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Why Flavor-Named Cannabis Sells More to Young Adults
A cannabis product name can suggest genetics, aroma, taste, effects, or little more than an attractive marketing concept. New sales research indicates those names may also be closely associated with who buys the product.A study published in the International Journal…
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Does CBD Convert to THC in the Stomach?
For years, one question has continued to circulate in the cannabis and hemp industries, as researchers have wondered if CBD can turn into THC after you swallow it. The idea sounds concerning and even fictional. However, some laboratory experiments have…
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Why Solitary Cannabis Use May Signal Greater Risk
When people talk about cannabis use among teenagers, the conversation usually focuses on familiar questions, such as how often they are using it, how much they are consuming, and how old they were when they started. However, there may be…
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Verdant Acquires One of America’s Oldest Cannabis Dispensary Chains
Verdant Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of 15 Native Roots retail dispensaries in Colorado, the company announced on August 4, 2026. Verdant assumed ownership and operation of the stores effective July 31, 2026, after receiving all required regulatory approvals…
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Cannabis Use Rose in Canada, but Impaired Driving Did Not
When Canada legalized non-medical cannabis in 2018, many people feared the roads would become significantly more dangerous. Critics predicted that more cannabis use would inevitably lead to more people driving while impaired, increasing crashes, injuries, and fatalities. Now, nearly eight…
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Cannabis Use Is Widespread in Elite Contact Sports
Professional sports have long promoted toughness, discipline, and resilience. Yet behind locker room doors, a quieter conversation has been unfolding, as many athletes turn to cannabis to help with the physical and mental demands in elite contact sports. A 2026…
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Northern Leaf and 3R Biotech Open Europe’s First Cannabis Plant Lab
Northern Leaf, the Jersey producer that sent Germany more medical cannabis flower last year than Colombia did, is turning part of its cultivation site into a plant-health laboratory — and opening it to its own competitors.The facility, branded 3R Europe,…
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Switzerland’s Eighth Cannabis Pilot Tests Home Delivery
Switzerland is preparing to test whether letting adults order cannabis to their front door can pull consumers away from the illicit market. The country’s Federal Office of Public Health has authorised an eighth adult-use pilot trial — the first to…
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Cannabis Driving Campaigns Need Harm Reduction, Not Scare Tactics
Every public safety campaign hopes to accomplish the same thing, to change behavior before tragedy strikes. However, not every message lands the way its creators intend. As cannabis legalization continues to expand, millions of adults are navigating questions about responsible…
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What Canadians Are Actually Mixing With Cannabis
Cannabis use has become increasingly common across Canada since legalization, but the story does not end with cannabis itself. What people choose to use alongside cannabis can reveal just as much about consumer behavior, potential risks, and emerging trends as…
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Has Teen Cannabis Prevention Moved Online?
For years, conversations about teen cannabis prevention centered on schools, parents, peer groups, and local communities. Today, however, a growing share of those conversations is happening somewhere else entirely: online.Social media platforms have become a constant presence in the lives…
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High Cannabis Taxes Could Hurt Legal Sales
When states legalize cannabis, one of the biggest selling points is often the promise of tax revenue. Legal cannabis markets can generate millions of dollars for public programs, infrastructure projects, education initiatives, and healthcare services . At the same time,…
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Canadian Cannabis Retail Sales Keep Climbing Through March
Canada’s legal cannabis retailers generated C$471.4 million in March, according to Statistics Canada’s monthly retail trade data released May 22, 2026. That figure, drawn from the unadjusted cannabis retail series in the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, came in 6.2 percent…
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Jersey Medical Cannabis Posts First Profit on £12m Revenue
Jersey’s medical cannabis industry posted its first operating profit in 2025, generating £12 million in revenue against more than £47 million in cumulative capital investment, according to the island government’s Future Economy Programme Delivery Update. The sector employs 70 people…
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PGP Farmer Tests 30 Strains in Netherlands Before French Market Launch
French medical cannabis biotech PGP Farmer has opened a proof-of-concept phenotyping programme in the Netherlands, trialling 30 cannabis genotypes drawn from its own genetic library — a deliberate de-risking move ahead of what it expects will be France’s first EU-GMP-certified…
