Article by Jeremy Berke, Business Insider Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, has flip-flopped somewhat on this issue throughout his public life. Recently, Trump has supported state’s rights to choose how to legislate medical marijuana, but has not expressly called for legalization. “In terms of marijuana and legalization, I think that should be a state issue, state-by-state,” Trump told The Washington Post. “… Marijuana ...

Article by TG Branfalt Jr, Ganjapreneur Creso Pharma has signed a deal with two European companies as part of a strategy to target the pet medical marijuana industry, the company announced in a press release. The agreement will see the Australian Stock Exchange-listed company work with A&H, a Dutch veterinary product manufacturer, and Grieving Holdings Netherland, a wholesaler, to develop ...

Article by Zane Schwartz, National Post The United States is poised for sweeping change on Nov. 8 — and it has nothing to with Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. In the voting booth Americans will hold mini-referendums on raising the minimum wage, legalizing marijuana, instituting a carbon tax, banning the death penalty and establishing Canadian-style universal health care. Indeed, there ...

Article by TG Branfalt Jr, Ganjapreneur Israel-based Therapix BioSciences is seeking to be listed on the Nasdaq and has filed a $12 million initial public offering to that end, according to a report from Fierce Biotech. The company is already listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and trades on the US over-the-counter market. Therapix is developing drugs based on ...

Article by Brittney Sanger, HERB Artist James Landgraf designed a water pipe that looks identical to Starbucks’s Frappuccino cups. Now, according to Law360, a New York U.S. District judge is ordering him to repay not only $300,000-$410,800 for copyright infringement but also $99,000 for trademark infringement and $11,580 for attorneys fees. Starbucks argues that Landgraf and Hitman Glass, a glass ...

Article by John Breech, CBS Sports NFL players don’t just use marijuana in their free time — some will even use it on game day. According to a player survey conducted by ESPN.com, 22 percent of players say that they’ve “known a teammate to use marijuana before a game.” The survey included a total of 226 players, with 127 of ...

Article by Julia Carrie Wong and Oliver Milman, The Guardian American democracy is tortuously indirect. On Tuesday, citizens will not exactly cast their ballots for the first female nominee of a major party or a real estate developer turned reality TV star, but for generally unknown candidates who are members of the electoral college: the people who will cast votes ...

Article by New Cannabis Ventures Hemp Business Journal (HBJ), the definitive source for market sizes and high-level analysis of business trends in the hemp industry, followed up its initial market research piece, The State of Hemp, with the recently published The CBD Report. The 40-page report, which provides data and analysis for the cannabidiol (CBD) industry, includes insights from interviews with ...

Article by Daniel Oberhaus, Motherboard You could almost say Veronica Carpio was born to sell cannabis. Aside from having a birthday on 4/20, the 38-year old Colorado native was also the first female dispensary owner in the state, ran a covert coffee shop appropriately called The Front, and now oversees the largest hemp seed exchange in the state while producing ...

Article by The Associated Press via ABC News Twin brothers, both devout Mormons, are among a growing legion of Utah residents embracing medical marijuana as a way to treat a host of ailments. Nathan Frodsham has advanced degenerative disc disease, leaving him with burning pain as nerves in his neck are pinched by bones. The pain made long days working ...