Weed Tech, an ongoing series that focuses on the science, innovation, and technology being used across the growing marijuana industry.
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Daniel Yazbec explains his app Cdx, a pocket-sized laboratory that allows you to know the exact chemical composition of your weed, and which strain is right for you.
CBD—a purified weed compound that won't get you stoned—is used to treat everything from breast cancer to stress relief, epilepsy to aching joints. We met up with David Bonvillain, who runs the CBD company Elite Botanicals, for an inside scoop on the extract's "limitless future."
When it comes to edibles, ovens and crock pots cook cannabis pretty inconsistently, wasting weed and lowering the quality. With this in mind, entrepreneur Shanel Lindsay created her own science-savvy device that perfectly cooks pot every time you use it, leaving you ready to sprinkle it on your favorite foods in just one hour.
We visit the first medical marijuana farm in Las Vegas, and talk to CEO Armen Yemenidjian about making cannabis more consistent than ever.
Bob Pratt knows a thing or two about speed—he spent years helping NASA launch rockets into space. Now, as the chief technology officer for Herbalizer, Pratt's taken what he learned from aeronautics and applied it to vaping—discovering a way to heat up your weed in 30 seconds.
If it's not handled properly, weed can collect toxins, pesticides, and other harmful chemicals that can have long-term impacts on your health and well-being.
Eaze is an on-demand medical weed delivery service that gets green to your door in less than 30 minutes—in other words, the "Uber for weed." But the California-based company also offers patients customized recommendations, connects customers to physicians via video chat, and gives communities far from dispensaries much-needed medicine.