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No Bankruptcy Aid For Marijuana Businesses
According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, cannabis businesses cannot claim bankruptcy because of their lingering Schedule I status. This ruling affects not only the cannabis industry but also any business involved in the process of growing or distributing weed.

Anyone Who Resists the Rise of Legal Cannabis Is Among Dumbest on Wall Street
You don’t have to be a stoner to realize that legal cannabis is an industry ripe for profit. As more and more states and countries move to legalize certain uses of cannabis, investors who fail to put their hat in the ring could end up being some of the dumbest on Wall Street.

A Former NHL Enforcer Says ‘Half’ The League’s Players Smoke Weed
Riley Cote says the NHL is a league full of potheads. The former Philadelphia Flyers bruisers said in an interview with Sportsnet that around half of the hockey league’s players use marijuana, and many do every day.

The Secret to the Best Edibles is Cleaning Your Cannabis
JeffThe420Chef, a California-based cannabis chef and author of his cannabis cookbook, The 420 Gourmet, says cleaning cannabis is key to making delicious edibles and consuming cannabis safely.

Heavy Marijuana Use Linked to Rare Vomiting Illness
Chronic cannabis users are at risk of experiencing a horrifying new condition that is being reported at hospitals across the United States where marijuana is legal. ‘Scromiting,’ doctors say, is becoming an all-too-familiar site at emergency rooms, with patients ‘screaming and vomiting’ as they turn up for help. Little research has been conducted on the topic, but one study found that for scromiting to occur, cannabis users would have to consume marijuana three to five times per day to develop CHS.

Cannabis Company in Oregon Offers Free Weed for Your Opioid
Kaya Holding, a publicly traded company that operates a medical cannabis dispensary in Oregon, is planning to set up an opioid-for-weed swap program where addicts can trade in their pills for the plant.

How Long Does Weed Stay in Your System?
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