Stock market forecast software maker VantagePoint, which claims its platform can make predictions with up to 86 percent accuracy three days in advance, has added the cannabis sector to those in which its clients can trade.

VantagePoint put out a statement on Friday announcing that traders will be able to use its platform to forecast cannabis stocks beginning this week. It is the thirteenth market sector which VantagePoint will allow its users to add to their portfolios and includes cannabis stocks in both the U.S. and Canada.

Can marijuana improve symptoms of depression, stress and anxiety, or does it make them worse? As the legalization movement continues pushing forward, that topic is becoming one of the more hotly debated among many, and researchers are trying to find answers. A new study conducted by scientists from Washington State University used a novel approach to address the topic with data from thousands of medical marijuana users, and the results are worth unpacking.

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MMJ Phytotech has made reportedly made investments worth CAD 1 million (around AUD 1.02 million) in Fire & Flower Inc., a major cannabis retail firm headquartered in Canada. The strategic move has resulted in MMJ receiving 1.25 million shares from Fire & Flower at nearly 80 Canadian cents per share, thereby acquiring a paltry stake in the firm. If sources are to be believed, Canadian authorities are likely to legalize the use of medical marijuana for recreational purposes.

Have you ever wondered how to treat multiple sclerosis with cannabis? We did the research for you.

In the US alone, over 400,000 Americans struggle with to manage the daily symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS is an autoimmune disorder that presents with neurologic manifestations. Patients may receive a diagnosis of relapsing-remitting or progressive types of the disease.

The aromatic compounds found in cannabis, called terpenes, have an increasingly appreciated role in the plant’s medicinal benefits. These terpenes fall into a different class than cannabinoids (e.g., THC, CBD), and perhaps for that reason, have received substantially less research attention.

About two years ago, Chris Snellen was diagnosed with cancer of the tonsils as a result of the human papillomavirus.

When he broached the subject of a referral to the Canabo Medical Clinic in Churchill Square, his medical team balked at the idea.
“They said, ‘If you do everything we say, we have a scientific number of 80 per cent odds that you’re going to come out of this cancer-free. If you take marijuana during or before, then we don’t know what that’s going to do to your odds,’” Snellen says.

Micron’s president, Alfred Wong, discusses the two-part system and how the company’s partnership with Aurora may help drive the technology forward.

Micron Waste Technologies, a Vancouver-based organic waste technology company, began working with Aurora Cannabis in late 2017 to develop a waste solution specific to the cannabis industry, says Micron’s president, Alfred Wong.

The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development has approved funding for an eight month Cannabis Applied Science post-graduation certificate program at Loyalist College. The announcement was made on Thursday and capitalizes on the booming cannabis legalization. The program, which is the first of its kind in Canada will allow students to build on their degree or Ontario College diploma to build on skills to support cannabis product development, inform process optimization and address natural product quality, consistency and safety.

If you've been keeping up with Bill C-45, you'll know that the Liberal government wants Canadians to wait up to a whole year after legalization is implemented to be able to legally purchase and use cannabis concentrates and edibles.

While the feds claim they need more time to create legislation (when we all know they could easily lift ideas from places like Colorado or Washington), one B.C.-based licensed producer has found a way around the delay, at least as far as medical patients are concerned.

Canna Farms Limited, a licensed producer based in Hope, announced yesterday that it had created Canada's first legal "whole-plant" cannabis concentrate.