Army Granted 300 More Cannabis-Use Waivers in 2017 than Previous Year
Mon / Dec 4th
The U.S. Army has granted more than 300 waivers this year for cannabis use compared to 2016, according to an… Read More
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Israeli Police to Charge Small Illegal Cultivators with Minor ‘Personal Use’
Mon / Dec 4th
According to a leaked internal memo outlined by Haaretz, police in Israel are set to begin treating small quantity cannabis… Read More
Colorado Woman Acquitted by Jury of Cannabis Charges for 2013 Home Grow
Fri / Dec 1st
A 60-year-old Colorado woman has been acquitted at trial of possession of cannabis with intent to distribute, possession of more… Read More
Oregon Cannabis Operator Plans Opioid-for-Cannabis Program
Wed / Nov 29th
Kaya Holdings, operators of Oregon cannabis retailers Kaya Shack, is planning to launch an opioid-for-medical cannabis swap program – if… Read More
Oregon Cannabis Regulators Clarify Rules for Competitions and Events
Wed / Nov 29th
If Oregon’s licensed cannabis cultivators want to submit their products to competitions, such as the famed Cannabis Cup, the product… Read More
Restaurant Finds Early Success Selling “Blunts” and “Spliffs”
Tue / Nov 28th
Brotha Dudes is a family-run restaurant located in Bellingham, Washington that offers a unique culinary and social experience. Specifically, they… Read More
Poll: New Yorkers Support Adult-Use Legalization, Including GOP Majority
Tue / Nov 28th
A new Emerson College-conducted poll commissioned by the Marijuana Policy Project of New York and the Drug Policy Alliance has… Read More
Indiana Attorney General: CBD ‘Unlawful’ in the State
Mon / Nov 27th
In an official opinion released last week, Indiana Attorney General Curtis T. Hill Jr. said that CBD products “remain unlawful… Read More
Ontario, Canada College Offers First MMJ Course
Mon / Nov 27th
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada’s Durham College offered, for the first time, Medical Cannabis Fundamentals for Business Professionals last weekend – a… Read More
Saskatchewan Govt. Cannabis Survey Finds Support for Home-Grow, Online & Retail Sales
Fri / Nov 24th
A survey by the Saskatchewan government has found strong support for cannabis sales to be conducted both in retail stores… Read More
Consultant Linked to Tribe’s Cannabis Resort Has Drug Case Dismissed
Wed / Nov 22nd
Jonathan Hunt, one of the cannabis consultants prosecuted in South Dakota for their role in the Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe’s… Read More
Report: 87% of Canadian Cannabis Firms Anticipate Industry Consolidation in 3 Years
Tue / Nov 21st
According to a report by EY consulting released on Monday, 87 percent of Canada’s licensed cannabis producers believe the industry… Read More
Massachusetts Community College Offering Non-Credit Cannabis Industry Training Program
Mon / Nov 20th
Gardner, Massachusetts’ Mount Wachusett Community College is partnering with Online Cannabis Education on a not-for-credit Cannabis Career Training Program, according… Read More
Celebrating the 4th Annual Croptoberfest with Washington’s Cannabis Business Community
Mon / Nov 20th
Cannabis workers, professionals, enthusiasts, and entrepreneurs came together earlier this month in Zillah, Washington for the 4th Annual Croptoberfest, an… Read More
Advocates Weigh in on Role Cannabis Policy Played in New Jersey & Virginia Governor Races
Fri / Nov 17th
The Midterm elections saw two pro-cannabis politicians elevated to the governor’s seats as New Jersey chose Democrat Phil Murphy over… Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
Payments and Cryptocurrency Firms Partner for Cashless, Crypto-Payment System
Fri / Nov 10th
Medical Cannabis Payment Solutions and First Bitcoin Capital Corporation have announced a partnership to integrate cryptocurrency with the payment solution… 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