Elux excited to announce sponsorship of Tyson Fury Vs Derek Chisora fight

London, November 29, 2022 – In a UK-first, vape brand Elux has agreed a deal with Queensberry Promotions to sponsor the hotly-anticipated boxing match between Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora. The fight is set to take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 3 and marks the first time a vape brand will be […]

Brittney Griner serving 9-year sentence in the ‘land of prisons’

As negotiations to bring Brittney Griner home continue, new reports are providing insight into her current prison conditions. The women’s basketball star was sentenced to nine years in a penal colony in August after she attempted to enter Russia with 0.7 grams of cannabis oil in her possession. She is serving her sentence in Mordovia, […]

Three In Four Americans Support Marijuana Legalization, Expungements And Banking Reform, New Poll Finds

About three in four American voters—including bipartisan majorities—support ending federal marijuana prohibition, expunging prior convictions and allowing banks to work with state-legal cannabis businesses, according to a new poll. The survey from Data for Progress that was released on Monday builds on recent polling that similarly shows that Americans are ready for fundamental cannabis policy […]

Scientists claim to have hacked tobacco plant to produce cocaine in its leaves

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Buddhist Temple Left Empty After Monks Fail Drug Tests

A Buddhist temple in Thailand is even quieter than usual these days after several monks there failed a drug test.  Agence France-Presse reports that a total of four monks “including an abbot at a temple in Phetchabun province’s Bung Sam Phan district tested positive for methamphetamine on Monday.”  Boonlert Thintapthai, an official in the central […]

Molson Coors exiting CBD drink joint venture in US with Hexo

The Molson Coors Beverage Co. is getting out of the CBD drink business in the United States and ending its U.S. Truss joint venture with Canadian cannabis producer Hexo Corp. as of Dec. 31. The Canadian Truss joint venture between Molson Coors and Hexo will continue, according to industry news source Beverage Daily. ADVERTISEMENT Molson […]

Non-profit Organization Marches on Canadian Capital To Fight for Therapeutic Mushrooms

Over the course of the past two years, TheraPsil has assisted over 130 patients, but it calls the country’s current limitations a “cruel approach” on the part of Health Canada. The organization has attempted to set up a formal meeting with parliament members, but so far has been denied, so it’s taking the conversation straight […]

Patenting Cannabis Genes: Three Ways To Protect New Cultivars

Many cannabis companies spend significant resources developing new cannabis cultivars or refining popular strain genetics. As they do so, more and more are looking for strategies to protect those investments. Plant patents for purportedly novel cannabis plants are increasingly common, but are plant patents really the best way to protect cannabis genes? In addition to […]

Why cannabis beverages are not yet quenching their share of the market

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Cannabis is no better than a placebo for treating pain – new research

Our meta-analysis showed that pain was rated as being significantly less intense after treatment with a placebo, with a moderate to large effect depending on each person. Our team also observed no significant difference between cannabis and placebo for reducing pain. This corroborates the results of a 2021 meta-analysis. In fact, this 2021 meta-analysis also found […]

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