Ohio Cannabis Dispensaries Deemed Essential During Outbreak
Mon / Mar 23rd
As per an official order by Gov. Mike Dewine (R), medical cannabis dispensaries in Ohio can remain open to patients during the state’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order.
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Mon / Mar 23rd
As per an official order by Gov. Mike Dewine (R), medical cannabis dispensaries in Ohio can remain open to patients during the state’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order.
Fri / Mar 20th
The DEA has unveiled a new rule proposal that would finally open up the licensing of new research-grade cannabis cultivators.
Fri / Mar 20th
Dispensaries throughout California will be allowed to stay open as essential businesses during a state-wide stay at home order to address the spread of COVID-19.
Fri / Mar 20th
Kentucky lawmakers have advanced two pieces of hemp legislation: one would establish CBD label requirements and the other would legalize smokeable hemp products.
Fri / Mar 20th
Police in Edmonton, Alberta have targeted more than 100 websites accused of selling unregulated cannabis products.
Thu / Mar 19th
Steve DeAngelo, the founder of the Last Prisoner Project, issued a video statement calling for the release of all cannabis prisoners as the novel coronavirus spreads into the U.S. prison system.
Thu / Mar 19th
Washington regulators have agreed to let cannabis dispensaries stay open and provide “curbside service” to customers and patients during the coronavirus outbreak.
Thu / Mar 19th
Canada’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus has shut down the direct delivery of cannabis products in the mail due to changes that promote social distancing for postal workers.
Thu / Mar 19th
Kentucky hemp processing company Atalo Holdings has filed for bankruptcy after “a failed capital commitment, which left the company unable to pay its creditors.”
Wed / Mar 18th
San Francisco city officials have announced that cannabis dispensaries can remain open during the three-week shelter in place order that has home-quarantined the region due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Wed / Mar 18th
With COVID-19 taking the world by storm, here are some general steps that cannabis dispensaries can consider to help keep their patients and employees safe.
Wed / Mar 18th
The UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative has been awarded a $3.9 million grant to investigate whether cannabis terpenes can help reduce the use of opioids in pain treatment.
Wed / Mar 18th
Americans for Safe Access has issued a letter to state governors and medical cannabis program directors calling on the officials to make special allowances for medical cannabis patients amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Wed / Mar 18th
The Alabama state Senate has approved a bill to legalize limited access to medical cannabis; the bill now heads to the House, where it faces an uncertain future.
Wed / Mar 18th
At least two more major cannabis events —the FlyHi 420 celebration in Denver and the Medcan Summit in Auckland, New Zealand — have been postponed or canceled due to the coronavirus.
Tue / Mar 17th
Cannabis dispensaries in adult-use states have reported a surge in product sales as Americans prepare for self-quarantine and social distancing efforts aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
Tue / Mar 17th
Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed a drug reform bill that will re-classify nearly all drug possession charges from a felony to a misdemeanor.
Tue / Mar 17th
Canopy Growth in Canada is temporarily closing all of its dispensary locations starting today due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Tue / Mar 17th
Washington state lawmakers have sent a bill to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk that would implement a social equity program for the state’s cannabis industry.
Tue / Mar 17th
Castleton University in Vermont is launching a Cannabis Studies Certificate program that will cover the business, cultivation, history, and culture of cannabis.
Mon / Mar 16th
The NFL’s new collective bargaining agreement has removed the threat of league suspension for positive cannabis tests by players.
Mon / Mar 16th
A recent Statistics Canada survey found that that the rate of teenagers aged 15-17 who use cannabis has fallen from 20 percent to 10 percent in the years since legalizing.
Mon / Mar 16th
A recent Iowa poll found for the first time ever that a majority of Iowans, 53 percent, would support the statewide legalization of adult-use cannabis.
Fri / Mar 13th
A study published last month shows that cannabis could be an effective and safer alternative treatment for fibromyalgia symptoms.
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