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Canadian cannabis companies are introducing lower-priced, "value brand" marijuana in a bid to overtake sellers on the illegal market, who reportedly account for nearly 70 percent of the country's total cannabis sales.

Recreational marijuana was legalized in Canada under the Cannabis Act, which has been in effect from October 2018. Canada is the second country in the world to legalize cannabis for recreational use nationwide after Uruguay.

Cannabis retailer Eaze released its fifth annual insight report earlier this month detailing some of the major consumer trends in cannabis. The results are based entirely on sales from Eaze’s platform, so they are biased in that way, but they also offer a bit of insight into what the consumer cannabis market looks like right now, at least for online marketplaces.

In a last-ditch effort at the tail end of the legislative session, the chamber most likely to oppose a cap on THC has taken up the issue.

After weeks of rumors that the Florida House was pushing an amendment that would put a cap on the amount of THC in all medical marijuana at 10% potency, the proposal was finally filed Friday afternoon in the Senate.

THC is the main psychoactive compound in marijuana, and can come in the form of whole-flower marijuana, tinctures, oils, vaporizers and edibles.

Governor expected to sign bill Friday so system can be up and running Monday

Adjustments to the state’s medical marijuana law continued on their fast-track with final approval from the Utah House on Thursday.

Most headlines coming out of negotiations between NFL owners and players over the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) have focused on the proposed 17-game schedule. While that topic has been a main point of discussion, the league’s marijuana policy could play a role in whether or not the deal gets done.

Could cannabis be a new weapon in the fight against antibiotic resistance? Scientists have discovered that cannabigerol (CBG), a non-psychoactive cannabis compound, holds some hidden antibiotic properties. 

Scientists from McMaster University in Canada found that CBG was effective against drug-resistant superbug infections in mice. In fact, it appeared to work just as well as vancomycin, a powerful antibiotic often used to treat superbugs. While it’s going to take a lot of fine-tuning, the compound could potentially be used in a new antibiotic treatment.

Here are the cannabis stocks that can light up your portfolio

When looking for stocks to light up a portfolio, the cannabis sector might not be the first place that comes to mind. Those following the industry have seen the situation go from bad to worse, with high tax rates and supply issues bogging down the U.S. market.

Law change hailed by supporters as chance for country to benefit from rising global demand for medicinal cannabis products

Malawi has passed a bill decriminalising cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes, almost five years after a motion to legalise industrial hemp was adopted.