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The US hemp-derived CBD market is projected to reach $4.7 billion in sales in 2020, with 14% growth over 2019 sales of $4.1 billion. Full-year 2020 retail sales are not expected to reach levels anticipated prior to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Innovation, E-Comm and COVID: Summarizing Brightfield Group’s 2020 mid-year US CBD update

• Carey Fried
• August 9, 2020
• Cannabis 101 / CannaTech / Featured
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COVID-19 Impact In the first half of 2020, CBD companies are experiencing a loss in revenue due to store closures and consumer concerns about Coronavirus and their finances. Shelter-at-home policies…

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Pharmacists rarely get cannabis training, yet want to help patients who can benefit from medical cannabis.

Cannabis 101 Certification for Medical Professionals: How to Help Your Patients

• Saul Kaye
• May 14, 2020
• Cannabis 101 / Featured / Industry Wisdom / Re-Education
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I am a pharmacist. When I studied pharmaceutical science at Sydney University 24 years ago we were not taught about the Endocannabinoid System (ECS). We were not taught that the…

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Growing through the Storm – Cannabis-Inspired Mindfulness with Dr. Mark Braunstein 

• Carey Fried
• March 22, 2020
• Cannabis 101 / CannaTech / Featured / From the CannaTech Stage
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What a stressful time this is for all of us.  People across the globe have been affected by a new, severe, physical illness making the headlines. Perhaps the constant daily…

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Cannabis and the Opioid Crisis in America

• Carey Fried
• January 10, 2019
• Cannabis 101 / Re-Education
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Reading the statistics associated with the American opioid crisis is a staggering endeavor. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), almost 50,000 people died of opiate-related overdoses in 2017.…

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Medical Cannabis in 2017: A Look at the Greatest Global Hits

• CannaTech Team
• December 25, 2017
• Cannabis 101
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The past 12 months have been a banner year for medical cannabis research, development, and recognition. The market is indeed emerging with force and professionalizing quickly. We wanted to take…

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Autism and Medical Cannabis – What’s the Connection?

• Jessica Kindynis
• June 27, 2017
• Cannabis 101
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I know three people who have been diagnosed on the Autism spectrum. One a family member, one childhood friend and one, a recent colleague. Each present with different characteristics, all…

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Mental Health and Cannabis

• Jessica Kindynis
• June 25, 2017
• Cannabis 101
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Being healthy in both mind and body is a blessing, no doubt. Just ask anyone who doesn’t have it. It can be torture. Days full of anxiety, distress, depression and to…

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The Re-Education Process

• admin
• April 5, 2017
• Cannabis 101
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More and more people are turning their attention towards cannabis. It's all over the news; every couple of weeks it seems that a new state comes online with a new…

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Cannabis As a Solution to the Opioid Epidemic: PART ONE

• Dr. Dustin Sulak
• November 8, 2016
• Cannabis 101
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The opiate epidemic is a huge conversation, and one that we've discussed on our blog before. What follows is an in depth, three part series written by a renowned integrative medicine physician…

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Cannabis As a Solution to the Opioid Epidemic: PART TWO

• Dr. Dustin Sulak
• November 8, 2016
• Cannabis 101
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PART TWO: The Doctor’s Dilemma  (Click here to read PART ONE) Prescription opioid abuse and addiction is actually a much bigger problem than heroin addiction in this country. In 2014, for…

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