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Police shut down massive illegal cannabis operation in the Niagara Region that rerouted cannabis grown for medical use to the illegal market, seizing more than 100,000 plants and $2.5 million Canadian. The accused, who police say are residents from Niagara and the Greater Toronto Area, are facing charges under the Cannabis Act, Controlled Drug and

A study published in Scientific Reports found that first-time users of psychoactive brew ayahuasca showed decreases in psychopathology and depression one month and six months later. The study authors sampled first-time and regular users of the psychedelic substance. Researchers recruited 40 subjects who were soon to attend their first ayahuasca ceremony. The drop in depression

New Zealand is the only country voting on a national cannabis legalization measure in 2020. As of right now, adult-use cannabis is only legal in two countries – Uruguay and Canada. A handful of other countries are exploring pilot programs that would legalize cannabis for adult-use in limited instances – Panama is currently in the

Growing plants the traditional way comes with challenges – such as the changing climate, pests, human errors. Although all mushroom (or any plant really) growing techniques require a certain amount of knowledge and equipment, mycologists have been experimenting with new ways of obtaining large quantities of psilocybin-producing fungi without making too much of an impact

OPP officers seized more than 7,000 cannabis plants in Stone Mills Township west of Kingston and made more than a dozen arrests Sunday. All are charged with cultivating, propagating or harvesting more than four cannabis plants under the Cannabis Act and 11 of them face criminal charges of possessing the proceeds of crime. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/more-than-7000-pot-plants-seized-13-arrested-by-opp-in-stone-mills-township In TheraCann

Regardless of whether a state has a mandated reporting system, licensed operators are obligated to maintain detailed records of product tracking should the state initiate an audit.  An internal tracking software system must be capable of not only helping operators achieve compliance, but also operate a healthy, profitable and scalable business. How should cannabis companies

Despite the fact that at some point in history psychedelics were “frowned upon” or have been stigmatized for years, these powerful, mind-altering substances are now being studied seriously by scientists inside some of the country’s foremost medical research centers. They’re being used to treat depression, anxiety and addiction… As a long term smoker, Carine McLaughlin

The Brussels-based PermaFungi harvests about 2,000 pounds of mushrooms a month from used coffee grounds, a project it says supports a circular economy — a system designed to eliminate waste. Every year, coffee drinkers across the world generate about 6 million tons of used grounds. In 2018, the company recycled 39 of those tons. “It’s

The popularity of value products has helped companies like Aurora Cannabis Inc. and Canopy Growth Corp. report better-than-expected quarterly sales figures, while also providing consumers with a competitively priced product that could lure people away from the illicit market.  By selling more cheap pot, cannabis companies may risk hurting their margins as well as sacrificing