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Cannabis Compounds Show ‘Promising Potential As Anticancer Agents’

Compounds in marijuana including THC and CBD show “promising potential as anticancer agents,” according to a recent review of scientific literature. The review by an international team of researchers found several ways that compounds in cannabis can affect cancer, including…

Metrc CEO Michael Johnson Talks Retail ID and Securing the Cannabis Supply Chain

September 3, 2024
Tom Hymes
Compliance and Regulations, News & Insights, Seed-to-Sale, Spotlight
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Earlier this month, Lakeland, FL.-based Metrc announced the launch of Metrc Retail ID, "a new solution designed to enhance supply chain transparency, bolster compliance, simplify brand processes, and reduce labor for retailers and brands through item level identification with serialized…

About That ‘Cannabis Causes Head and Neck Cancer’ Study

The news that a just-released study has revealed a connection between daily cannabis use and head and neck cancers was so irresistible that pretty much every media outlet whether cannabis-related or not was literally compelled to run with it, just…

Ispire, Hidden Hills Club Strike Deal to Fortify the Future

In a landmark agreement, Ispire Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPR) announced last week that it has entered into an exclusive 30-year agreement with U.S.-based Hidden Hills Club to “globally manufacture, distribute and commercialize Hidden Hills' branded nicotine products such as reduced-risk…

3 Steps to Unlock Value Through Automation in Cannabis Operations

By Andrew Wells It’s no secret today that automation advances business operations, especially in cannabis. Today, there are automated machines that package cannabis products, roll joints, and even coat joints in various concentrates. But just a few years ago, innovations…

Opinion: Does marijuana cause psychosis? The answer is complicated

Of the many harms attributed to cannabis use, few have garnered as much attention as the frightening association of cannabis with psychosis. From the 1936 exploitation film “Reefer Madness” to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the media has…

Mammals With the Munchies: Curing Animals With Cannabis

While many people and their doctors have embraced medical marijuana for health ills, treating pets and zoo animals with CBD and THC is just beginning. Like many captive elephants, Nidia suffered from chronic foot problems. Fissures had formed in the…

Munchies Mystery Solved: Cannabis Activates Brain’s Appetite Neurons

Summary: Researchers uncovered how cannabis triggers appetite in the brain. Using calcium imaging technology to observe brain cells in mice exposed to vaporized cannabis sativa, the team discovered that cannabis activates specific cells in the hypothalamus associated with the anticipation and…

Don’t Use AI to Write Cannabis Contracts

January 2, 2024
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By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Sliwoski One of the most persistent and common failures in the cannabis industry is using handshakes instead of written cannabis contracts. This is an issue I’ve written about for years (most recently here), and it…

Cannabis use linked to higher risk of poor pregnancy outcomes, study finds

Cannabis use is associated with a greater risk of an unhealthy pregnancy outcomes, especially low birth weight, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. While the study did not identity why cannabis use might have these effects,…

LeafLink Refocused (UPDATED)

December 11, 2023
Tom Hymes
News & Insights, Science and Technology, Spotlight, Supply Chain
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It has been about 18 months since Cannabis Business Executive profiled Artie Minson, who had just joined New York-based LeafLink after five years at WeWork, joining the executive team as the online cannabis wholesaler’s new president and chief operating officer.…

CBD May Help Prevent And Alleviate Alzheimer’s Disease, Study Finds

November 30, 2023
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A new study has found that CBD may have the potential to prevent and alleviate Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease (AD) impacts over 6 million patients in the United States and currently lacks a market-available cure, although there are medications that…

Marijuana use raises risk of heart attack, heart failure and stroke, studies say

Older adults who don’t smoke tobacco but do use marijuana were at higher risk of both heart attack and stroke when hospitalized, while people who use marijuana daily were 34% more likely to develop heart failure, according to two new non-published studies presented Monday at…

Minor, Nonterpenoid Volatile Compounds Drive the Aroma Differences of Exotic Cannabis

Cannabis sativa L. produces a wide variety of volatile secondary metabolites that contribute to its unique aroma. The major volatile constituents include monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, and their oxygenated derivates. In particular, the compounds ß-myrcene, D-(+)-limonene, ß-caryophyllene, and terpinolene are often found in…

The Generative AI Revolution: Key Legal Considerations for the Cannabis Industry

By Aram Ordubegian, Kirsten Hart, Emily Leongini, Justin Goldberg, Tiffany Yadegar For better or worse, generative artificial intelligence (AI) is already transforming the way we live and work. Within two months of its initial release to the public, ChatGPT reached…

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