marijuana

Vaporize

How and Why You Should Vaporize Cannabis

How and Why You Should Vaporize Cannabis Can smoking cannabis be dangerous? We know that medical cannabis is useful for treating a myriad of health conditions and smoking cannabis has become fairly common after legalization in 2018. However, the health implications associated with smoking cannabis are less talked about and understood. The Canadian Medical Association […]

Israel

Innovation Israel: 4 Big Updates on Medical Cannabis In Israel

Innovation Israel: 4 Big Updates on Medical Cannabis In Israel By: Alana Armstrong “The cannabis industry today is what the cyber industry was ten years ago – Israel needs and can lead this industry, too”– Prof. Itzhak Harpaz, president of Max Stern Yezreel Valley College Israel’s connection with medical cannabis is long, varied, and rich […]

The GrowthOp

Strainprint Featured in The GrowthOp

Strainprint Featured in The GrowthOp – Four in 10 respondents with medical conditions opting for cannabis to reduce pharmaceutical use: Strainprint Report notes that cost and lack of insurance coverage remain two key hurdles to clear By Tamara Lilien  August 5, 2019 What role might medical cannabis play in mitigating polypharmacy, or using more than one […]

Consume Cannabis

The Best 5 Places to Consume Cannabis in Canada this Summer

The Best 5 Places to Consume Cannabis in Canada this Summer Canada is becoming green all over with more and more establishments offering a welcoming space for patrons to consume their cannabis without shame or guilt It is no average summer in Canada, this year marks the first official summer season since cannabis was legalized […]

How to Access Medical Cannabis in Canada

How to Access Medical Cannabis in Canada: Part One

How to Access Medical Cannabis in Canada: Part One It can be a confusing and overwhelming process to get a medical authorization for cannabis. In this two part series we’ll go over the steps to take in order to access medical cannabis in Canada. With a medical authorization, you will be able to order from […]

Cannabis Retail

Nine Cannabis Retail Stores Raising the Bar For Dispensaries Everywhere

Nine cannabis retail stores raising the bar for dispensaries everywhere By: Ashley Keenan There is nothing that feels quite like the first time you walk in to a dispensary or cannabis retail store. Similar to the childlike wonder of Christmas morning, there is an excitement of being able to access large selections, understand product sources, […]

Big Data

Strainprint Featured in Hewlett-Packard Enterprise.nxt

Strainprint Featured in Hewlett-Packard Enterprise.nxt Talking Big Data July 8, 2019 5 insights that big data has gleaned about cannabis After gathering 65 million data points, Strainprint has collected the world’s largest medicinal cannabis dataset. That means a fascinating collection of marijuana-related information and high hopes for medical researchers. How do you collect data when […]

History

Bad Seed: Cannabis’s History as the Most Notorious Plant in America

Bad Seed: Cannabis’s History as the Most Notorious Plant in America Cannabis has a long, storied history in the Americas filled with literal highs and sobering lows. Its presence in the New World predates the formation of the United States and brought slaves to Brazil and the Carribean. After the US revolution, many early presidents […]

CBD

CBD vs THC: Has comparison become a barrier to healing?

CBD vs THC: Has comparison become a barrier to healing? The dissection of CBD and THC is creating a fixation on high vs not high, pulling focus from whole plant medicine By: Ashley Keenan Cannabis has multiple cannabinoids, the chemical compounds in the plant that react with the endocannabinoid receptors in the body. The two […]