Oakton Community College is offering a cannabis certification course beginning with their fall semester. The course, Cannabis Dispensary and Patient Care Specialist Certificate is geared towards the rapidly evolving cannabis market in Illinois. “We saw an opportunity to provide job training for students in an emerging market,” said Bob Sompolski, Dean of STEM & HealthContinue reading “Local College in Cook County Offers Cannabis Certification Course”
Author Archives: Marie Felix
Why Banks Do Not Want To Work With Cannabis Companies – Part II: The SAFE Banking Act and the 2018 Farm Bill
In 2013, the Obama administration signed the Cole Memorandum, which formed a federally protected shelter for marijuana companies to operate by employing a hands-off approach of non-prosecution against cannabis businesses and users who comply with state laws. However, in January 2018, Donald Trump appointed former attorney general Jeff Sessions revoked the Cole Memo, generating anContinue reading “Why Banks Do Not Want To Work With Cannabis Companies – Part II: The SAFE Banking Act and the 2018 Farm Bill”
Why Banks Do Not Want To Work With Cannabis Companies – Part I
The long and the short of it is the U.S. federal government remains set on classifying marijuana as a Schedule I drug, deeming it a high potential for abuse with no accepted medical use. It’s basically on the same boat as heroine. Yet, cocaine is classified as Schedule II, less abuse potential than Schedule IContinue reading “Why Banks Do Not Want To Work With Cannabis Companies – Part I”
What Cannabis Businesses Can Learn From the Alcohol Prohibition
In January 1920 alcohol was banned from being manufactured, transported or sold. This act drove up organized crimes, speakeasies (illegal drinking saloons), and homemade liquor and moonshines. President Herbert Hoover called the prohibition “a great social and economic experiment” – an experiment that was dubbed a failure because it only lasted for 13 years andContinue reading “What Cannabis Businesses Can Learn From the Alcohol Prohibition”
CBD Oil – A Viable Alternative For Insomnia and Sleep Disorders
The amount of sleep we get at night impacts the operation and production we present the next day – at school, at work, or simply running errands, so it goes without saying, sleep is important. Millions of Americans suffer from long-term sleep disorders according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Many haveContinue reading “CBD Oil – A Viable Alternative For Insomnia and Sleep Disorders”
How To Prepare Your Cannabis For Edible Recipes
You can cook or bake just about anything with marijuana – brownies, pasta, omelets, french toasts, soups, salads, sandwiches – whatever the dish, it’s possible. The essential to cooking or baking with weed is mastering how to create it with canna oil or cannabutter. However, before you do anything, you must decarboxylate the cannabis first.Continue reading “How To Prepare Your Cannabis For Edible Recipes”
CBD Boom Changing Minds About Marijuana
A survey led by OnePoll for HempFusion shows 8 out of 10 Americans have made a complete 180 in their opinions regarding cannabis and marijuana consumption. Based on the answers of participants who had changed their mind in some form, 46 percent strongly agreed and 36 percent somewhat agreed that it was because of theContinue reading “CBD Boom Changing Minds About Marijuana”
Flowhub Accumulates $23M For Cannabis Dispensary Management Software
Flowhub, a cannabis retail management platform company, is seeing to face the need for tools to manage the particulars of the weed retail business. As cannabis dispensaries grow throughout the nation, the demand for such software surges. According to CFO Kyle Sherman, Flowhub’s platform of dispensary services not only acknowledge compliance matters, but it alsoContinue reading “Flowhub Accumulates $23M For Cannabis Dispensary Management Software”
Thailand to Host First World Ganga Festival – But It’s Not What You Think
Thailand will be hosting the first World Ganja Festival in 2020. But hold on before you book your flight and hotel – it’s not a party kind of festival. The festival will advocate Thailand as the developer of top strains. It will deliver as a program for people to share their knowledge of marijuana forContinue reading “Thailand to Host First World Ganga Festival – But It’s Not What You Think”
CTPharma Transparent About Their Marijuana Vape Process
CT Pharmaceutical Solutions, a Connecticut medical marijuana company demonstrated its method of producing marijuana into vape cartridges. Kim Provera, a CTPharma rep showed Susan Raff – a local Connecticut TV reporter, the process of how marijuana goes from bud to vape. Provera explained, “Once we have a concentrated form, its pure form, we put itContinue reading “CTPharma Transparent About Their Marijuana Vape Process”
Yes! Cannabis! 