Flora Growth is a cannabis cultivator and international brand developer with a strong base of operations at its licensed facility in northern Colombia Flora recently announced its plans to acquire multi-national operator Franchise Global Health (“FGH”), the latest of its strategic acquisitions designed to boost revenues and expand Flora’s international footprint FGH is focused on […]

The CDC reported more than 670,000 annual deaths in the United States with high blood pressure as a primary or contributing cause Lexaria’s patented DehydraTECH(TM) technology has been shown, through HYPER-H21-4 study, to decrease high blood pressure in subjects through DehydraTECH-CBD-enabled dosing The global antihypertension drug market was valued at over $22.5 billion in revenue […]

Silo recently extended Columbia University agreement to continue research for novel therapeutics to treat Alzheimer’s disease and stress-induced anxiety disorder Preclinical studies demonstrate Silo’s jointly-developed Z-pod(TM) delivery technology holds and distributes therapeutics in a time-released manner to potentially provide targeted delivery Additional treatment research includes funding for the UCSF Translational Psychedelic Program to study effects […]

Commercial buildings in the United States consume 35% of all electricity in the country while accounting for 16% of emissions in the country. Buildings, in general, account for over 60% of emissions, with large business centers responsible for as much as 70% With 80% of building stock that will be standing in 2050 already built, […]

After various successful shows across North and South America, Alternative Products Expo is coming to Tampa, Florida, this November 10-10, at Tampa’s Convention Center. The event has something for everyone. It features over 250 industry vendors, 20+ speakers from across the industry, and many contests and giveaways. Starting some years ago with a series of […]

Accurate, powerful vision, mission and value statements can distinguish companies from their competition The inability to agree upon, articulate these key elements can cause serious problems for a company Adherence to guiding principles and values serves all in arriving at the most effective and collaborative decisions, notes SHRG Aligning a company’s vision, mission and values […]

President Biden issued a pardon for federally incarcerated inmates with minor marijuana possession charges, urging governors to do the same at the state level The President also requested a reclassification of cannabis, as it is currently listed above other drugs which are key factors in the overdose epidemic Flora Growth, through its Colombian cultivation, is […]

Medical experts from all over the globe are invited to attend the 3rd Human Factors Engineering & Usability Studies Congress, a live-streaming event that will help medical device professionals adapt to regulatory challenges, logistics, and scheduling issues in a remote work environment. The event is hosted by Dynamic Global Events (“DGE”), a Life Science leader in […]

IGC’s leading drug candidate, IGC-AD1, has completed Phase 1 of a safety and tolerability trial and entered Phase 2 trials for treating agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s dementia As of September 2022, the IGC trial is the only ongoing Phase 2 trial of a natural THC based formulation on Alzheimer’s patients The company’s other drug […]

Lexaria, through its patented DehydraTECH(TM) technology, is improving the bioavailability of pharmaceuticals and therapeutics (in part) by bypassing first-pass-liver processing, thereby achieving an improved speed of onset, and brain absorption of APIs Hypertension currently affects nearly 50% of all American adults, with the American Heart Association describing it as a “silent killer”, and is now […]