Oregon Cannabis Growers Must Now Notify Regulators of Each Harvest
Fri / Aug 31st
Oregon cannabis regulators have established a new rule requiring licensed cultivators to notify the state each time they harvest a… 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.
Secret Trump Committee Plans to Undermine Legal Cannabis
Thu / Aug 30th
The Trump Administration has secretly established a committee of federal agencies to investigate the most effective anti-cannabis messaging and to… Read More
Michigan Regulators Consider MMJ Delivery
Thu / Aug 30th
Medical cannabis patients in Michigan could soon have access to home delivery services, according to an Associated Press report. The change was… Read More
Nevada Collects $69.8 Million in Taxes for First Year of Adult-Use Sales
Wed / Aug 29th
The numbers are in for Nevada’s first fiscal year of adult-use cannabis sales: marijuana tax collections totaled $69.8 million, according… Read More
Scientists Note Differences Between Combined vs. Isolated Uses of Cannabis and Nicotine
Wed / Aug 29th
A recent study on the isolated versus combined uses of cannabis and nicotine has found that there are indeed different… Read More
Study: Nearly Half of Cannabis Consumers Can’t Name Their Favorite Strain
Tue / Aug 28th
A recent report on cannabis consumer trends by High Yield Insights has found that although a majority (64 percent) of cannabis… Read More
Cannabis Intoxication Roadside Testing Tech Coming to Canada
Tue / Aug 28th
Police in Canada will soon have access to new testing technology to help check drivers for intoxication from cannabis and… Read More
Illinois Gov. Signs Hemp Legalization Bill
Mon / Aug 27th
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) signed a bill to legalize industrial hemp on Saturday, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The Illinois Industrial… Read More
New Zealand Licenses Its First Cannabis Company
Mon / Aug 27th
New Zealand officials have issued the country’s first medical cannabis cultivation license to Hikurangi Cannabis, a company based in Ruatoria… Read More
Industrial Hemp THC Limit Raised to 1% In Western Australia
Fri / Aug 24th
Regulators in Western Australia have approved new rules for the state’s industrial hemp farmers, raising the upper limit for THC… Read More
California Teens Have Decreased Their Cannabis Use, Study Shows
Thu / Aug 23rd
A new study from the California Healthy Kids Survey shows that — despite increased legalization, mainstream attention, and a cultural… Read More
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
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