Dispensary Owner Fights California Officials Over Funds Seized in Raid
Wed / Nov 2nd
A Kearny Mesa, California dispensary owner is seeking the return of assets seized during a February raid after neither he… Read More
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Ireland’s GreenLight Medicines Partners with Ulster University for Arthritis Study
Wed / Nov 2nd
A study in Ireland is underway by Ulster University and GreenLight Medicines which aims to determine the effectiveness of cannabis… Read More
Legal Cannabis in Massachusetts Could Impact New York’s MMJ Program
Wed / Nov 2nd
New York’s medical marijuana program could be disrupted if voters in Massachusetts vote ‘yes’ on the ballot initiative to legalize… Read More
Canada’s Budget Office Estimates Cannabis Market Worth Hundreds of Millions During Flagship Year
Wed / Nov 2nd
According to Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Office, sales tax revenues from legal cannabis could be between $356 million and $959 million… Read More
Colorado Lawmakers Call Out Anti-205 Campaign Ads in Arizona
Tue / Nov 1st
A trio of Colorado lawmakers have sent a letter to Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy calling the information in their… Read More
Seeds and Clones Scarce for Hopeful Canadian Home Growers
Tue / Nov 1st
Despite a Federal Court ruling in February allowing medical marijuana patients to grow their own medicine in Canada, individuals have… Read More
Third Lawsuit Filed Against Maryland MMJ Commission
Tue / Nov 1st
A third Maryland medical marijuana company has sued the state medical cannabis commission alleging that the commission “was derelict in… Read More
CBD-Rich Products Gaining Traction as Therapy for Pets
Tue / Nov 1st
CBD-only cannabis products for pets are currently legal in all 50 states and a growing number of advocates and individuals… Read More
Aurora, CO Planning One-Third of Cannabis Tax Revenue for Homeless Programs
Mon / Oct 31st
Over the next three years, homeless outreach programs in Aurora, Colorado will receive more than $3 million to provide services… Read More
Creso Pharma’s First Self-Developed Product to be Distributed in Czech Republic
Mon / Oct 31st
Creso Pharma has struck a distribution deal with MEDI-IN s.r.o. for its hemp extract-based food supplement CBDium to be sold… Read More
Australian Doctor Group Urges for More Cannabis Research
Mon / Oct 31st
In an official position statement, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners says that “further research is warranted” to clarify… Read More
North Carolina Hemp Grower Secures Early Buyer for Next Year’s Crop
Mon / Oct 31st
Industrial Hemp Manufacturing, LLC has signed a Letter of Intent to purchase the 1,000 acre-plus hemp crop planted by BioRegen… Read More
Understanding Celebrity Cannabis Licensing
Fri / Oct 28th
Celebrity product licensing is nothing new — Michael Jordan has sneakers, Elizabeth Taylor has perfume — but the practice is… Read More
Report: Legal Cannabis is Boon to CO Economy
Fri / Oct 28th
According to a report by the Marijuana Policy Group, Colorado’s legal cannabis market has generated $2.39 billion in state output,… Read More
Australian MMJ Cultivation License Applications Open on Monday
Fri / Oct 28th
Australia’s Office of Drug Control will start accepting applications for cannabis cultivation licenses on Monday, one day after the federal… Read More
Humboldt State University Panel Debates Pros and Cons of Prop. 64
Fri / Oct 28th
Some California growers have already voiced their concerns over the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, and during a Humboldt State… Read More
Alaska’s Plan for Marijuana Handler Permits Would Shut Out Host of Applicants
Fri / Oct 28th
New proposed permit requirements for potential cannabis industry workers in Alaska are so onerous that they are “unreasonable impracticable,” with… Read More
Arkansas Supreme Court Disqualifies One of the State’s Two MMJ Measures
Thu / Oct 27th
One of Arkansas’ competing measures to legalize medical cannabis — the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act — has been disqualified from… Read More
Pennsylvania Health Department Releases Medical Cannabis Draft Rules
Thu / Oct 27th
The Pennsylvania Health Department has released the draft regulations for the state’s medical marijuana program, expecting to begin accepting applications… Read More
Ohio Patients Unlikely to Have MMJ Access Until 2018
Thu / Oct 27th
Patients in Ohio are unlikely to have access to medical marijuana until 2018, despite the law taking effect on Sept.… Read More
Feds Request Report on DEA Cannabis Eradication Program
Thu / Oct 27th
Seven congressional Democrats along with one Republican have written a letter to U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting the Government… Read More
Polling Close on Nevada’s Question 2
Thu / Oct 27th
According to a poll by Bendixen & Amandi International commissioned by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the majority of respondents support… Read More
Study Suggests MMJ Programs Not Being Abused
Wed / Oct 26th
According to a study published in the Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal, children who live in states with medicinal marijuana… Read More
IRS Targeting ‘Top 100’ CO Cannabis Companies
Wed / Oct 26th
The IRS has opened an “aggressive” round of audits on some of the largest and most successful Colorado cannabis growers… Read More