Nevada Tax Dept. Proposes Early Start Regulations for Rec. Program
Thu / May 4th
Nevada’s director of the Department of Taxation told lawmakers on Wednesday night that the agency has drafted temporary regulations to… 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.
Audit of Maryland MMJ Commission Finds Regulators Overpaid for Application Evaluations
Thu / May 4th
Maryland’s Department of Legislative Audits criticized the state’s Medical Cannabis Commission for using Towson University’s Regional Economic Studies Institute to… Read More
Federal Bill Would Remove CBD from ‘Marihuana’ Definition
Wed / May 3rd
A bill to exclude cannabidiol and “cannabidiol-rich plants” from the definition of “marihuana” under the federal Controlled Substances Act has… Read More
Australia Receives First MMJ Imports from Canada
Wed / May 3rd
The first medical cannabis products to be imported into Australia under the recently enacted federal guidelines have arrived in Melbourne… Read More
National Institute on Drug Abuse Adds MMJ-Opioid Studies to Website
Wed / May 3rd
The National Institute on Drug Abuse, a division of the National Institutes of Health, has updated their website to reflect… Read More
New Hampshire Senate Committees Approve Decriminalization, MMJ Expansion
Wed / May 3rd
Bills that would decriminalize cannabis possession and add post-traumatic stress disorder to the medical cannabis qualifying condition list in New… Read More
MMJ and Hemp Program Protections Included in Federal Budget Resolution
Tue / May 2nd
State-legal medical cannabis and hemp programs are safe until at least September as the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment – which prohibits the… Read More
Colorado Collected More Than $683K in Cannabis Enforcement Fines Last Year
Tue / May 2nd
An investigative report by Denver, Colorado’s FOX 31 has found that 47 licensed cannabis dispensaries were caught breaking the law… Read More
NJ Gov. Calls Cannabis Legalization ‘Beyond Stupidity’
Tue / May 2nd
During a forum on substance abuse hosted by the New Jersey Hospital Association, Gov. Chris Christie called the push for… Read More
New Hampshire MMJ Program Reaches 3K Patients, Certification Barriers Still Exist
Tue / May 2nd
New Hampshire’s medical cannabis registered patient counts have reached 3,000 one year after the state’s first dispensary opened, according to… Read More
U.S. Policy Firm Predicts ‘Unbelievably High’ Sales Growth for Canadian Cannabis Market
Mon / May 1st
A U.S. consultant hired to assess Canada’s adult-use cannabis market estimates that jurisdictions that allow legal sales should see “unbelievably… Read More
President’s Signature Will Legalize MMJ in Mexico
Mon / May 1st
Mexico’s lower House of Congress on Friday passed a bill to legalize the use of cannabis for medical and scientific… Read More
Australian Tea Tree Farm Developing Canna-Honey Nets $1.49M Investment
Mon / May 1st
Jenbrook, an organic tea tree farm in New South Wales, Australia has received a $1.49 million investment to help develop… Read More
NY MMJ Providers Sue Health Department Over Plans to Add Licensees
Mon / May 1st
Four out of five of New York’s medical cannabis companies have filed a lawsuit against the state Department of Health… Read More
GOP Georgia Rep. Supplying Low-THC Oils to State’s Registered Patients
Fri / Apr 28th
Republican Georgia Rep. Allen Peake is supplying low-THC cannabis oils to patients in his state due to the state’s limited… Read More
Colorado Gov. Meets With AG Sessions, Hopeful Administration Will Maintain Status Quo
Fri / Apr 28th
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper met with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, with the governor coming away with the sense that a… Read More
Alaskan Cannabis Companies Transporting Products on Commercial Flights
Fri / Apr 28th
Some licensed operators in Alaska are transporting their products on commercial airplanes with the blessing of local and airport officials,… Read More
Maryland Gov. Orders MMJ Industry Diversity Study
Fri / Apr 28th
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has ordered a study of whether minorities are at a disadvantage in trying to obtain operating… Read More
West Virginia Gov. Signs Industrial Hemp Bill
Thu / Apr 27th
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has signed a bill opening up the state’s hemp production by expanding the availability of… Read More
Researchers Find Shifting Cannabis Consumer Buying Habits
Thu / Apr 27th
Two new studies show changes in not just cannabis consumer buying habits but the consumers themselves, according to a report… Read More
Seed-to-Sale Company Finds 20% Increase in 4/20 Sales from 2016
Thu / Apr 27th
According to a report from MJ Freeway, a seed-to-sale tracking software provider, 4/20 cannabis sales in the U.S. increased 20… Read More
Tunisia Parliament Takes ‘Considerable Step’ With Drug Law Reform
Thu / Apr 27th
Tunisia’s Parliament has voted to relax the nation’s harsh drug sentencing laws which could allow first-time offenders to forgo jail… Read More
National District Attorneys Association Pens Prohibitionist Position Paper
Wed / Apr 26th
The National District Attorneys Association has released a white paper supporting the enforcement of federal cannabis laws while stating that the… Read More
Canopy Growth Corp. Publishes Testing Standards
Wed / Apr 26th
Canopy Growth Corp., (TSX: WEED), owner of Tweed, Bedrocan, and Mettrum, has announced the details of a “rigorous” pesticide testing… Read More