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
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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
Focus Group Study Explores Reasons Consumers Prefer Cannabis Edibles to Smoking
Fri / Oct 20th
According to research by RTI International, an independent nonprofit research institute, cannabis consumers in legal states prefer edibles to smoking… Read More
Sessions: ‘Healthy’ for Feds to Approve More Cannabis Research Applications
Thu / Oct 19th
During a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions admitted that it would “be healthy to have some… Read More
Jamaica Licenses First MMJ Cultivator & Producer
Thu / Oct 19th
Jamaica’s Cannabis Licensing Authority has granted its first approvals for the nation’s medical cannabis industry, as Everything Oily Labs Limited… Read More
New Frontier Data Partners with Public Accounting Firm for Cannabis-Tax Reports
Thu / Oct 19th
CohnReznick LLP, one of the largest public accounting firms in the U.S., is partnering with New Frontier Data, which provides… Read More
CannaRegs ‘Pulls Plug’ on Deal with MassRoots After CEO Shakeup
Thu / Oct 19th
CannaRegs CEO Amanda Ostrowitz said the company is “pulling the plug” on its $12 million stock deal with MassRoots following… Read More
Study: Opioid-Related Deaths Decrease after Colorado Legalization
Wed / Oct 18th
According to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health, cannabis legalization in Colorado has led to a… Read More
Pennsylvania Allows First MMJ Producer to Begin Production
Wed / Oct 18th
Cresco Yeltrah has been given the greenlight by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to begin medical cannabis production – it… Read More
Michigan Gov. Appoints 7 to MMJ Advisory Panel
Wed / Oct 18th
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has appointed seven members to the state’s Marihuana Advisory Panel, including representatives for law enforcement, physicians,… Read More
Hawaii Licenses 2nd Testing Lab
Wed / Oct 18th
Hawaii’s second medical cannabis testing lab has been licensed and can begin testing products immediately, according to a KITV report.… Read More
Toronto Stock Exchange Could Delist Cannabis Companies with U.S. Interests
Tue / Oct 17th
The Toronto Stock Exchange could delist, suspend, or halt trading for medical cannabis companies with investments in the U.S. because… Read More