Pro Wrestling Legend Jim Ross Starting Cannabis Farm
Fri / Oct 29th
Professional wrestling legend Jim Ross is planning to launch a cannabis farm in his home state of Oklahoma after saying he is “420-friendly” in his personal life.
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.
Fri / Oct 29th
Professional wrestling legend Jim Ross is planning to launch a cannabis farm in his home state of Oklahoma after saying he is “420-friendly” in his personal life.
Fri / Oct 29th
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong sent a letter to seven Massachusetts cannabis companies asking them to remove their billboards from along Connecticut highways.
Thu / Oct 28th
Michigan lawmakers are set to vote on a package of bills containing sweeping changes to the state’s 2008 voter-approved medical cannabis law.
Thu / Oct 28th
The University of Nevada, Reno is offering three eight-week online courses as part of their new cannabis certificate program.
Thu / Oct 28th
A South Dakota committee signed off on the latest round of regulations for the state’s medical cannabis program ahead of the November 18 deadline for issuing identification cards to patients.
Wed / Oct 27th
The founder of California cannabis dispensary Natural Healing Center is facing a maximum prison sentence of 13 years after pleading guilty to bribery and filing a false tax return.
Wed / Oct 27th
The head of New York’s Cannabis Control Board declared the practice of gifting cannabis as part of a promotion illegal under the state’s adult-use law.
Wed / Oct 27th
The company hired by Missouri to handle cannabis licensing was successfully sued for $28 million by GMT Consulting, who said they were denied a license because the application scoring method was flawed and “corrupt.”
Tue / Oct 26th
Grammy-award rapper Lil’ Kim is launching her own cannabis brand, named aphrodisiac, which she describes as a fashion-forward, collectible, lifestyle brand.
Tue / Oct 26th
Israeli cannabis company Tikun-Olam Cannabit signed a partnership with Ambrosia-SupHerb to produce and market nutritional supplements based on cannabis and mushrooms.
Tue / Oct 26th
The San Bernardino, California Sheriff’s Department has seized more than 60,000 cannabis plants, 9,000 pounds of processed cannabis, and destroyed 319 greenhouses over the last two weeks as part of “Operation Hammer Strike.”
Mon / Oct 25th
An Oregon cannabis company must pay a $100,000 fine over a labeling error following a two-year battle with the state Liquor and Cannabis Commission.
Mon / Oct 25th
A cannabis cash transport company is seeking the return of $166,000 that was seized by police in partnership with the DEA who said they had detected a “marijuana odor.”
Mon / Oct 25th
Cannabis cultivation-related cases are down 67.5% this year in New York after lawmakers approved legalization in March.
Fri / Oct 22nd
The U.S. Postal Service said that vape devices for products like CBD cannot be shipped through the service saying that a bill passed by Congress last year to prohibit nicotine vape cartridges from the mail applies to vaping devices for hemp.
Fri / Oct 22nd
Medical cannabis patients in New York will soon be allowed to grow their own cannabis under new rules from the Office of Cannabis Management.
Fri / Oct 22nd
Luxembourg’s government has legalized cannabis cultivation for adults 18-and-older making it the first European nation to broadly legalize cannabis cultivation for its citizens.
Fri / Oct 22nd
The executive branch and legislative negotiators in Rhode Island are close to reaching a deal on regulating adult cannabis use, but additional discussions are needed for agreement on issues including taxes.
Thu / Oct 21st
The owner of a Massachusetts cannabis delivery company was sentenced in federal court to four years in prison for tax evasion, money laundering, and cannabis distribution and possession.
Thu / Oct 21st
Costa Rica’s Congress voted to legalize cannabis for medical use despite opposition from President Carlos Alvarado.
Thu / Oct 21st
The South Dakota Legislature’s subcommittee on adult-use cannabis voted 8-2 to move forward with a proposal to enact legalization reforms, despite opposition by Republican Gov. Kristi Noem.
Thu / Oct 21st
A former compliance officer for a New Jersey cannabis business is suing his former employer claiming he was demoted because he is Black.
Wed / Oct 20th
Most New York businesses can no longer test employees for cannabis, according to guidance released earlier this month by the state Department of Labor.
Wed / Oct 20th
Senate Democrats have removed a provision from a proposed appropriations bill that has prevented Washington, D.C. from allowing cannabis sales to adults.
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