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Jefferies Likes Tenet After Corporate Reshaping, Sees CVS Benefiting From Vaccine Rollout
Friday, January 8, 2021 - 3:15pm | 541Jefferies analysts turned bullish on two names in the health care group, Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC) and CVS Health Corp. (NYSE: CVS) The Analyst: Brian Tanquilut upgraded Tenet's stock from Hold to Buy with a price target lifted from $27 to $60. The analyst also upgraded CVS...
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HempFusion Debuts On TSX
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 - 12:04pm | 216Health and wellness CBD company HempFusion Wellness Inc. has commenced trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Denver-based company confirmed Tuesday it would be posting its common shares and particular securities for trading on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Hemp Fusion earlier announced it would...
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WW CEO Talks New Digital 360 App-Based Initiative
Monday, January 4, 2021 - 3:23pm | 327WW International Inc (NYSE: WW), formerly known as Weight Watchers, announced Monday the launch of an app-based membership plan that marks the company's first new membership vertical in "recent history," WW CEO Mindy Grossman said on CNBC's "Squawk Box." New Launch...
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More Than One-Third Of Canadians With Cancer Acknowledge Using Cannabis
Saturday, January 2, 2021 - 12:24pm | 737This article by Johnny Green was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today, and appears here with permission. Battling cancer is one of the toughest things a person can do. Recent research says many of those afflicted may uses cannabis to treat their symptoms. As of right now,...
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Michele Harrington To Lead Education, Fundraising Efforts For CBD Sexual Wellness Brand
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 - 12:21pm | 342Foria, a health and sexual wellness brand, has enlisted Michele Harrington — the wife of Viola founder Al Harrington — as an advisor and head of strategic partnerships. Harrington will be tasked with leading the brand's growth campaign, alongside its leadership team. In...
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Marijuana Use And The Coronavirus Outbreak: Safety Guidelines From NORML
Saturday, August 29, 2020 - 10:59am | 622By The Fresh Toast's Brendan Bures, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Marijuana users should participate in online happy hour sessions and routinely clean their smoking devices, recommends NORML. As Americans slowly adopt social distancing parameters into their daily life, some have...
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Eating Hemp For Health: What You Need To Know
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 - 12:54pm | 1037This article was originally published on Flowertown, and appears here with permission. Hello, Hemp Haven’t tasted hemp yet? You’re in for a treat. While all eyes have been fixed on hemp-derived CBD, dietary hemp has gone relatively unnoticed. Variously described as grassy, green, nutty...
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How Smoking Cannabis Affects Your Lungs
Thursday, July 16, 2020 - 1:54pm | 1796This article was originally published on The Cannigma, and appears here with permission. Though it may sound counterintuitive to everything we know about smoking cigarettes, inhaling cannabis can actually increase airflow to the lungs. Long-term use, on the other hand, is associated with...
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3M Working With MIT To Develop New Coronavirus Rapid Diagnostic Test
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 5:57am | 2933M Co (NYSE: MMM) is working with Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers to explore the viability and accuracy of a new rapid test for COVID-19 that could potentially provide accurate diagnosis in minutes and is suitable for mass manufacturing. What Happened The rapid test has been...
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CBD And Eczema: What You Need To Know
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 - 11:54am | 532By The Fresh Toast's Maria Loreto, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Although there’s a lack of scientific research on CBD due to the compound’s strange legal standing, many experts are hopeful in the effect it could have on eczema. Eczema is a condition that targets a...
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Salesforce CEO Benioff Says Work.com Platform Helps Reopening Businesses 'Be Safer At The Office'
Monday, May 4, 2020 - 2:43pm | 430The coronavirus pandemic will "still be with us" when the global economy re-opens over the coming days and weeks, but salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) has a plan to help owners "re-open safely." Salesforce Announces Work.com Salesforce launched Monday a new software line...
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Cannabis Basics: How Long Does Marijuana Stay In Your System?
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 5:01pm | 623By The Fresh Toast's Maria Loreto, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. If you’re a regular smoker and have a drug test coming up, the wisest thing to do would be to stop consuming cannabis for a minimum of 15 days before the day of your test. Blood tests can be scary for regular...
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Weed And Cotton Mouth: Why Smoking Marijuana Causes Dry Mouth
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 11:36am | 1058By FlowerTown's Emma Stone provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. The morning after I smoked my first joint, I woke up choking. Not because it was the first time I’d exposed my lungs to smoke, but because my saliva glands seemed to have vanished overnight. I assumed I’d...
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Cannabis Inhalers: The Next Big Thing For Asthma And Cancer Pain Relief?
Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 2:13pm | 1099By The Fresh Toast's Nicole Skrobin, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. To meet and fulfill the demands of people who need immediate relief but cannot or choose not to combust cannabis, Israeli scientists have created cannabis inhalers. Asthma, lung diseases, and various respiratory...
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JPMorgan CEO In Recovery After Heart Surgery, Bank's Co-Presidents Temporarily In Charge
Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 10:57pm | 346JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s (NYSE: JPM) CEO James Dimon is in a hospital recovering from an emergency heart surgery. What Happened Dimon underwent a successful acute aortic dissection, said the bank in a memo released to its employees, the Wall Street Journal reports. Daniel Pinto and...