Idaho CBD Debate Turns into Shouting Match; Senate Stalls Bill Progress
Tue / Mar 6th
A debate to legalize CBD oil for medical use in Idaho turned into a shouting match behind closed doors, the… Read More
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TG Branfalt
TG joined Ganjapreneur in 2014 as a news writer and began hosting the Ganjapreneur podcast in 2016. He is based in upstate New York, where he also teaches media studies at a local university.
Wisconsin Hemp Applications Now Open
Mon / Mar 5th
Wisconsin citizens interested in farming industrial hemp can begin applying to grow the crop under the state’s pilot program unanimously… Read More
Bill Refining Oregon Industrial Hemp Program Passes Legislature; Moves to Governor
Mon / Mar 5th
The Oregon Legislature has unanimously passed a bill to classify hemp seed as an agricultural product, the Associated Press reports.… Read More
Pennsylvania Dispensaries Sell Out of MMJ Products
Mon / Mar 5th
Dispensaries in Pennsylvania are already out of product, according to the Philadelphia Enquirer, and operators are not expecting stock to… Read More
Israeli MMJ Company Signs 6yr Production Deal with European Client
Mon / Mar 5th
Israeli medical cannabis company Medivie Therapeutics and its subsidiary High Pharma has announced a $110 million deal to cultivate and… Read More
Greece Parliament Passes MMJ Bill
Fri / Mar 2nd
Greece’s Parliament has approved legislation allowing the cultivation and manufacturing of medical cannabis, according to the Greek Reporter. The measure… Read More
West Virginia House Passes Bill to Increase MMJ Licenses
Fri / Mar 2nd
West Virginia’s House of Delegates has passed a measure that would increase the number of cultivators, processors, and dispensaries allowed… Read More
Report: Cannabis Industry Investments Hit $1.23B In First Weeks of 2018
Fri / Mar 2nd
According to a Viridian Cannabis Deal Tracker report outlined by Bezinga, investments in the cannabis space have increased 600 percent… Read More
New South Wales, Australia Streamlines MMJ Process for Patients
Fri / Mar 2nd
New South Wales Health Minister Greg Hunt has “taken a machete” to the federal medical cannabis regulations in order to… Read More
Arkansas Approves Five MMJ Cultivators
Thu / Mar 1st
Arkansas has approved five companies to cultivate medical cannabis under the state’s voter-approved measure, including one which counts former state Attorney… Read More
New Hampshire Poll: Majority of Residents Support Cannabis Legalization Bill as Written
Thu / Mar 1st
According to the University of New Hampshire’s Granite State Poll, the majority of state residents – 56 percent – would… Read More
Canadian MMJ Company Listed on U.S. NASDAQ
Thu / Mar 1st
Toronto-based medical cannabis company Cronos Group is the first Canadian cannabis company to be listed on the U.S. NASDAQ, according… Read More
Two Maricann Directors, Including Board Chairman, Resign Amid CSE Investigation
Thu / Mar 1st
Canadian medical cannabis company Maricann Group Inc.’s chairman along with a board member have stepped down amidst a review by… Read More
Study: 96% of Cancer Patients Find Relief with MMJ
Wed / Feb 28th
A study published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine conducted medical cannabis producer Tikun Olam found 96 percent of… Read More
Illinois U.S. Congressional Candidate Smokes Joint in Campaign Photo
Wed / Feb 28th
A former Federal Bureau of Investigation officer and current human rights professor at Roosevelt University, Benjamin Thomas Wolf, is running… Read More
Survey Finds Scant Support for Cannabis Legalization Among New Jersey Lawmakers
Wed / Feb 28th
A survey by NJ Cannabis Insider of the state’s 40-member Senate found just five members who indicated they would vote… Read More
Canadian MMJ Company Acquires Malta-based Lab to Produce and Distribute Cannabis Oils
Wed / Feb 28th
Canadian medical cannabis producer Nuuvera has acquired Malta-based laboratory ASG Pharma, one of few Maltese Good Manufacturing Practice labs. ASG… Read More
Nevada Cannabis Sales on $1M-per-day Pace
Tue / Feb 27th
Adult-use cannabis sales in Nevada since the market launched last July have reached $195,467,170, with tax revenues of $30,376,795, according… Read More
Judge Tosses Case to Deschedule Cannabis; Appeal Likely
Tue / Feb 27th
U.S. Southern District of New York Judge Alvin Hellerstein has dismissed the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Schedule I… Read More
Report: Global Cannabis Spending Could Reach $57B by 2027
Tue / Feb 27th
According to a report from Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics, global spending on legal cannabis is expected to reach… Read More
Massachusetts Cannabis Regulators Reject Social-Use Proposal
Tue / Feb 27th
Massachusetts will not be the first state to allow social cannabis use as the Cannabis Control Commission voted 4-1 against… Read More
Vermont’s Cannabis Market Will Be Gray and We’re OK With That
Mon / Feb 26th
We’re not expecting the Wild West in Vermont – think pre-legalization California with its semi-legal dispensaries and quasi-legal delivery services… Read More
Alabama Republicans Kill Cannabis Possession Reform Bill
Mon / Feb 26th
The legislative push to reduce cannabis possession penalties in Alabama is dead as the state’s powerful Republicans ensured it would… Read More
Arizona Senate Passes MMJ Testing Bill, Moves to House
Mon / Feb 26th
Arizona’s Senate has approved a measure to test medical cannabis products in the state 27-3. The testing regime, which is… Read More