UC Davis Partners with Colorado Biotech Firm to Decode Hemp DNA
Fri / Oct 27th
The University of California, Davis has partnered with Front Range Biosciences, a Boulder, Colorado-based agricultural biotech company, on a project… Read More
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Kentucky Seeks Feedback, Accepting Applications for Hemp Pilot Program
Fri / Oct 27th
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its 2018 industrial hemp research pilot program and seeking public comments… Read More
MJ Freeway Seed-to-Sale Software Suffers Outage Twice Last Week
Fri / Oct 27th
MJ Freeway, the seed-to-sale firm used in several legal states, suffered an outage last Saturday and Monday, forcing some medical… Read More
New Brunswick, Canada Retail Cannabis Operations to be Run by NB Liquor
Fri / Oct 27th
The New Brunswick, Canada government has announced that NB Liquor will operate the nation’s adult-use cannabis industry in the province… Read More
Nevada Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Top $33M in Second Month
Thu / Oct 26th
In an interview with the Cannabist, Nevada Department of Taxation head Deonne Contine disclosed the state had sold more than… Read More
Gallup Poll: 64% of Americans Support Legalizing Cannabis, Including GOP Majority
Thu / Oct 26th
Support for cannabis legalization in the U.S. has reached record levels, as a recent Gallup poll found 64 percent of… Read More
Bill to Legalize Adult Cannabis Use Unveiled in St. Louis, Missouri
Thu / Oct 26th
A measure introduced in St. Louis, Missouri would legalize the cultivation, possession, and sale of cannabis within city limits for… Read More
Arizona Approves First Drive-Thru MMJ Dispensary
Thu / Oct 26th
Arizona’s first drive-thru medical cannabis dispensary open tomorrow in Sun City as a convenience service for the elderly and disabled,… Read More
Cannabis Sales in Washington Reach $1B So Far in 2017
Wed / Oct 25th
According to new figures by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, cannabis sales in the state have reached more… Read More
Michigan Relocates & Adds New MMJ Education Session Due to Strong Interest
Wed / Oct 25th
The interest in Michigan’s state-sponsored medical cannabis industry educational sessions has been so great that regulators are moving one class… Read More
Two Canadian Firms Fully Licensed to Cultivate & Process MMJ in Colombia
Wed / Oct 25th
Canada-based Khiron Life Sciences Corp. and PharmaCielo Ltd. are the first companies to be granted full licenses to produce and… Read More
University of Florida Receives NIDA Grant to Explore MMJ Effects on HIV Patients
Wed / Oct 25th
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded a $3.2 million grant to the University of Florida to study the… Read More
Maine Lawmakers Pass Adult-Use Implementation Bill, Gov. Veto Expected
Tue / Oct 24th
Maine lawmakers have passed a measure to implement the state’s voter-approved adult-use cannabis regime; however, the legislation failed to garner… Read More
Arizona Judge Rules Extracts Fall Outside MMJ Law, Appeal Expected
Tue / Oct 24th
A ruling by Navajo County Superior Court Judge Dale Nielson could force Arizona dispensaries to stop selling vape cartridges, cannabis… Read More
Eventbrite Pulling Some Cannabis-Related Events, Suspending Organizer Accounts
Tue / Oct 24th
Eventbrite, an event board and ticket processor is pulling some cannabis-related events and often suspending the host accounts after years… Read More
Biotech Startup Awards Grant to Cannabis Pioneer to Explore CBD as Asthma Therapy
Tue / Oct 24th
CIITECH, a cannabis biotech startup developing Israeli cannabis products in the United Kingdom and European Union, has awarded research funding… Read More
By Prohibiting MMJ Access, Lawmakers Complicit in Opioid Epidemic
Mon / Oct 23rd OPINION
The opioid overdoses death toll is staggering – reaching 64,070 in 2016 – and at least one estimate suggests opioids… Read More
Canadian Companies Partner for Australia’s Largest MMJ Greenhouse
Mon / Oct 23rd
Two Canadian businesses are partnering to build a 1 million-square-foot greenhouse in Casino, New South Wales, Australia for medical cannabis… Read More
Jamaican Cannabis Industry Association Launches Commercial MMJ Council
Mon / Oct 23rd
The Jamaican Ganja Growers and Producers Association has announced they will launch the Cannabis Commercial Council to help address concerns… Read More
Maine Author Pens Children’s Book Normalizing Cannabis
Mon / Oct 23rd
A Maine author has published an illustrated, rhyming, children’s book about cannabis titled “What’s That Weed?” attempting to normalize cannabis use… Read More
Belize House Passes Decriminalization, Hemp Production Bill
Mon / Oct 23rd
Belize’s House of Representatives has approved a measure to decriminalize cannabis possession up to 10 grams and legalize industrial hemp… Read More
Peru Legalizes Medical Cannabis
Fri / Oct 20th
Peru’s Congress has legalized cannabis for medical use in a 67-5 vote with three abstaining, according to a report from… Read More
Maine GOP Leaders Seek to Extend Adult-Use Moratorium into 2019
Fri / Oct 20th
Republican lawmakers in Maine are attempting to push back the rollout of the adult-use regime until Jan. 2019 after already… Read More
New Zealand PM Considering Referendum to Legalize Cannabis
Fri / Oct 20th
New Zealand’s newly elected Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she is considering putting the cannabis legalization question to voters, suggesting… Read More