to Coachella Valley

A wellness-focused Coachill Inn Resort in Desert Hot Springs is slated to bow in December 2020, while The Grape House luxe smoking lounge-dispensary-boutique hotel in Palm Springs is set to open in 2021.

“Cannabis is the new gold rush!” veteran hotelier Roger Bloss, a partner in eight large 420-friendly developments in California and throughout the U.S, tells The Hollywood Reporter.

Limiting factor: what’s limiting your cannabis crop production?

Joe Bender of Cannabis Crop Solutions LLC talks us through maximising growth and yields of cannabis crop production.

Although often considered a weed, cannabis has many needs that growers must accommodate. Watering, fertilisation, light levels, carbon dioxide, and temperature, amongst many other factors, all have an impact on crop performance. When developing an overall plan for a garden, some growers might not consider that many individual factors, like each of those previously mentioned, could be the limiting factor in the performance of their cannabis crop production.

Majoring in Marijuana: Pharmacy school launches first medical cannabis master's program

(Rockville, MD) Some students study engineering or business in graduate school. Now they can also major in marijuana.

This fall the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy launched the first program in the country to offer a master's degree in medical cannabis and therapeutics.

"There is a significant need for medical cannabis education," said Dr. Natalie Eddington, who is the dean and teaches several courses within the online curriculum.

Cannabis use among seniors 'accelerating' post legalization: Statistics Canada study

While seniors are less likely to use cannabis than other age groups, consumption in that particular demographic is growing at a faster rate compared to others, a new Statistics Canada survey said Wednesday.

“Cannabis use is less common among seniors than it is in other age groups (7 per cent, compared with 10 per cent at ages 45 to 64, 25 per cent at ages 25 to 44, and 26 per cent at ages 15 to 24),” a Statistics Canada release said. “However, cannabis consumption among seniors has been accelerating at a much faster pace than it has among other age groups.”

60 percent of Americans support marijuana legalization — times are changing

According to a poll released last week by Gallup, there appears to be no buyer’s remorse on the part of the American people when it comes to their support for the legalization of marijuana. In fact, as more states move to end cannabis criminalization, Americans’ support for legalizing and regulating marijuana has only grown stronger.  

The Next-Gen Weed Cafe Making Cannabis Cuisine Classy

At first blush, Lowell Cafe looks like any other trendy West Hollywood restaurant. It has the aspirational California aesthetic down pat: exposed brick walls and neon signs; a verdant living plant wall and a lush thicket of ferns; gnarled olives trees imported from Italy in the sprawling patio. But focus in, and Lowell Cafe starts to look a little different. Industrial-sized air purifiers line the courtyard.

Cannabis beer: grant to study and develop innovative yeasts

Province Brands of Canada, developers of the world’s first and only beers brewed from the cannabis plant, will join with Western University (WU) to study and develop innovative yeasts.

The yeast being developed in this collaboration is expected to be a revolutionary and time-saving technology which can be used in crafting beers made from hemp and cannabis, as well as in many other applications.