Article by David DiSalvo, Forbes Research into the potential medical uses of marijuana compounds continues apace. Among the most recent, a study delved into why marijuana is an effective stress reducer. While not conclusive on their own, the results contribute to a longer-term possibility – that marijuana compounds may turn out to be more effective and safer in alleviating anxiety ...

Article by Mike Okada, Cannabis Life Network Craig Ex from Expert Joints spoke to us about judging all 143 samples in Canada’s first ever High Times Cannabis Cup and how he wants everyone entering cups everywhere to step their game up.  So how was judging the High Times Cannabis Cup?  It was hazy! I sampled 143 items that were entered into the High Times ...

Article by Teniel Messado, High! Canada In our modern society built for pillow talk pitches, how does one trim through marketable interactions for meaningful connections? You wake up in the morning, get ready, feed the dog, stop for pressed juice, and then it’s off to the vision of the new generation of work days. Step in and you will see a ...

Article by Muriel Draaisma, CBC News It’s time for parents to talk about their own marijuana use with legalization looming, says a Toronto writer and mother of two. Rebecca Eckler, executive editor of the online magazine SavvyMom.ca, explained that openly talking about the subject would lower the stigma around recreational pot use by parents. “These conversations need to be had,” she said. “How ...

Article by Ben Adlin, Leafly A few weeks ago, one of our writers noticed something odd. Walmart.com, the online arm of the world’s largest retailer, was selling a rosin press for a measly $299. For a store that doesn’t seem to carry a single bong, Walmart was surprisingly open about the fact it was hawking a cannabis contraption. The item description called ...

Article by High! Canada High! Canada Magazine got to sit down with budtender, model and cannabis advocate Luna recently to chat. How did you get into the cannabis industry/ what lead you to become part of the industry? I first became a budtender through a modeling agency called “ DC Castings”. Drew Catherine, the creator and casting agent contacted me ...

Article by The Guardian Netflix has co-created a set of cannabis strains based on a selection of its most popular original shows. The set, called The Netflix Collection, will be sold as part of a pop-up event at Alternative Herbal Health Services in West Hollywood from 25-27 August to legal medical marijuana card-holding customers. Federal laws prevent the products being available ...

Article by David Brown, Lift News Supply issues are well known in Canada’s medical cannabis program. While there are no overall product shortages across the system, the nature of the program that effectively limits a customer’s ability to ‘shop around’ combined with limited product availability in terms of specific products has left many patients frustrated. While few producers ever run out of ...

Article by Mike Okada, Cannabis Life Network CLN’s own resident chef, Cody Lindsay, aka the Wellness Soldier, is a military vet (of seven years and two tours), chef, cannabis advocate, and father. He was introduced to medical cannabis after being released from the military, and found it much more effective than prescription medications for his symptoms and he was happy that ...

Article by Mike Okada, Cannabis Life Network 13 out of the 54 licensed producers in Canada are in BC- that’s just under a quarter of what will soon be a billion dollar industry once medicinal and recreational cannabis are legal. But with over 100 cannabinoids identified so far, standardization and testing in the industry is becoming increasingly relevant, especially in medicinal ...