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Two deaths and hundreds of cases of a mysterious lung illness all linked to vaping e-cigarettes or illegal cannabis oil in the U.S. has sparked investigations in Canada and south of the border.

A recent American Society of Anesthesiologists survey shows an escalating interest in marijuana for managing pain among U.S. adults, but the ASA warns more research is needed.

The Nanaimo, B.C.-based licensed producer made a retail power grab by acquiring Four20, which operates six licensed stores in Alberta and has secured 16 other shops.

Statistics Canada's national survey of licensed producers reveals a surge in employment and reports there are now 175 companies operating in the cannabis space.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is investigating 94 reports of people in hospitals with vape-related lung illnesses across 14 states with a number of cases related to the use of illegal cannabis vape cartridges.

Pot-infused gummies, shatter and face creams will be legal in Canada at the end of the year and a survey conducted by Ernst & Young and Lift & Co. suggests those items will attract three million additional consumers.

The National Cannabis Survey also shows 42 per cent of Canadians who said they use pot bought it from the black market.

As the cannabis industry reaches the heart of earnings season, investors are looking for profits and weren't impressed with Cronos CEO's second-half spending projections in its Q2 report.

As CBD continues to soar in popularity, one survey shows it gets more online searches than Beyonce and Kim Kardashian, while a recent Gallup poll says one-in-seven Americans now take the vaunted extract.

A Tel Aviv-based team at Weedley is launching several clinical studies to test if CBD is an effective and safe way to treat pain in dogs and horses.

The governor of America's fourth most populous state wanted to legalize recreational cannabis use this year, but had to settle for decriminalization of pot.

Aurora and the UFC plan to conduct clinical trials to study how CBD can help the elite athletes and the results will be used develop a new line of hemp-derived topical products.

Canadians spent more than $85 million on legal pot in May, an $11 million increase over April, on the back of new stores opening in Ontario and B.C.

Health Canada has only approved only 65 of approximately 600 cannabis research applications since legalization took place Oct. 17, according to a recent CTV News report.

Despite cannabis-infused beverages only making up around one per cent of sales in U.S. states with legal pot markets, BevCanna has high hopes for its CBD and THC-infused drinks.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said last week it is speeding up its efforts to create rules for CBD and plans to publish a report on its progress by early fall.

U.S. cannabis market research firm Brightfield Group says the American CBD market will reach US$5 billion this year due to hemp legalization and more retail chains carrying CBD products.

Statistics Canada latest quarterly report from crowdsourced data showed a gram of legal pot costed $10.65 over the $5.93 price tag for illicit weed.

According to U.S. federal data, at the end of March there were 493 banks and 140 credit unions that handled transactions relating to the cannabis industry.

BDS Analytics and Arcview Market Research predict the global cannabis market will reach US$14.9 billion this year and US$40.6 billion by 2024.

Researchers found the number of U.S. high school students who said they used pot at least once a month jumped from 0.6 per cent in 1991 to 6.3 per cent in 2017.

National inventory levels of unfinished and unpackaged cannabis continued to rise in April, according to a report Health Canada released last month.

One-in-four medical cannabis users said supply issues have been preventing them from getting the medicine they need, according to a survey commissioned by Canadian Pharmacists Association and two other groups.

It took eight years and $83 million dollars for Tel Aviv-based Syqe Medical to develop the new product that will allow medical marijuana patients to take accurate doses.

Canopy Growth Corp. has been the cannabis industry's top dog by market capitalization so far, but U.S. companies are growing fast and could take over top spot.

Toronto-based CannaHorse announced Wednesday it launched the world's first-ever legal cannabis brand dedicated to horse health.

An annual report released by Ontario's ombudsman revealed that the OCS received the single most complaints among government organizations in the past year.

Next fall, the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy will offer a two-year master's program designed for health care practitioners, scientists, regulators, and industry professionals.

The Trudeau government said the money will be split between 13 different organizations across Canada to raise awareness on the harms associated with cannabis use.

More women are using marijuana during pregnancy in the U.S. and that might be causing health issues for their babies, two new studies suggest.

Parents and educators in the first U.S. states to legalize recreational cannabis are growing concerned about young people having increased access to highly potent pot.

Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics forecast the legal industry will nearly triple by 2024 from the US$14.9 billion they project will be spent this year.

Canadian pot firms are amassing a supply glut of unfinished cannabis, and the issue could lead to industry writedowns, according to analysts at BMO Capital Markets.

Provincial and federal governments earned $186 million in total cannabis-related tax revenue in the first five-and-a-half months following legalization, according to new Statistics Canada data.

In a study at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, researchers found rodents treated with a cannabinoid derived from cannabis had significantly better recoveries.

The Colorado Department of Revenue reported the landmark figure is comprised from marijuana taxes, licenses and fees on the state's total sales of US$6.5 billion since legalization began in 2014.

Advancing study into the substance is “something that wouldn't be possible in the prohibition era,” said Rebecca Haines-Saah of the University of Calgary.

The state known for its Rocky Mountains continues to set new heights with a record US$142 million in legal pot sales in March.

Despite encouraging results, researchers warned parents should wait for more data before they treat their children with autism.