Alberta, Canada Proposes Provincial Cannabis Industry Rules
Fri / Nov 17th
Alberta’s provincial government has released proposed regulations for retail cannabis operations as Canada moves forward with their tax-and-regulate plan, which… Read More
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University of New Mexico Study Finds MMJ Program Enrollees Decrease Opioid Use
Fri / Nov 17th
A University of New Mexico study is the latest to suggest that cannabis could be a tool in the opioid… Read More
Quebec Joins Provinces Asking for 1-Year Delay on Adult-Use Legalization
Thu / Nov 16th
Approved by the federal government in April 2017, Canada is set to legalize the adult use and possession of cannabis… Read More
California Regulators Propose Capping Cannabis Grows at 1 Acre
Thu / Nov 16th
According to cannabis industry environmental regulations proposed by the California Department of Food & Agriculture, cultivators would not be allowed… Read More
New Hampshire House Committee Rejects Adult-Use Cannabis Bill
Thu / Nov 16th
The New Hampshire House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee has rejected a bill to legalize cannabis for adult-use, citing… Read More
San Jose, California City Council Approves Adult-Use Rules; Sales Expected Jan. 1
Thu / Nov 16th
The San Jose, California City Council has unanimously approved a measure allowing the city’s 16 dispensaries to begin selling to… Read More
Aurora Makes ‘Unsolicited Offer’ for CanniMed Takeover
Thu / Nov 16th
Canada’s Aurora Cannabis Inc. is seeking to takeover CanniMed Therapeutics in an all-stock $455 million deal, according to a Bloomberg… Read More
Former Berkeley, California MMJ Commissioner Sentenced to Prison for Fraud, Corruption
Wed / Nov 15th
The former chair of the Berkeley Medical Cannabis Commission, Daniel Rush, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for… Read More
Arizona Attorney Fighting to Reduce MMJ Patient ID Fees
Wed / Nov 15th
Arizona attorney Sean Berberian is asking the state Court of Appeals to force the Department of Health to reduce the… Read More
Northern Michigan University Receives Grant to Purchase Cannabis Testing Instrument
Wed / Nov 15th
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, providers of cannabis testing instruments, has awarded a grant to Northern Michigan University for the purchase of… Read More
Swiss Health Office Denies University Adult-Use Cannabis Study
Wed / Nov 15th
Switzerland’s Federal Office of Public Health has rejected a University of Bern proposal to carry out a scientific study on… Read More
AG Jeff Sessions Confirms Obama-Era Cannabis Policies Still in Effect
Tue / Nov 14th
Attorney General Jeff Sessions — a notorious prohibitionist and medical cannabis skeptic — confirmed today that the Department of Justice… Read More
Canadian Government Proposes $1 Per Gram Federal Cannabis Tax
Tue / Nov 14th
With Canada’s legalization date looming, North America’s northernmost nation is laying the groundwork for what will soon be the world’s… Read More
12-Year-Old MMJ Patient Sues Jeff Sessions to Legalize Medical Cannabis
Tue / Nov 14th
Alexis Bortell, a 12-year-old medical cannabis patient living in Colorado after she and her family were displaced from their home… Read More
How to Add Big Value for Little Cost to Your Cannabis Products
Tue / Nov 14th OPINION
Developing your product and developing your packaging are critical to the sales process, but how do you add value without… Read More
Paiute Tribe Opens First Cannabis Drive-Thru in Vegas
Mon / Nov 13th
Las Vegas, Nevada’s Nu Wu Cannabis Marketplace has opened the city’s first drive-thru retail location less than a month after… Read More
Bill to Add More MMJ Licenses Due to Diversity Issues Planned in Maryland
Mon / Nov 13th
Members of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus are drafting a bill that would award 10 new medical cannabis grower and… Read More
New York Gov. Signs MMJ-for-PTSD Bill
Mon / Nov 13th
Medical cannabis is now available as a post-traumatic stress disorder therapy in New York after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the… Read More
Wisconsin Legislature Unanimously Approves Industrial Hemp Bill
Fri / Nov 10th
Wisconsin’s legislature has unanimously passed a bill to implement an industrial hemp pilot program. The measure falls in line with… Read More
Pennsylvania MMJ Program Enrolls 3,800 Patients in First Week
Fri / Nov 10th
More than 3,800 patients and 200 caregivers have signed up for Pennsylvania’s medical cannabis program during the first week patients… Read More
Maryland MMJ Commission Director Resigns
Fri / Nov 10th
The director of the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission has resigned less than a month before the Dec. 8 deadline for… Read More
Report: Global Cannabis Market Could Reach $31.4B by 2021
Thu / Nov 9th
According to a Brightfield Group report, the global cannabis market is expected to reach $7.7 billion this year and $31.4… Read More
Rep. Blumenauer Launches Cannabis Fund to Unseat Prohibitionist Lawmakers
Thu / Nov 9th
Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer has launched the Cannabis Fund – a political action committee geared toward ousting prohibitionist lawmakers –… Read More
Maine’s New MMJ Rules Permit Surprise Caregiver Inspections
Thu / Nov 9th
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services released new rules governing how the state will oversee medical cannabis caregivers… Read More