New Jersey Lawmakers Positioned for Legalization Vote Next Month
Thu / Aug 23rd
Lawmakers in New Jersey could vote on a cannabis legalization bill as early as next month but its success is… Read More
Author Archives:
Graham Abbott
Based in Portland, Oregon, Graham is Ganjapreneur's Chief Editor. He has been writing about the legalization landscape since 2012 and has been contributing to Ganjapreneur since our official launch in 2014.
DEA Wants Even More Cannabis Grown by End of 2018
Wed / Aug 22nd
The DEA is doubling down on a plan announced last week to increase research-grade cannabis production in 2019 and is… Read More
Colorado’s Mandatory Pesticide Testing: Good for Labs, Painful for Growers
Wed / Aug 22nd
Cannabis testing labs in Colorado are seeing a stream of new profits while local cultivators are struggling to absorb the… Read More
WSDA Plans Organic Cannabis Certification Program
Tue / Aug 21st
Cannabis consumers in Washington will have access to state-certified organic cannabis products as early as next year, The Stranger reports. The… Read More
World Health Organization Recommends Descheduling CBD
Tue / Aug 21st
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that “preparations considered to be pure cannabidiol CBD should not be scheduled within the… Read More
Confusion Abounds Over “Dr. Gupta” Hemp CBD Product Endorsement
Mon / Aug 20th
CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is often credited for helping spark a major shift of public opinion regarding… Read More
DEA Calls for Fewer Opioids, More Cannabis In 2019
Fri / Aug 17th
The Justice Department and Drug Enforcement Agency announced in a news release yesterday the agencies’ new goal for 2019: to reduce production… Read More
Poll: 24% of Young Adults In America Consume Cannabis
Thu / Aug 16th
The latest Gallup poll has found that nearly 25 percent of young Americans (aged 18 to 29) are admitted cannabis… Read More
California Cannabis Taxes Generate $74 Million in 2nd Quarter
Thu / Aug 16th
California’s cannabis tax numbers are in for the second quarter of 2018 and the numbers suggest the market is trending… Read More
Alcohol Distributor Constellation Brands Makes $4 Billion Cannabis Investment
Wed / Aug 15th
Constellation Brands, the brewer of Corona beer and a major distributor for Svedka vodka, just invested nearly $4 billion (CAD… Read More
Health Canada Expands Industrial Hemp Rules to Allow Full-Plant Harvests
Tue / Aug 14th
Canadian hemp growers can now harvest the entire hemp plant — including its flowers, buds, and leaves — after Health Canada established… Read More
Marijuana Policy Project Appoints New Executive Director
Tue / Aug 14th
The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), after months of considering qualified candidates, has hired activist Steve Hawkins to the position of… Read More
Denver Mayor Says Legalization Has Benefited City
Mon / Aug 13th
Despite campaigning against Colorado’s successful 2012 bid to legalize cannabis, Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock admitted last week that the… Read More
North Dakota Legalization Initiative Approved for Nov. Ballot; MMJ Launch Likely Delayed Until 2019
Mon / Aug 13th
North Dakota voters will get their chance to vote on adult-use cannabis legalization this November, according to the Associated Press. Cannabis… Read More
Facebook “Shadow Bans” Cannabis-Related Pages
Fri / Aug 10th
Facebook appears to be making it more difficult for its users to discover cannabis-themed companies, trade groups, regulators, and even… Read More
Three Medical Cannabis Initiatives to Appear on Missouri Ballot
Fri / Aug 10th
Missouri voters will get to choose from three different medical cannabis legalization initiatives this November, according to the Bolivar Herald Free… Read More
First FDA-Approved CBD Medication to Cost More than $32,000 Per Year
Thu / Aug 9th
GW Pharmaceuticals has revealed the expected consumer price for Epidiolex, the first cannabidiol-based medication to be approved by the FDA,… Read More
DEA, FBI Agents Raid Suspected Illegal Cannabis Growers in Colorado
Thu / Aug 9th
DEA and FBI agents coordinated a massive raid early Thursday morning against more than a dozen suspected illegal cannabis grow… Read More
Florida Judge Rejects Licensing Caps for MMJ Businesses
Thu / Aug 9th
In an exciting twist for Florida’s medical cannabis marketplace, a Tallahassee judge ruled last week that the cap on cannabis… Read More
Study: 18% of California Cannabis Consumers Buy From Illicit Market
Wed / Aug 8th
In a study published today by Eaze, it was revealed that — despite living in the world’s largest legal cannabis… Read More
Indiana Lawmakers Consider Industrial Hemp Expansions
Wed / Aug 8th
Lawmakers in Indiana are considering allowing farmers to grow hemp under the state’s industrial hemp pilot program, according to an Associated… Read More
Legalization Bill Advances in Small U.S. Territory
Wed / Aug 8th
Lawmakers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) — a tiny U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean, near… Read More
D.C. Cannabis Arrest Rates Continue Rising Despite Legalization
Tue / Aug 7th
Data released by the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department shows that cannabis-related arrests have continued to climb since marijuana… Read More
Florida Officials Seek to Uphold MMJ Smoking Ban
Tue / Aug 7th
The office of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a 57-page brief on Friday arguing that an appeals court should… Read More