Articles by Taran Volckhausen
- What is Patent 6,630,507? Why The Feds Hold a Patent On CBD TreatmentsIt’s possible that you’ve heard about the U.S. federal government holding a patent on the marijuana plant. While that’s not the complete truth, the United States federal government does hold a patentNovember 1, 2018
- Weed is Legal in Canada, But Can Employers Still Drug Test?Weed is legal in Canada, but many employees and employers want to know what that means in regards to marijuana use inside and outside the workplace. The real question comes down to how employers andOctober 31, 2018
- What Is Happening to Medical Cannabis in Canada?Medical cannabis — just like all cannabis — is 100% legal in Canada. In fact, it’s largely Canada’s good fortune constructing its national medical cannabis market in 2014 that allowed it to take theOctober 26, 2018
- New Poll: 62% of Americans Support Legal CannabisThe United States of America: land of the free and home of the brave, where the police can arrest you for smoking a marijuana cigarette any day of the week they please. It’s been that way for prettyOctober 15, 2018
- Cannabis Blackout Day: Cannabess' Protest Against CensorshipBess Byers, who is known in the cannabis industry as @imCannabess, was incensed when the community of over 90,000 followers she had spent over two and a half years cultivating and caring for onOctober 3, 2018
- Colombia’s President, Ivan Duque, Takes Hardline on DrugsColombia’s President Ivan Duque is taking a step backward on drug policy. The newly elected hard-right conservative president, following through on anti-drug campaign pledges, plans to sign a decreeOctober 1, 2018
- Trump’s War on Weed: The Marijuana Policy Coordination CommitteeThe Trump Administration has put together a secret group of federal bureaucrats known as the Marijuana Policy Coordination Committee charged with producing reefer madness-style arguments in an attemptSeptember 13, 2018
- The Battle Between Social Media and Cannabis BrandsWhen it comes to marketing your cannabis brand on social media platforms, it’s normal to run into hang-ups with the antiquated rules set by the digital behemoth networks. Business leaders andSeptember 12, 2018
- How Oregon's New Medical Purchasing Limits Affect PatientsThe Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) dramatically reduced the daily purchase limit for medical marijuana patients in late August in an effort to stem illicit flows of medical cannabis onto the black market.September 5, 2018