Colorado’s Mandatory Pesticide Testing: Good for Labs, Painful for Growers
Wed / Aug 22nd
Cannabis testing labs in Colorado are seeing a stream of new profits while local cultivators are struggling to absorb the… Read More
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Federal Enforcement Fears Shelve CA Banking Bill
Wed / Aug 22nd
Last week, state lawmakers in California ceased consideration of a bill to create state cannabis banks due to an analysis… Read More
WSDA Plans Organic Cannabis Certification Program
Tue / Aug 21st
Cannabis consumers in Washington will have access to state-certified organic cannabis products as early as next year, The Stranger reports. The… Read More
Ohio Citizens Seek Decriminalization; Police Will Continue Arrests
Tue / Aug 21st
Voters in the city of Norwood, Ohio have collected enough signatures to get a cannabis decriminalization measure on the town’s… Read More
World Health Organization Recommends Descheduling CBD
Tue / Aug 21st
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that “preparations considered to be pure cannabidiol CBD should not be scheduled within the… Read More
Confusion Abounds Over “Dr. Gupta” Hemp CBD Product Endorsement
Mon / Aug 20th
CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is often credited for helping spark a major shift of public opinion regarding… Read More
We Need to Stop Calling K2 ‘Synthetic Marijuana’ as Body Count Rises
Mon / Aug 20th OPINION
Following last week’s mass-casualty event in New Haven, Connecticut, it’s clear that the cannabis community needs to do its part… Read More
Florida Politician’s Accounts Closed for Taking MMJ Advocacy Donations
Mon / Aug 20th
This month, Wells Fargo closed the accounts of Florida agriculture commissioner candidate Nikki Fried due to her receiving money from… Read More
DEA Calls for Fewer Opioids, More Cannabis In 2019
Fri / Aug 17th
The Justice Department and Drug Enforcement Agency announced in a news release yesterday the agencies’ new goal for 2019: to reduce production… Read More
Coworkers Become Enemies As Cannabis Consultants Feud In Cutthroat Market
Fri / Aug 17th
The CEO of SIVA Enterprises has filed suit against start-up Cirrata and five executives in that company, previously employed at… Read More
Louisiana Plants First Cannabis Crop After Months of Regulatory Issues
Fri / Aug 17th
Louisiana’s first legal cannabis crop will be planted today after the grower, GB Sciences, and state regulators finally reached an… Read More
Poll: 24% of Young Adults In America Consume Cannabis
Thu / Aug 16th
The latest Gallup poll has found that nearly 25 percent of young Americans (aged 18 to 29) are admitted cannabis… Read More
Mormon Campaign Attempts to Block Utah MMJ Ballot Measure
Thu / Aug 16th
Members of a campaign funded by Mormon attorney Walter J. Plumb filed a lawsuit in Utah state court on Wednesday… Read More
California Cannabis Taxes Generate $74 Million in 2nd Quarter
Thu / Aug 16th
California’s cannabis tax numbers are in for the second quarter of 2018 and the numbers suggest the market is trending… Read More
Ontario Delays Launch of Private Cannabis Stores Until 2019
Thu / Aug 16th
On Monday, Ontario’s government announced that it would start legal cannabis sales as online-only when it becomes legal on Oct.… Read More
Researchers Pioneer New Cannabis Extraction Method Using An Espresso Machine
Wed / Aug 15th
In a study to be published in The International Journal of Pure and Applied Analytical Chemistry, researchers have revealed that… Read More
Alcohol Distributor Constellation Brands Makes $4 Billion Cannabis Investment
Wed / Aug 15th
Constellation Brands, the brewer of Corona beer and a major distributor for Svedka vodka, just invested nearly $4 billion (CAD… Read More
Sacramento Launches Cannabis Equity Program to Help Drug War Victims
Wed / Aug 15th
The city of Sacramento, California voted in favor of a cannabis equity program that helps the communities and people most… Read More
UN to Review Cannabis’ Status Under International Law
Tue / Aug 14th
In November, the United Nations will perform a deep review of cannabis’ scheduling status under the 1962 Single Convention treaty, which… Read More
Health Canada Expands Industrial Hemp Rules to Allow Full-Plant Harvests
Tue / Aug 14th
Canadian hemp growers can now harvest the entire hemp plant — including its flowers, buds, and leaves — after Health Canada established… Read More
New Jersey Judge Rules Employer Can Discriminate Against MMJ Use
Tue / Aug 14th
A U.S. District Judge in New Jersey has ruled that an employer can indefinitely suspend an employee for his doctor-prescribed… Read More
Marijuana Policy Project Appoints New Executive Director
Tue / Aug 14th
The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), after months of considering qualified candidates, has hired activist Steve Hawkins to the position of… Read More
Trump Tariffs Expected to Increase Cannabis Industry Prices
Mon / Aug 13th
The prices of cannabis retail items like vapes, batteries, filters, cartridges, and packaging may soon increase thanks to President Trump’s proposed… Read More
Shopify Locking Up Canadian Cannabis Market
Mon / Aug 13th
Online retail giant Shopify has been cutting huge deals with Canadian provinces and cannabis producers to set itself up as… Read More