Canadian Companies Sun Pharm and Bevo Merge to Form Zenabis
Tue / Oct 9th
Two Canadian cannabis companies are merging to create Zenabis, which will be one of the world’s largest cannabis producers, according… Read More
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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.
San Francisco Plans New Cannabis Oversight Committee
Mon / Oct 8th
San Francisco city officials plan to create a committee that would oversee and assess cannabis industry regulations throughout the city,… Read More
Texas Gov. Wants to Reduce Cannabis Penalties
Mon / Oct 8th
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced last Friday that he is in favor of reducing cannabis possession penalties throughout the state,… Read More
Canna Cribs Releases Episode 3 Featuring Copperstate Farms
Mon / Oct 8th PRESS RELEASE
Episode three of Canna Cribs — the viral mini-documentary series presented by GrowersNetwork.org that features cannabis entrepreneurs and expert growers from around… Read More
Washington to End Sales of Cannabis Gummies, Hard Candies
Fri / Oct 5th
Washington regulators will ban the production and sale of cannabis-infused gummies and hard candies, according to an online presentation from… Read More
Massachusetts Issues First Cannabis Retailer Licenses
Fri / Oct 5th
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission has issued the first set of licenses for cannabis retailers since the state voted to… Read More
Canadian Lawmaker Calls for Cannabis Expungements
Thu / Oct 4th
Canadian lawmaker Murray Rankin, an MP with the New Democratic Party from Victoria, intends to bring forward a bill that… Read More
Is THC an Effective Sleep Aid?
Thu / Oct 4th
Even the National Academy of Sciences cannot find enough cannabis studies to determine whether marijuana has therapeutic benefits for sleep… Read More
White House Drug Office Assures Incoming Cannabis Review Is Unbiased
Wed / Oct 3rd
An official with the President’s Office of National Drug Control Policy has assured that a pending White House cannabis policy… Read More
Michigan to Expect $134M In Annual Taxes If Legalization Passes
Wed / Oct 3rd
The annual tax benefits of adult-use legalization in Michigan would be about $134 million per year, according to an economic… Read More
Colorado U.S. Attorney Blasts Cannabis Industry, Hints At Crackdown
Tue / Oct 2nd OPINION
In a scathing op-ed published in The Denver Post, U.S. Attorney for Colorado Bob Troyer recently lambasted the “commercialization” of cannabis… Read More
Washington Considers Increasing $300 Hemp Fee to $7,500
Mon / Oct 1st
Washington’s Department of Agriculture is considering hiking the state’s industrial hemp licensing fee from $300 to $7,500, The Capital Press reports.… Read More
New LAX Policy Allows for Cannabis Possession In Airport
Fri / Sep 28th
The new LAX marijuana policy will allow passengers to carry cannabis throughout the airport but not necessarily through any TSA… Read More
Teens Rob Colorado Dispensary, Mistakenly Steal Oregano
Fri / Sep 28th
Four would-be cannabis thieves crashed a stolen minivan into the Native Roots dispensary in Colorado Springs, Colorado and stole what… Read More
Tom Howard: The Many Legal Hurdles of Cannabis Commerce
Thu / Sep 27th PODCAST
Tom Howard is an Illinois-based attorney who specializes in banking and cannabis business, and he is an author who has… Read More
DEA Reschedules CBD Medication to Schedule 5
Thu / Sep 27th
The Drug Enforcement Administration announced the rescheduling today of Epidiolex, the first FDA-approved medication derived from the cannabis plant, from… Read More
Cova Software Announces Plan to Retain Retail Cannabis Data in Canada
Thu / Sep 27th PRESS RELEASE
Cova to host all Canadian Customer Personally Identifiable Information in Microsoft Azure Canada-Central VANCOUVER BC and DENVER, Sept. 26, 2018 –… Read More
High Times Acquires DOPE Magazine for $11.2 Million
Thu / Sep 27th
High Times Holding Corp. announced today in a press release that it was acquiring Seattle-based DOPE Magazine; it is the… Read More
Cannabis Death Sentence Spurs MMJ Legalization Talks in Malaysia
Wed / Sep 26th
Malaysian leaders are floating the idea of legalizing medical cannabis as activists lash out over a death sentence handed last… Read More
California Court Rules 5-Year-Old Can Bring MMJ to School
Tue / Sep 25th
A 5-year-old girl in Santa Rosa, California can attend kindergarten and bring a life-saving, cannabis-based medication with her, a California administrative… Read More
Vermont Thieves Rob Hemp Farm Mistaking Crops for Cannabis
Tue / Sep 25th
Police in Colchester, Vermont report that thieves have been stealing hemp from a local farm, mistakenly believing the plants to… Read More
FBI Data Shows Cannabis Arrests Are Increasing
Mon / Sep 24th
New FBI data shows that cannabis arrests in the U.S. are on the rise despite increasing trends of legalization and/or decriminalization,… Read More
Online Registration Coming to Michigan’s MMJ Program
Mon / Sep 24th
Medical cannabis patients in Michigan will be able to register and renew their medical cannabis ID cards online starting October… Read More
Florida Rep. Lambasts DEA’s Cannabis Imports Decision
Fri / Sep 21st
U.S. Rep Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), who has worked to spearhead legislation in his home state, has lambasted the DEA decision… Read More