Florida-based BiotrackTHC has been selected to implement Hawaii's first medical marijuana seed-to-sale tracking system, the state health department confirmed Wednesday.

Bees have been dying at a historic rate over the last decade, and the Environmental Protection Agency is now pointing a finger toward a common pesticide found throughout much of traditional agriculture.

Dr. Cindy Orser, the Chief Science Officer of DigiPath Labs, a subsidiary of DigiPath, Inc. (OTCQB: DIGP) will be a featured speaker at the Emerald Conference in Las Vegas on Thursday, January 21. Dr. Orser's talk, entitled "Ensuring Patient Safety & Establishing Standardization in Cannabis Testing," is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

Scientists have begun examining tetrahydrocannabivarin, a little-known components of cannabis. Their preliminary findings suggest the chemical can inhibit some of the negative effects of cannabis’s main component.

Cannabis sativa produces more than 100 chemical compounds that act on cannabinoid receptors in the brain. Of these chemicals, which are known simply as cannabinoids, the most common are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) also naturally occurs in cannabis, but typically in very low quantities.

The number of smartphone users around the world continues to increase every year. Small businesses can find it hard to keep up with the constant technology changes, as there are new mobile devices coming out – with each of them having its own operating system and unique set of apps and features. With all this variation and uncertainty, how then can startups optimize their mobile marketing strategy?

As of late, despite its nagging presence on the Federal Schedule I Substance list, cannabis reform has been sweeping the country. Thirty-nine of 50 states have some sort of cannabis law on the books to legalize the medical side, and four states: Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington as well as the District of Columbia, have completely adopted its legalization. As those remaining states begin to see the massive tax benefits legalization brings, and the medical uses of cannabis are better understood, it won't be long until cannabis is rescheduled or outright legalized federally.

Florida-based BiotrackTHC has been selected to implement Hawaii's first medical marijuana seed-to-sale tracking system, the state health department confirmed Wednesday.

The Hawaii State Department of Health's Office of Health Care Assurance awarded the state tracking contract for $159,000 to BioTrackTHC on Dec. 28. The company offers a government software solution for the tracking of the production, transportation and sale of medical marijuana. Hawaii is preparing to open its first medical marijuana retail dispensaries this summer, 15 years after the drug was made legal.

Anew year brings with it new opportunities and tools, and in this smartphone- and Silicon Valley-dominated age many of the most promising among them come from the world of technology.

Here are some of the technology trends that every business needs to be aware of in 2016. If your business isn’t already examining or implementing these strategies and models, you’re probably missing out on some huge opportunities.

According to the National Institute of Health, about 20 million Americans have smoked marijuana in the past year.

But not all smokes are created equal. 

On a recent visit to Oregon, a state that legalized recreational adult use last summer, we stopped by the progressive marijuana dispensary Farma in Portland. 

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Signal Bay Inc. (OTC:SGBY), a leading provider of cannabis consulting, operations, and laboratory services, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) to expand its cannabis testing services to the Emerald Triangle in Northern California. Under the terms of the LOI, Signal Bay will operate a cannabis testing laboratory and provide analytical testing services to the largest cannabis-producing region in the United States.

“Building on our recent acquisition of CR Labs in Oregon, we are evaluating additional growth opportunities to strategically position Signal Bay to become a leader of cannabis testing in the Western United States.”