Now that the entire nation is presumably hopped up on CBD, are the roads even safe to travel on anymore?  

Cannabidiol, the non-intoxicating cannabis compound best known by its three-letter abbreviation CBD, is perhaps the most crucial discovery of mankind since the dawning of rolled toilet paper. Well, let’s not get carried away. Where would we be without that stuff, am I right?

A study of cannabis users found 82% of people partaking in exercise use cannabis before or after their workout, reporting it increases enjoyment, enhances recovery, and heightens motivation.

Is cannabis the new ‘runners high’? Eight out of 10 cannabis users (in states where it is legal) say they partake in the drug shortly before or after exercise. Most reported that it motivates them to work out, helps them enjoy exercise more and improves their recovery, according to University of Colorado Boulder research.

Marijuana stocks in Canada enjoyed strong revenue growth in 2019. Prior-year results were easy to compare to because the government hadn't legalized pot until October 2018.

In 2020, the edible and ingestible market will continue to help pad the sales of Canadian pot stocks. The problem, however, is that while the revenue numbers may be up from last year, they may not be as strong as what investors are hoping for.

Restrictions on edibles pose a problem

Edibles are an exciting new segment of the cannabis industry. From beverages to food products, there are many new products that companies can develop. In September, industry leader Canopy Growth said it was working on 50 new edible products.

Dow do you like them apples?

In just over one year, legal cannabis sales in Massachusetts — a state with the population of 6.9 million — reached more than half of legal sales for the entire country of Canada, according to a U.S. national cannabis law firm.

All financial amounts in this story are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

Cannabis retailers in the northeastern state sold around US$509 million ($677 million) worth of legal weed from November 2018 to the end of January 2020, Vicente Sederberg LLP data analysis calculated.

The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) wants to help customers find the real deal.

Pointing out that it isn’t always easy to tell if the person selling you pot is legit, the provincial cannabis retailer is offering up some tips on its website to help confused consumers keep on the straight and narrow.

Getting busted with anything more than an ounce of cannabis in most parts of the U.S. is destined to get an unsuspecting traveler arrested and jammed up in the criminal justice system.

The legalization of marijuana in just a handful of states has made Americans gutsy when it comes to breaking drug trafficking laws. Ever since the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) came out and said that they “do not search for marijuana,” more toking travelers have been using the airways to smuggle weed from legal states into areas of prohibition.

It’s lights, camera, action for a Vancouver entrepreneur whose CBD drink is headed to this year’s Academy Awards.

Jigme Love, a Vancouver entrepreneur, is the founder of Infuzed Thirst, a CBD-infused canned sparkling water drink that promises zero calories, zero sugar and natural flavours.

Cans of Infuzed Thirst will be included in duffle swag bags being gifted to stars in attendance, such as Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Scarlett Johannson, Tom Hanks and others.

Last spring, Darrin Zeer invited a handful of guests to his cannabis-infused yoga retreat in Alberta’s Bragg Creek, nestled in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies just west of Calgary’s metropolitan hum.

The Alberta-born, Colorado-based yoga teacher and mindfulness expert is accustomed to offering cannabis samples at his retreats. But this one was different: Those who attended his Bragg Creek event had to bring their own weed. And even though cannabis for recreational use became legal in October of 2018, facility managers were also hesitant to host the event — guests weren’t given its address until after they registered.

Even in Alberta, one of the most liberal provinces in Canada for cannabis use, legalization hasn’t sparked a successful wave of cannabis tourism.

Winter gloom is a perennial phenomenon, thanks to shorter and darker, freezing-cold days, long nights, and an overall feeling of less energy. According to researchers, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) impacts 14 percent of Americans. For many of us, this is more of a reality than we care to admit. When dreariness engulfs every part of our life, we feel the effects and toss our wellness out of the window by doing what feels good in the moment versus what’s good for us in the long term. 

Big Weed exists in the age of Big Data, meaning the cannabis industry is vulnerable to all the same attacks and hacks as everyone else.