On Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a long-anticipated rule regulating e-cigarettes and tobacco vaporization devices, including vape pens.

The 499-page document left many in the cannabis industry scrambling to understand the new rule’s potential impact on vape devices intended for consumption of marijuana and its extracts, instead of for nicotine.

The key question is whether products in the rapidly growing cannabis vape industry can be defined as “tobacco products.”

After updating investors on its first-quarter financials, investors may be wondering if marijuana drug developer GW Pharmaceuticals' (NASDAQ:GWPH) shares should be bought or sold. Here are 3 key takeaways from GW Pharmaceuticals report that offer insight into whether this company is worth owning in portfolios.

One week after being appointed by Cabinet to lead the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), a new Board of Directors has approved the regulations that will guide the start of Jamaica’s legal ganja industry.

The CLA, which was created by the Dangerous Drug (Amendment) Act 2015, has powers to make and oversee the implementation of regulations for licences, permits and other authorisations for the cultivation, processing, distribution, sale and transportation of hemp as well as ganja, for medicinal, scientific and therapeutic purposes.

The newly appointed board of directors for the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has approved the regulations that will guide the start of Jamaica’s legal ganja industry.

The CLA, which was created by the Dangerous Drug (Amendment) Act 2015, has powers to make and oversee the implementation of regulations for licenses, permits and other authorisations for the cultivation, processing, distribution, sale and transportation of hemp as well as ganja, for medicinal, scientific and therapeutic purposes, a news release from the authority said Thursday.

Medical Marijuana, Inc. has announced to its shareholders and the public that the Brazilian government has approved its hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) oil product, Real Scientific Hemp Oil™ (RSHO™), to be imported as a prescription medication for cancer, and is subsidizing its cost under the Brazilian federal government’s heath care system.

urban-gro, the product solutions expert for the commercial Cannabis cultivator, has launched nationwide sales of Procidic2^®, a FIFRA 25b product, the firststate-registered organic pesticide labeled specifically for Cannabis crops. urban-gro is the sole U.S. distributor of Procidic2^®.

Procidic2^®, a fungicide and bactericide, is registered with WSDA for Organic Agricultural Use.  Procidic2^® works on contact and systemically with the Cannabis crop. It is rapidly absorbed into the plant and moves towards the apex, allowing new tissues to be free of infection and reducing the risk of future bacterial and fungal growth.

The head of Canada's largest pharmacy chain says there is a critical role for drugstores to play in dispensing medical marijuana.

Galen G. Weston wants in on the medical marijuana business.

Weston, the head of the country's largest drugstore and grocery chain, said Thursday that pharmacists are well-positioned to dispense the drug in a safe manner.

"We're an industry that is extremely effective at managing controlled substances," said Weston, Loblaw's president and executive chairman, following the company's annual general meeting Thursday.

From precision humidifying systems to USB-powered vape pens, tech and pot seem made for each other, with an explosion in new gadgets since it became legal in many US states.

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Sure, you could buy a cheaper vape pen and just put it in your pocket. But if you've got money (and herb) to burn, why not plop down $80-$100 for a VapRwear hoodie, with a vape pen built right into your sweatshirt's drawstring?

With the explosion of legal marijuana in this country, April 20th of 2016 was a big day for cannabis startups. From a Zappos for smoking accessories to a Tinder for stoners, there were dozens of companies that staked their claim and made an impression on the smokers of the world. But one startup launched their product on the special day, hoping to bring curated cannabis boxes to marijuana connoisseurs around the world.

Although a wide variety of extracts, concentrates and edibles are sold at medical dispensaries such as Little Amsterdam in Southwest Portland, edibles are not yet available for purchase to recreational customers in Oregon. That changes on June 2.

Oregonians interested in purchasing marijuana edibles have to wait less than a month until they can get their fix. The Oregon Health Authority issued rules Wednesday for the sale of marijuana edibles under the state’s early recreational marijuana sales program.