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MondayFeb 04, 2019 11:57 am

This Woman Successfully Treats Cancer Patients with Medical Cannabis

Mara Gordon has not been sheltered from cancer. “Cancer is very personal to me,” she begins. “In 1979, I lost my first husband to osteogenic sarcoma. In 1989 I lost my mother to lung cancer. I, then two years later, lost my brother in law to a brain tumor, and then I lost my sister to lung cancer [...] you’ll see that I have my motivations.” After experiencing over two decades of close cancer deaths, Gordon co-founded Aunt Zelda’s in 2011. Aunt Zelda’s is an organization that both works with patients and develops cannabis-based medicines for the treatment of diseases…

ThursdayJan 31, 2019 12:08 pm

This Week in Cannabis: Will the Next U.S. Attorney General be Good on Cannabis Policy?

A number of newsworthy items occurred this week, including a potential hands-off enforcement policy at the federal level. Cannabis exports are coming to an international cannabis-leading nation, fewer people are going to be arrested for cannabis in a major metro area, and some good news is on its way in New Jersey. Find out more in our weekly recap below. Attorney General nominee puts his hands-off cannabis enforcement pledge in writing What happened: United States Attorney General nominee William Barr has previously expressed verbal support for allowing legal cannabis states to proceed without federal interference. This week William Barr put that pledge in writing…

TuesdayJan 29, 2019 12:53 pm

Buyer Beware: Why You Can’t Always Trust CBD Product Labels

American consumers may have gotten used to the old adage “what you see is what you get” when it comes to ingredient labels. While most CBD companies create a reliable product, some studies have shown that certain companies’ CBD product labels either under-represent or over-represent the amount of CBD contained within. While this issue is not an epidemic, it is cause for further education on CBD product labels, so you can be an informed consumer. What’s Going On With CBD Products? From 2015 to 2017 the FDA sent 44 warning letters to CBD companies, some multiple times, whose labels were…

ThursdayJan 24, 2019 2:03 pm

This Week in Cannabis: Rules Approved, a Blockbuster Deal, and an out of Touch Presidential Hopeful

This last week resulted in a number of cannabis news stories making headlines, from California to Florida and beyond. Florida patients received support from their Governor, while supporters of a likely presidential candidate found out just how out of touch he is with voters. Below is a recap. California officials give final approval to cannabis regulations What happened: California's three cannabis licensing authorities finally approved state regulations for the state's cannabis industry. California is home to the oldest legal medical cannabis industry in the nation and passed an adult-use legalization initiative in 2016. Why it matters: California is the most…

WednesdayJan 23, 2019 12:49 pm

Is Investing in the Cannabis Industry Something You Should Do?

According to Viridian Capital Advisors, cannabis companies raised nearly 14 billion dollars in 2018, which is significantly up from the 3.5 billion that companies raised in 2017. With cannabis reform spreading like wildfire all across the globe, the opportunity for the cannabis industry to expand is absolutely enormous. Chances are, you are likely considering investing in the cannabis industry. But what is the best way to do it without your hard-earned dollars disappearing into thin air? Beware of misconceptions and misleading information If something seems too good to be true, chances are there's a reason for that. Just because the cannabis industry has…

TuesdayJan 22, 2019 2:13 pm

13 Questions with Cannabis Investor Mitch Baruchowitz

Mitch Baruchowitz is the managing partner at Merida Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm founded in 2016. Based in Maryland, Merida Capital specializes in cannabis-related investments such as cultivation infrastructure, data & technology services, pharmaceutical development and life sciences, and medical cultivation. Since 2016 they have invested over $23 Million into the cannabis space. Green Flower recently sat down with Baruchowitz to ask him about some of the biggest questions in cannabis investing today. 1. Why did you get into cannabis investing? I got into it originally to help my friend, who’d begun using cannabis to treat pain after…

SaturdayDec 01, 2018 9:32 am

Why More Cannabis Growers are Turning to this Pesticide Alternative

Aphids, spider mites, caterpillars – these are just a few of the pests cannabis cultivators must prepare for. Fortunately, more growers are learning that there’s oftentimes a better solution than simply spraying your buds with pesticides. Many pesticides are toxic, harmful to the environment, and can be dangerous for consumers and patients, especially when used during the cannabis flowering period. Instead of trying to fight nature, why not work alongside it, says Kyra Rude, integrated pest management expert with Rincon-Vitova Insectaries. “Our handle is good bugs eat the bad bugs. That’s an easy way to get people to understand what we…