Cannabis Now

CHAMPS, the leading B2B counterculture trade show in the US, is known for high-energy shows that keep the roots of cannabis and smoking culture alive. Founded in 1999, the expo has been bringing together buyers and sellers while also honoring the artists and makers for 25 years now. https://lnkd.in/eNRUPT_6

What’s particularly interesting about the legalized?cannabis?market is that it’s still relatively new, creating a rollercoaster for brands to figure out exactly how they should approach packaging. It’s one thing just getting to market but quite another to leverage the power of packaging to capture the attention and imagination of the consumer. The brands out there that are most recognizable or the most successful are often the ones that foresaw packaging’s importance and worked hard to get it right. Duallok Packaging Burgopak https://lnkd.in/eXqGe_ui

This family-run company boasts a team of graduates from Cleveland’s School of Cannabis Studies, life-long chocolatiers and chemistry experts. Keep reading to learn how founder Joel Fink's childhood candy dreams have become a thriving business that's grown to serve the cannabis and hemp spaces.

“We’re so happy to collaborate with Autumn Brands, growing real quality cannabis right here in one of our favorite places in the world,” said Iration lead singer Micah Pueschel. https://lnkd.in/gS78KGMm

Weedgets LLC has found their niche. Meet the Tesla of smoking devices. https://lnkd.in/g_n_4Z3w

Israel is an emerging player in the international cannabis market, and the industry is embraced by pillars of the country’s political establishment. But every aspect of Israeli society has been impacted by the horrific events of last October 7, and the ensuing war. The cannabis sector has been no exception. Those impacts were felt immediately on Oct. 7 itself, when four workers at a cannabis farm on a kibbutz near the border with Gaza were abducted by Hamas militants and taken across the line into the Strip. https://lnkd.in/eKMCkp3Q

Father’s Day Guide for Growing Weed at Home Our 2024 #FathersDay Gift Guide focuses on the entire cannabis home grow experience. From home grow kits, to stylish threads and sunnies, to post-harvest goods like a potency test and personal vault, this home grow cannabis guide has it all. What we love most about this gift, is that growing weed at home gets Dad involved in a new, fun hobby. And with a growing plant you can eventually enjoy together, this really is the gift that keeps on giving. ?? https://lnkd.in/g7v5GHuT

President Joe Biden confirmed May 16, 2024, that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) has definitive plans to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Cannabis has been classified as Schedule I since 1970. https://lnkd.in/gTTnM7at

Hot on the heels of the delta-8 craze, another cautionary tale emerges. https://lnkd.in/gvMxFiS5

Earlier today, the AP confirmed through a number of close sources that the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is planning to remove medical cannabis from the list of Schedule I drugs and reclassify it as a Schedule III drug. This landmark decision follows the advice given by the federal Health and Human Services Department (HHS) to reschedule cannabis, reflecting the plant’s medicinal benefits. https://lnkd.in/gvGNJFdp