Australia Issues First Cultivation License, More Expected ‘Shortly’
Thu / Mar 9th
Victoria, Australia-based Cannoperations Pty Ltd is the first company to be granted a license to grow and harvest medicinal cannabis… 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 Legislature Passes CBD Bill
Wed / Mar 8th
The Wisconsin legislation to allow CBD use for any medical condition so long as the patient is certified by a… Read More
Ireland HPRA Makes Recommendations for MMJ Access
Wed / Mar 8th
Ireland’s Health Products Regulatory Agency has recommended medical cannabis under a five-year pilot program that would allow access for patients… Read More
South Africa MCC Issues Draft Rules for MMJ Program
Wed / Mar 8th
South Africa’s Medicines Control Council has drafted guidelines for medical cannabis cultivation and processing, setting the standards producers would need… Read More
Connecticut Lawmakers Debate Legalizing Recreational Cannabis During Committee Meeting
Wed / Mar 8th
Connecticut legislators debated legalizing cannabis for adult use in front of the General Assembly’s public health committee yesterday but found… Read More
Pennsylvania Auditor General Recommends Recreational Cannabis Legalization
Tue / Mar 7th
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is urging state lawmakers to legalize cannabis for adult use to “help address [the state’s]… Read More
Arkansas Senate Fails to Pass Limits to MMJ Amendment
Tue / Mar 7th
Separate proposals banning smoking and edibles under Arkansas’ voter-approved medical cannabis constitutional amendment have been rejected in the state Senate,… Read More
Cannabis Legalization and Taxation Bills Introduced in Md.
Tue / Mar 7th
Two bills have been introduced by Democratic Sen. Richard Madaleno Jr. in Maryland that would separately decriminalize cannabis possession and… Read More
Bill Passed in Colo. Aligning Medical and Recreational Cannabis Rules
Tue / Mar 7th
Colorado legislation that would extend some of the rules for the state’s retail operators passed the Senate unanimously yesterday after… Read More
Survey Suggests Legal Cannabis Industry Could Take 7.1% of Beer Industry Revenues
Mon / Mar 6th
According to research by Cannabiz Consumer Group, the legal cannabis industry will “canna-balize” 7.1 percent of revenues from the existing… Read More
Ore. Lawmakers Considering Bill Requiring Cannabis Industry to Destroy Customer Information
Mon / Mar 6th
Due to concerns over federal crackdown on the legal cannabis industry, lawmakers in Oregon have proposed legislation that would require… Read More
Israel Decriminalizes Cannabis Use
Mon / Mar 6th
Israel’s cabinet has approved the decriminalization of cannabis and an inter-ministerial team will next propose amendments and regulations required to… Read More
Missouri Lawmakers Debate Comprehensive MMJ Program at Committee Meeting
Mon / Mar 6th
Lawmakers in Missouri debated a medical cannabis bill last week which would establish a program allowing patients with painful, incurable… Read More
AG Sessions Told GOP Senators No Big Cannabis Policy Shift Coming
Fri / Mar 3rd
According to a report from Politico, Attorney General Jeff Sessions privately told some Republican senators – before his confirmation –… Read More
Social-Use Bill Passes Colorado Senate Committee
Fri / Mar 3rd
Colorado is one step closer to legalizing private social-use cannabis clubs as SB17-184 passed the Senate Business, Labor, & Technology… Read More
TheraCann MMJ Cultivation Site in Kingsley, MI Gains Traction
Fri / Mar 3rd
TheraCann International Corporation is proposing a $20 million, 100,000-square-foot medical cannabis facility in Kingsley, Michigan that would cater to 20… Read More
Construction Begins on Mayflower Medicinals Mass. Cultivation and Processing Facility
Fri / Mar 3rd
Construction has commenced on a $6 million, 36,000-square-foot Mayflower Medicinals facility in Holliston, Massachusetts capable of producing 8,700 pounds of… Read More
Distressed Asset Deals: What Happens When a Cannabis Start-Up Fails
Thu / Mar 2nd
It’s simple economics – supply and demand; as the wholesale price of cannabis falls some operators will be edged out… Read More
Health Experts in England Suggest Regulating Cannabis Potency
Thu / Mar 2nd
British health experts are urging policymakers to regulate the potency of cannabis due to concerns that high-potency products increase the… Read More
State-of-the-Art Greenhouse Facility Wraps Up Construction in British Columbia
Thu / Mar 2nd
Tantalus Labs, dubbed the “Tesla of cannabis,” has completed construction on its state-of-the-art greenhouse facility in British Columbia and could… Read More
Medical Cannabis Home Growing Legalized in Zambia
Thu / Mar 2nd
Zambia Home Affairs Minister Steven Kampyongo has signed a ministerial statement legalizing personal cannabis cultivation for medicinal use, according to… Read More
Wisconsin Bill to Allow CBD for ‘Any’ Medical Condition Heads to Assembly
Thu / Mar 2nd
Wisconsin is on the verge of expanding the state’s medical cannabis regime; however the proposal still does not allow products… Read More
Sessions Continues Prohibitionist Rhetoric at Attorneys General Conference
Wed / Mar 1st
During his remarks at the National Association of Attorneys General Winter Meeting, Attorney General Jeff Sessions kept up his calls… Read More
Italy Publishes MMJ Guide for Physicians and Pharmacists
Wed / Mar 1st
Italy’s Health Ministry has published its guide to medical cannabis targeted at physicians who can prescribe it and pharmacists who… Read More