A Weekly Roundup of Stories We Found Interesting – From The Profound To The Profane

Weed’s 420 Holiday Has Hazy Origins But The Economic Impact Is Very Real
It will be a big day in an already flourishing industry. 420 is to the Marijuana industry, what Valentine’s Day is to the flower business. There are no formal statistics as to the effect of 420, but online analytics show that some dispensaries are seeing as much as 10 times more consumers on 4/20 than the average day.

How California Is Prepping for an Especially Festive 4/20—Its First Since Legalizing Weed
California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control has issued 47 temporary event licenses to groups across the state to hold marijuana celebrations on county fairgrounds. In San Francisco, city officials are preparing for tens of thousands to flock to Golden Gate Park. Go and join the party if you can.

Weed And Sports, From 1971 To Now
Cannabis and sports have had their fair share of run-ins, from the mundane to the scandalous. Like a hall of fame coach allegedly letting his star player, and only his star player, smoke weed before games, or an NFL prospect who lost millions after a video of him smoking weed from a gas mask surfaced minutes before the draft.

The Royal Wedding Will Have Its Own Unofficial Weed Strain
The royal wedding has spawned all kinds of rogue, knock-off merchandise. The latest is a cannabis strain from inside Markle’s own family. The princess-to-be’s nephew, Tyler Dooley, is developing a potent hybrid strain specifically for the happy couple’s big day—and it’s appropriately named “Markle’s Sparkle.”

How A Cannabis Company Is Taking A Page Out Of The Pharmaceutical Playbook
The New York medical marijuana company PharmaCannis is using a technique known as the self-emulsifying drug delivery system to produce their PharmaCannis Capsules, increasing the efficacy of its plant-derived medical marijuana products. The technique is well-known in the biotech world, the company says it’s the first time that the technique has been applied to cannabis.

The Plan To Save California’s Legendary Weed From ‘Big Cannabis’
The recent legalization of recreational use in the state may seem like a bonanza for marijuana farmers—and consumers, who also get the benefit of mandatory safety testing. But the situation is less peachy for small operators who are required to cope with a sprawling new bureaucracy governing the cultivation and distribution of marijuana.

Oregon Grew More Cannabis Than Customers Can Smoke
Oregonians are too good at growing cannabis. Farmers are left with more weeds than they know what to do with them, and driving prices downward. A gram of weed now is selling for less than the price of a glass of wine. Yet state documents show the number of Oregon weed farmers is poised to double this summer—without much regard to whether there’s demand to fill.

Cannabis Has Less Effect on Young Brains Than Once Believed, Study Says
Published by JAMA Psychiatry, this research focused specifically on adolescent and young adult samples asserts that cannabis has less effect on young brains than once believed.

Cannabis Club TV Brings High Hopes to Video Streaming
The company goes into a dispensary, sets it up with TVs and, using proprietary software, delivers channels with cannabis-related content that streams over the internet to customers watching while they wait.