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This story originally appeared on Benzinga Cannabis plants have an inherent ability to absorb heavy metals from the soil, making them useful for remediating contaminated sites. But this ability to soak up toxic metals may also make cannabis dangerous for consumers who ingest it. A new analysis, led by researchers at Penn State, examines the ability of cannabis plants to absorb heavy metals and discusses the resulting health impacts on consumers. The team proposes a blueprint of strategies for growers to alleviate heavy-metal uptake by their crops, reported medicalxpress.com  “Heavy metals, such as lead, are known to be carcinogenic,” said Louis Bengyella, assistant research professor…

The U.S. legal cannabis industry reached record sales figures during the past 12 months as millions of Americans emerged from stay-at-home orders to return to more normal lives and in-person job settings. But, in an encouraging revelation, cannabis use among youth declined significantly over the same period, according to a federal survey released on Wednesday. RELATED: Cannabis Vaping Has Soared Among Teens in U.S. and Canada Sharp decline The 2021 Monitoring the Future Report, published annually by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and featuring research by the University of Michigan, found just 7.1 percent of 8th graders reported using marijuana so far in 2021, compared…

Relationships, relationships, relationships. The world’s top business executives will tell you this is what success in any industry boils down to. Drawn to the networking opportunities, and some time on the greens, cannabis leaders teed up for some new and impressive connections at last month’s inaugural Lemonhaze Golf Invitational. The invite-only event took place on Oct. 19 at the award-winning Cascata Golf Club, located in Boulder City, Nevada, just 30 miles outside Las Vegas. Lemonhaze CEO Brian Yauger is setting out to bring the cannabis industry the most coveted networking opportunities and exclusive experiences. “This is where the executives and…

A German company has confirmed to Cannabis Now that it has reached a preliminary agreement to establish cannabis cultivation operations in Afghanistan’s north—corroborating claims made by the new Taliban regime’s Interior Ministry last month, which were met with much media scoffing.  Cutting Through the Media Confusion It all began with a Nov. 24 tweet (in English) from the Ministry of Interior Affairs of the Taliban’s “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,” declared after the militant group seized control of the country in August. It stated that the deputy minister for counter-narcotics “met with a representative” of a corporation called Cpharm, which is to “invest…