Medical – Cannabis Brightline

2019 / Current / Medical / October 2019

Taking Canada’s Cannabis Expertise Abroad

Written by Jen Hocken

Two and a half years ago, three partners founded Starbuds International with an initial focus on medical cannabis while also paying close attention to the soon-to-emerge retail market in Canada. The first Compass Cannabis Clinics were developed for patients looking to access cannabis through a physician in underserved areas of western Canada, and the medical branch of the company expanded to serve patients in Australia approximately one year ago.

2019 / Current / Medical / October 2019

Unlocking Cannabinoids’ Full Potential

Extract Labs

Written by Jesse Doehler-Knox

Nine-year-old ‘Annie’ was in pain. She had had pins surgically inserted in her spine to straighten it, and the morphine didn’t help. Worst of all, it clouded her mind, to her parents’ distress. Until a newly developed product from Extract Labs solved everyone’s problem.

2019 / August 2019 / Current / Medical

Natural Wellness Inspired by Ancient Healing Traditions

Yield Growth

Written by Karen Hawthorne

The latest wellness products are merging science with effective, natural ingredients that tap into the healing power of hemp and cannabis. The Yield Growth Corp., a publicly traded company that is listed under the symbols: (CSE: BOSS) (OTCQB: BOSQF) and (Frankfurt: Y3G), is positioned right on the frontlines of this new industry.

2019 / August 2019 / Current / Medical

A Great Company with a Great Story to Tell

CBD Nationwide

Written by Jessica Ferlaino

CBD Nationwide is one of the largest, most-established contract and bulk hemp cannabidiol (CBD) manufacturers in the United States. For the past decade, the San Diego-based manufacturer has been a pioneer, earning itself a reputation for integrity, quality, innovation, compliance and consistency, and in turn, it has profoundly legitimized the industry.

2019 / August 2019 / Current / Medical

Staying Healthy and Pain-Free Through CBD

CBD USA Grown

Written by Karen Hawthorne

If you are not sure about how much CBD can help alleviate pain and promote wellness for people, all you have to do is ask Deborah Gestner, owner of CBD USA Grown, and she can tell you from personal experience.

2019 / August 2019 / Cultivation / Current / Medical

Innovating, Exploring, and Growing in a New Industry

Minerva Canna

Written by Mark Golombek

Minerva Canna is a leader in medical cannabis, with head offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico. With outlets throughout New Mexico and in Oklahoma – with more to come – the company’s growth has been spectacular and its reputation stellar. And all because a boy in the eighth grade thought it would a good business for his dad to get into.

2018 / December 2018 / Medical

Providing Alternatives with Star Quality

Starseed

Written by Anne Lindert-Wentzell

Starseed has been a Health Canada licensed producer (LP) of medical cannabis since April 2017. The company was founded in 2013 by a group of strong advocates for medical cannabis use and is striving to see changes made with respect to insurance providers so that medical cannabis becomes part of available benefit packages.

2018 / December 2018 / Medical

Natural Medicine and Nutrition That’s Safe, Clean and Highly Effective

Mary’s Medicinals

Written by Karen Hawthorne

Cannabis is fast becoming accepted as holistic medicine. People are excited about the scientifically-proven benefits – but exactly what they’re getting from a product and how they’re going to react to it is still something of a mystery. That’s why accurate micro-dosing and patient education has put Mary’s Medicinals out in front.

2019 / April 2019 / Medical / Retail & Distribution

Patient-Focused in Delivering Clean, Safe Products

Canuvo

Written by Anne Lindert-Wentzell

Canuvo, founded by Glenn Peterson, is one of eight licensed medical marijuana dispensaries in the state of Maine. His wife Sage is the company’s Chief Executive Officer. “We are seed-to-sale vertically integrated,” says Sage Peterson. The company was granted a dispensary license in 2010 and officially opened in 2011 with an accompanying cultivation, processing, and extraction facility located in southern Maine.

2019 / April 2019 / Medical

Substitution or Solution?

How Medical Cannabis Can Alleviate the Impact of the Opioid Crisis

Written by Jessica Ferlaino

In 2017, a new record was set in Canada, but not one to be proud of. According to government data, nearly 4,000 Canadians died of opioid overdoses, an increase of thirty-four percent over 2016. And 2018 was on pace to exceed those figures with more than 1,000 people dying in the first quarter of the year, up sixteen percent from the same period the previous year.

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