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August 10, 2021 7 min read This story originally appeared on Cannabis & Tech Today Cannabis is quickly joining golf as American’s favorite pastime, so it makes perfect sense why the two would be paired together.  Thankfully, there are a lot of nonprofit organizations and businesses within our industry using the social game of golf to unite, network, and raise awareness for cannabis causes.  There is nothing that brings people together more than cannabis, and having a golf tournament that promotes cannabis education, wellness, and further reduces the stigma of the plant is a win for everyone. Elf Golf: The…

UN cannabis attitudes are shifting—and not in the cannabis industry’s favour | Leafly Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? noyes Remember me for 30 days. I confirm that this is not a shared device. Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. The UN has called for a worldwide ban on cannabis advertising, causing confusion in countries that have a thriving legal industry. Last month, the United Nations Office on Crime and Drugs released its World Drug Report 2021, calling for a…

Sadly it’s not called BuzzWeed, a total missed opportunity. Free Book Preview Cannabis Capital Learn how to get your business funded in the Cannabis economy! August 9, 2021 3 min read This story originally appeared on Benzinga If you had been listening to Benzinga’s Cannabis Hour on Thursday, you would have heard the news. If not, here it is: BuzzFeed, the global digital media company and 2021 winner of a Pulitzer Prize has now decided that in addition to reporting about one of the fastest-growing industries in the U.S., it will be joining it. BuzzFeed has launched its own cannabis brand. And, no, the cannabis line is not called BuzzWeed, which some…

A recently released study of work habits during the COIVID-19 pandemic has revealed that 15% of remote employees have worked while high during the outbreak. The survey of remote employees, which was conducted by online cannabis resource AmericanMarijuana.org, found that employees who worked from home while under the influence of cannabis often reported reduced stress and increases in productivity and creativity. To conduct the study, researchers interviewed 1,001 remote employees about their work habits and views on substance use in the virtual workplace. Among the survey’s respondents, 45.1% were women, 54.5% were men, and 0.4% were nonbinary, while the average…

With the dawn of the legal cannabis world several years ago, many of us in the fledgling business realized that education was key to breaking the age-old stigmas around this healing plant. The public needed to learn that we were promoting Reefer Gladness, not Reefer Madness. To accomplish this, we asked ourselves how we could best spread the word about the benefits of cannabis. Green Flower Media in Southern California, under the guidance of CEO and Co-Founder Max Simon, landed on a great solution: They created a strong online presence with a website that featured classes available to everyone, taught…

As North America has settled comfortably into its recreational era, I’m thinking about the future of cannabis consumption. While aficionados of the plant rightfully have many concerns about the pharmaceutical industry’s evolving relationship with marijuana, I’d argue that the future of cannabis is based on certain pharmacological principles — those of consistency, predictability and repeatability. And a large part of that equation leads us to the importance, and even necessity, of microdosing cannabis. We already know that the future of cannabis revolves around the consumers who have yet to walk into a marijuana shop. The existing ganja markets have progressed…