Steep Hill Announces Partnership with iCAN Israel, Plans R&D Lab
Wed / Mar 22nd
Steep Hill Labs will bring its talents to Israel, announcing that the company has entered into a joint venture with… Read More
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TG Branfalt
TG joined Ganjapreneur in 2014 as a news writer and began hosting the Ganjapreneur podcast in 2016. He is based in upstate New York, where he also teaches media studies at a local university.
Teen Cannabis Use is Not Up Since Legalization in Wash.
Wed / Mar 22nd
Teen cannabis use in Washington State since adult-use legalization is not on the rise, remaining mostly stable but still less… Read More
Switzerland’s Legal 1% THC Cannabis Market Gaining Popularity
Wed / Mar 22nd
Switzerland’s market for legal cannabis with just 1 percent THC is taking off as producers are having trouble keeping up… Read More
At Least 20 SWAT Raids Since 2010 Involving Cannabis Have Led to Deaths
Tue / Mar 21st
According to data compiled by the New York Times, at least 20 SWAT raids since 2010 that involved suspected cannabis dealers… Read More
Utah Advocates Prepping for 2018 Ballot Push for MMJ Expansion
Tue / Mar 21st
Advocates in Utah are gearing up for a push to put a comprehensive medical cannabis question to voters in 2018… Read More
Jodie Emery Forced to Divest from Cannabis Culture Following Release
Tue / Mar 21st
Jodie Emery is being forced to completely divest from Cannabis Culture following her release from custody after being arrested earlier… Read More
Manitoba, Canada Preparing for Cannabis Legalization with Road Safety Rules
Tue / Mar 21st
The Manitoba, Canada government is preparing for federal cannabis legalization with legislation focusing on public safety and harm reduction, according… Read More
San Francisco, Calif. Considers Creating Cannabis Department for Adult-Use Rollout
Mon / Mar 20th
San Francisco, California is considering legislation to create a Cannabis Department to help the city handle the implementation of the… Read More
New York State College’s Hemp Society Industrial Hemp Proposal Waitlisted
Mon / Mar 20th
A proposal to grow hemp by the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry’s Hemp Society… Read More
New Hampshire Lawmakers Consider Adding Connective Tissue Disorder to MMJ List
Mon / Mar 20th
New Hampshire advocates are lobbying state lawmakers to pass a bill adding Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a painful connective tissue disorder, to the… Read More
Bill Imposing 6% MMJ Sales Tax in Conn. Strongly Opposed at Hearing
Mon / Mar 20th
Connecticut lawmakers are considering adding a 6 percent sales tax to medical cannabis products, but the plan didn’t gain much… Read More
Georgia Senate Passes Bill to Expand MMJ Qualifying Conditions
Fri / Mar 17th
Georgia’s Senate has passed a bill that would expand the qualifying conditions for medical cannabis use, while keeping the maximum… Read More
Chronic Pain Patients Can Apply for MMJ in NY Starting Next Week
Fri / Mar 17th
Chronic pain patients in New York will be able to seek a physician’s recommendation for medical cannabis beginning Mar. 22… Read More
Ark. Senate Passes Six Bills Related to Voter-Approved MMJ Statute
Fri / Mar 17th
The Arkansas Senate has passed six bills relating to medical cannabis, including one that codifies the creation of the Medical… Read More
Oxford University Launches Cannabinoid Biomedicine Research Program
Fri / Mar 17th
Oxford University is teaming with Kingsley Capital Partners on a multi-million dollar medical cannabis research program to develop new therapies… Read More
Adult-Use Measure Introduced in West Va.
Thu / Mar 16th
Democratic West Virginia House Delegate Sean Hornbuckle has introduced a bill to legalize cannabis use for adults 21 and older… Read More
Montana Lawmakers Considering 6% MMJ Sales Tax
Thu / Mar 16th
Lawmakers in Montana are considering adding a 6 percent tax on medical cannabis sales which would be diverted to the… Read More
San Diego Supervisors Ban Cannabis Businesses in Unincorporated Areas
Thu / Mar 16th
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has passed a ban on cannabis farms and dispensaries in unincorporated areas, which… Read More
Israel Grants Preliminary MMJ Cultivation Licenses to 37 Farmers
Thu / Mar 16th
Israel’s Health Ministry has issued 37 preliminary permits to farmers to build facilities to cultivate medicinal cannabis, according to a… Read More
Cannabis Decriminalization Bills Filed in Fla.
Wed / Mar 15th
Bills have been filed in both houses of Florida’s legislature that would decriminalize up to 1 ounce of cannabis and… Read More
Federal Cannabis Sentences Declined Sharply Under Obama Administration
Wed / Mar 15th
During the last five years of the Obama Administration, sentences for federal cannabis crimes plummeted, according to statistics from the… Read More
Class-Action Lawsuits Filed in Canada Over Tainted Products from Licensed Producers
Wed / Mar 15th
A third class-action lawsuit has been filed in Canada over tainted medical cannabis sold by Mettrum Ltd., the Globe and… Read More
MedBox Officers Charged with Fraud by SEC
Wed / Mar 15th
Cannabis vending machine company MedBox have been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission for misleading investors by creating a… Read More
Colo. House Passes Bill Limiting Home Grows
Tue / Mar 14th
Colorado’s House of Representatives has passed a bill that would impose a 16-plant limit on residential grows – part of… Read More