Dr. Chanda Macias

The cannabis industry continues to evolve, and a significant challenge for businesses is how to deliver top-shelf quality products without driving up costs. This issue is tightly linked to concerns over gross profit margins (GPM), manufacturing processes, intellectual property (IP), and the...

The Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, scheduled for October in Chicago, is set to be a standout event in the cannabis industry calendar. This conference will feature an impressive roster of industry leaders and innovators, each bringing their own perspective to the forefront of cannabis...

The Department of Justice took a crucial step in May toward reclassifying marijuana, formalizing a process to move it from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance. This momentous policy change could have profound implications for the cannabis industry nationwide, including New Jersey, where the...

The Justice Department’s recent move to reclassify marijuana has sent ripples through the cannabis industry, with significant implications for many states, including New Jersey, ahead of the upcoming Benzinga Cannabis Market Spotlight event. President Joe Biden announced recently that...

Research published in the Journal of Dental Research has shown CBD’s potential as a safe and effective alternative to opioids for acute dental pain, marking a significant advancement in pain management and opioid alternative research. The study, conducted by scientists from...

In groundbreaking research published this month in the Journal of Dental Research, scientists from Rutgers University and the University of Texas revealed that CBD, a cannabis compound could offer a potent and safe alternative to opioids for managing acute dental pain. According to...

The cannabis industry is growing rapidly as the demand for marijuana and its by-products rise, leading to heightened competition and the need for efficient and profitable streamlined operations. The Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference brought together top executives in the cannabis industry to...

September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month, a proclamation designated by the U.S. Government to recognize the achievements of the Hispanic community. We at Benzinga also want to celebrate those achievements by underscoring the dedication and hard work of these...

Congressmen Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) introduced bipartisan legislation on Friday that would create a mechanism for federal misdemeanor marijuana offenses to be expunged, amid a new push for decriminalization at the federal level.  ...

After a prosperous event in Miami this past April, the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference is ready to do it again in Chicago on September 13-14. As always, the meeting will host leading Latinx experts and executives who will talk about the industry’s present and future.  These...

District of Columbia Council Chairman, Phil Mendelson, introduced a new emergency bill to reform the medical marijuana market in the nation's capital where cannabis is fully legal but due to a convoluted bicameral omnibus spending bill, marijuana sales are banned in the District. The bill...

The cannabis community and its supporters came out swinging when Sha'Carri Richardson was suspended for one month following a positive marijuana test. And they’re not alone. Countless policy advocates, businesses, physicians, athletes, even Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE). announced it would...

Louisiana is moving forward with a piece of legislation that would make medical marijuana move easily available in the state by authorizing recommendations from any state-licensed physician, while updating the list of qualifiable medical conditions.  House Bill 819 passed Senate vote on...