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Amplify recruits women of color for workforce cohort

Illinois News Joint

Amplify , a Chicago-based organization committed to closing the opportunity gap for the region’s underserved, has announced that it is recruiting young women of color for its first cannabis workforce development cohort. Women with juvenile or criminal justice-system involvement are encouraged to inquire.

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Gen Z Women Are the Quickest Growing Group of Cannabis Consumers

Veriheal

The future of cannabis appears to be female, as Gen Z women have become the fastest-growing group of consumers of legal cannabis, according to NBC News. They explain that the covid-19 pandemic led to a 46% growth in legal cannabis sales during 2020. Gen Z Women Are the Future of Cannabis.

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Lebanon Pushes for Activation of Medical Cannabis Law, Piquing Export Interest

Veriheal

Lebanon, a Middle Eastern country renowned for its limestone caves, historic mosques, and classical Roman ruins went down in history last year when it became the first-ever Arabic state to legalize medical and industrial cannabis cultivation. Nonetheless, medical cannabis patients are still in desperate need of their medicine.

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How to show up for women and minorities in cannabis

SpeedWeed

There are 28 days in February dedicated to honoring the Black community, and 30 in March to honor women. We must actively choose to support women and minorities in cannabis 24/7/365. Women and weed: A history of cannabis and women’s health. But that isn’t enough.

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Is weed legal in Thailand?

The Cannigma

The use of recreational cannabis in Thailand is illegal but cultivating it and using it for medical purposes is permitted, thanks to recent governmental policy updates. Marijuana in Thailand: a brief legal history. In 1935 Thailand’s government passed the Cannabis Act , criminalizing the possession, sale, and use of the substance.

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CBD Eases Anxiety and Cravings of Heroin Addiction, New Study Finds

NewsMunchies

Department of Health and Human Services report from 2018. The misuse of and addiction to opioids – including heroin, pain relievers, and synthetic opioids – is a snowballing, serious national crisis that affects public health. This is certainly welcome news as CBD may help break heroin drug addiction. “

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2018 at Sensi Seeds – Our Year in Review

Sensi Seeds

Made from hemp grown by our sister company HempFlax, they contain full plant extract rather than just CBD crystals, so the Entourage Effect can be enjoyed by people looking to improve their health and well-being. In late 2017 we launched our most recent cannabis seed variety, named for and created in collaboration with this astonishing woman.

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