A look into the future of industrial hemp Unsustainable Alberta resources beware: there is a new kid on the block. Jesse Pollack and Angel Gan from the environmental technology program at SAIT discussed their ongoing sustainability project in an interview on Feb. 25. They are looking at hemp, a tall, green and stalky...

“Marijuana that has been “”manicured”” to remove seeds and stems is kept in barrels in a temperature-controlled vault at the Ol’ Miss facility.” JERUSALEM (CNNMoney) — Israel’s fast-growing cannabis industry has high hopes for a new market — exports of medical marijuana to America. The country is already a leading...

Employees trim away leaves from marijuana plants to be packaged and sold at a dispensary in Colorado. As Canada moves towards legalization, what can it learn from those jurisdictions that have already made the change? As the federal Liberals map out their plan for legalizing marijuana, they can look at how — and how...

Tech Start-Ups Hope for Marijuana Sales Growth The start-up world can expect to see a different kind of green in the next few years if the marijuana business grows as rapidly as some expect. Legal marijuana sales grew to $5.4 billion in 2015, up from $4.6 billion in the prior year, and sales are expected to grow by...

Legal Weed Businesses Have to Figure Out How to Handle $6.7 Billion in Cash This Year Legal marijuana is the fastest growing industry in the United States, according to a new market research report, which found that state-sanctioned weed sales skyrocketed by 80 percent last year to more than $5 billion — and the...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Feb. 2, 2016) – Aurora Cannabis Inc. (“Aurora” or the “Company”) (CSE:ACB)(OTCQB:ACBFF)(FRANKFURT:21P) (WKN: A1C4WM) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aurora Cannabis Enterprises Inc., a producer and distributor of medicinal cannabis pursuant to the Marihuana...

High Hopes : Legalized Pot is on the way Director of Quality Assurance Thomas Shipley prunes dry marijuana buds before they are processed for shipping at Tweed Marijuana Inc in Smith’s Falls, Ontario, April 22, 2014. By unlocking the once-obscure medical marijuana market, Canada has created a fast-growing, profitable...

Canada’s producers of medical marijuana are sitting on a seven-tonne stash of weed, with the inventory steadily growing as supply exceeds demand in the legal system, according to the most recent Health Canada numbers. Health Canada is currently studying 401 new applications for licences to produce cannabis for...

  There is an ugly trend that exists in society today, and it is affecting all of us. Revenue from natural resources, industry, agriculture, and more, is increasingly being leveraged away from the average Canadian and into the bank accounts of the wealthiest among us. Our legislators must now decide if they will...

The first marijuana business proposal to go through the city of Glenwood Springs’ newly established City Council review process has resulted in a favorable outcome for the new owners of the Green Dragon to add edibles manufacturing to the operation. Green Dragon, which was the second retail recreational marijuana...