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Recreational Marijuana Legalization Delayed in Canada
Canadians will have to wait until at least early August or later to legally purchase recreational marijuana.

Canadian Capital Fuels Colombian Cannabis Boom
Canada is the world’s only advanced capital market for financing cannabis ventures, a place where stigma has faded and effective business models have been developed. Some of that money is now financing a lucrative Colombian weed crop, bound for markets around the world.

Do You Need A College Degree To Work In Marijuana?
Commercial growers realize that the cannabis industry has emerged from the shadows into a legal, highly regulated market, they need more than closet growers to fill skilled jobs.

Almost 100 Percent of Seniors Benefit From Medical Marijuana
A new study about elderly people and cannabis reveal that nearly 100 percent of seniors benefit from medical marijuana.

Is Marijuana The Most Effective Treatment For Autism?
Cannabis could work for autistic kids first came from anecdotal reports of parents who had used the drug to treat children with epilepsy. In a tiny Israeli town near the Lebanese border, a 4-year-old Benjamin repeatedly smashed his head against the wall. He spun wildly in circles, screeched at full volume. All that changed a year ago, when Benjamin started taking marijuana. In the little apartment he shares with his mother, mornings are now relaxed and orderly. His transformation may signal the arrival of a long-awaited and desperately needed healing for the many others just like him: children living with severe autism.

Fun Weed Facts from the 2018 Cannabis Price Index
Compiled by German hydroponics company Seedo, a newly released study compares the average price per gram of marijuana in 120 international cities. It uncovers some surprising results, such as the following: “New York City has the highest consumption level in the study at 77.44 metric tons of cannabis per year. If they taxed marijuana at the average U.S. cannabis tax level, the city could make $156.4 million in potential tax revenue per year.”