By Prohibiting MMJ Access, Lawmakers Complicit in Opioid Epidemic
Mon / Oct 23rd OPINION
The opioid overdoses death toll is staggering – reaching 64,070 in 2016 – and at least one estimate suggests opioids… Read More
Author Archives:
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.
Canadian Companies Partner for Australia’s Largest MMJ Greenhouse
Mon / Oct 23rd
Two Canadian businesses are partnering to build a 1 million-square-foot greenhouse in Casino, New South Wales, Australia for medical cannabis… Read More
Jamaican Cannabis Industry Association Launches Commercial MMJ Council
Mon / Oct 23rd
The Jamaican Ganja Growers and Producers Association has announced they will launch the Cannabis Commercial Council to help address concerns… Read More
Maine Author Pens Children’s Book Normalizing Cannabis
Mon / Oct 23rd
A Maine author has published an illustrated, rhyming, children’s book about cannabis titled “What’s That Weed?” attempting to normalize cannabis use… Read More
Belize House Passes Decriminalization, Hemp Production Bill
Mon / Oct 23rd
Belize’s House of Representatives has approved a measure to decriminalize cannabis possession up to 10 grams and legalize industrial hemp… Read More
Peru Legalizes Medical Cannabis
Fri / Oct 20th
Peru’s Congress has legalized cannabis for medical use in a 67-5 vote with three abstaining, according to a report from… Read More
Maine GOP Leaders Seek to Extend Adult-Use Moratorium into 2019
Fri / Oct 20th
Republican lawmakers in Maine are attempting to push back the rollout of the adult-use regime until Jan. 2019 after already… Read More
New Zealand PM Considering Referendum to Legalize Cannabis
Fri / Oct 20th
New Zealand’s newly elected Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she is considering putting the cannabis legalization question to voters, suggesting… Read More
Focus Group Study Explores Reasons Consumers Prefer Cannabis Edibles to Smoking
Fri / Oct 20th
According to research by RTI International, an independent nonprofit research institute, cannabis consumers in legal states prefer edibles to smoking… Read More
Sessions: ‘Healthy’ for Feds to Approve More Cannabis Research Applications
Thu / Oct 19th
During a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions admitted that it would “be healthy to have some… Read More
Jamaica Licenses First MMJ Cultivator & Producer
Thu / Oct 19th
Jamaica’s Cannabis Licensing Authority has granted its first approvals for the nation’s medical cannabis industry, as Everything Oily Labs Limited… Read More
New Frontier Data Partners with Public Accounting Firm for Cannabis-Tax Reports
Thu / Oct 19th
CohnReznick LLP, one of the largest public accounting firms in the U.S., is partnering with New Frontier Data, which provides… Read More
CannaRegs ‘Pulls Plug’ on Deal with MassRoots After CEO Shakeup
Thu / Oct 19th
CannaRegs CEO Amanda Ostrowitz said the company is “pulling the plug” on its $12 million stock deal with MassRoots following… Read More
Study: Opioid-Related Deaths Decrease after Colorado Legalization
Wed / Oct 18th
According to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health, cannabis legalization in Colorado has led to a… Read More
Pennsylvania Allows First MMJ Producer to Begin Production
Wed / Oct 18th
Cresco Yeltrah has been given the greenlight by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to begin medical cannabis production – it… Read More
Michigan Gov. Appoints 7 to MMJ Advisory Panel
Wed / Oct 18th
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has appointed seven members to the state’s Marihuana Advisory Panel, including representatives for law enforcement, physicians,… Read More
Hawaii Licenses 2nd Testing Lab
Wed / Oct 18th
Hawaii’s second medical cannabis testing lab has been licensed and can begin testing products immediately, according to a KITV report.… Read More
Toronto Stock Exchange Could Delist Cannabis Companies with U.S. Interests
Tue / Oct 17th
The Toronto Stock Exchange could delist, suspend, or halt trading for medical cannabis companies with investments in the U.S. because… Read More
MassRoots Board of Directors Remove Founder as CEO, Install VP
Tue / Oct 17th
According to a Forbes report, MassRoots’ board of directors has voted to remove founder and CEO Isaac Dietrich and install… Read More
Report: Cannabis Industry Investments Already Beyond 2016 Figures
Tue / Oct 17th
According to Viridian Capital Advisors’ Cannabis Deal Tracker, investments in most sectors of the legal cannabis industry are up so… Read More
Arkansas Receives More than 320 MMJ Industry Applications
Tue / Oct 17th
Regulators in Arkansas received 95 medical cannabis cultivation applications and 227 dispensary applications, according to state Department of Finance and… Read More
California Cannabis Producers Offering Support for Wildfire Victims, Relief Efforts
Mon / Oct 16th
Santa Rosa, California-based CannaCraft Inc. is temporarily donating its 12,000-square-foot office space in the city to the American Red Cross… Read More
Uruguayan Cannabis Producer Plans to Export MMJ Oil
Mon / Oct 16th
International Cannabis Corporation, a licensed cannabis producer in Uruguay, plans on exporting medical cannabis oil next month for sale in… Read More
KIND Financial Launches First ‘Seed-to-Payment’ System in Canada
Mon / Oct 16th
KIND Financial has rolled out the cannabis industry’s first-ever “seed-to-payment” system in Canada, which will allow users to track the… Read More