Even though some may consider having a bad trip as normal, wouldn’t it be amazing if a person could learn how cannabis affects them before they even tried it?

Quebec’s public-health directors are warning that the provincial government’s proposed regulations restricting edible cannabis products contain “grey areas … that undermine the effectiveness” of the new rules.

In July, the Coalition Avenir Québec government announced that it will ban the sale of cannabis-based chocolates, candies and “any other product attractive to minors.” However, the draft regulations do not specifically prohibit the sale of cannabis-infused soft drinks and juices and, in fact, would “establish that an edible cannabis product in liquid form cannot contain THC (the main active ingredient) that is greater than 5 milligrams per package.”

A biochemist at the University of New Brunswick says the legalization of recreational cannabis has opened the door for scientists to find new medical uses for the plant.

Yang Qu says cannabis is rapidly being transformed from an underground species into an industrial crop that awaits medical and agricultural development.

"In the past the major driving force of the breeding was to get a higher THC content, because THC is the major psychoactive component in cannabis," Qu said Monday. "Recreational use of cannabis is mainly because of the component THC.

People around the world have had to adapt to the digital age as technology continues to play an important role in our society. Additionally, it has become apparent that businesses need to implement certain forms of technology to thrive among the competition. For instance, digital payment solutions are one of the most talked-about pieces of technology as they allow customers to pay for products in a whole new way. Specifically, many payment providers are solely focused on developing state-of-the-art solutions as the widespread use of payment solutions has tapped into various markets such as finance, retail, and medical. Notably, the digital payments market has also been integrated into the cannabis industry.

Indiva and TerrAscend partner to manufacture and process high-quality cannabis oil for TerrAscend patients and consumers

A breathalyzer that can detect both alcohol and cannabis has caught the attention of Y Combinator, a California-based start-up accelerator that has previously worked with Reddit, Dropbox and Airbnb.

If you haven’t noticed, the marijuana industry is booming. In the US alone, the industry is worth billions of dollars and the industry has seen an increase in jobs by 76% in 2018. The industry is full of a wide variety of different products falling under the categories of plants, oils, waxes, edibles, and topicals.

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Seven medical cannabis dispensaries in the US are filing suit against Facebook for unfairly placing their state-level legalized businesses in “Facebook jail,” according to Tulsa World.

Nasdaq-listed Israel-based cannabis company Therapix Biosciences Ltd. has signed a letter of intent for a proposed merger with Edmonton, Canada-based cannabis company Destiny Biosciences Global Corp., the former The merged company will focus on Therapix's technology and assets pertaining to clinical-stage pharmaceutical applications of cannabis, and will include Destiny's genomics-based cannabis breeding techniques and development capabilities, according to the company’s statement.

The companies expect a definitive agreement of the merger to be signed during the third quarter of 2019, subject to certain closing conditions. Upon closing, current Therapix equity holders are expected to own approximately 32% of the combined company, the company said.