Australian Cannabis Researchers Net $466K Government Grant
Wed / Apr 5th
Australia’s government is giving $466,000 to researchers who are hoping to improve how parts of the cannabis plant used for… Read More
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Cannabis Industry and Unions At Odds in California
Tue / Apr 4th
Cannabis companies and labor unions could be headed for a showdown in California over concerns about how deeply embedded the… Read More
Governors from Adult-Use States Ask Feds to Maintain Status Quo
Tue / Apr 4th
In a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, the governors of Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and… Read More
LeafLink Seed Round Led by Lerer Hippeau Ventures
Tue / Apr 4th
In their first investment in the cannabis space, Lerer Hippeau Ventures – who counts Buzzfeed, Venmo, and Casper among its… Read More
Canopy San Diego Launches Spring Accelerator Program with 8 Companies
Tue / Apr 4th
Canopy San Diego has chosen eight companies for its Spring 2017 accelerator program, including a “turnkey” laboratory technology company, a… Read More
Cannabis Club in Modesto, California Provides Cannabis Oil to Kids and Support for Parents
Mon / Apr 3rd
A cannabis club for children has opened in Modesto California where kids can obtain CBD oil and families can network… Read More
Amendment to Bill in West Virginia Would Explicitly Legalize Hemp-Derived CBD in the State
Mon / Apr 3rd
West Virginia lawmakers have clarified language in a bill adding substances to the drug schedule that would allow the sale,… Read More
New Zealand Police Confiscate MMJ Supply of Tetraplegic
Mon / Apr 3rd
Police in Auckland, New Zealand have confiscated the medical cannabis supply of a 25-year-old tetraplegic that his family had hoped… Read More
Delaware Lawmakers Confident They Have Enough Votes to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis
Fri / Mar 31st
Lawmakers in Delaware claim they have the votes to pass legislation that would set up a regulated and taxed cannabis… Read More
West Virginia Legislature Fast Tracks MMJ Bill
Fri / Mar 31st
A West Virginia bill to legalize medical cannabis passed the Senate and has been fast-tracked through a first reading in… Read More
South Africa High Court: Laws Barring Private Cannabis Use by Adults Unconstitutional
Fri / Mar 31st
South Africa’s Western Cape Town High Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to prohibit cannabis use by adults in… Read More
Canadian Broadcasters Deny Cannabis and Hemp Expo Ads
Fri / Mar 31st
At least two of Canada’s largest television broadcasters have denied ad buys by the Cannabis and Hemp Expo set to… Read More
Survey: 57% of Americans Support Legalizing Cannabis
Thu / Mar 30th
The General Social Survey – a nationwide biannual poll considered the gold standard for public opinion research – found that… Read More
Argentina Legalizes Medical Cannabis
Thu / Mar 30th
Lawmakers in Argentina have passed a bill legalizing the use of cannabis oils and other derivatives for medicinal purposes, according… Read More
Canadian Researchers Identify Genes Behind Cannabis Terpenes
Thu / Mar 30th
Researchers at the Canadian University of British Columbia have identified the part of the cannabis genome responsible for giving strains… Read More
Kansas City, Missouri Voting Tuesday on Cannabis Decriminalization
Thu / Mar 30th
This Tuesday, voters in Kansas City, Missouri will weigh in on a cannabis decriminalization measure that, if approved, would reduce… Read More
Advocates Say Florida House MMJ Proposal ‘Undermines’ Voters
Wed / Mar 29th
A proposal by Florida House Majority Leader Ray Rodrigues that would prohibit smoking medical cannabis, ban edibles and all but… Read More
Massachusetts Lawmakers Approve $300K for Adult-Use Rollout
Wed / Mar 29th
The Massachusetts Legislature has approved $300,000 for the roll-out of the state’s adult-use cannabis program; however, according to the Springfield… Read More
Johns Hopkins Drops Out of MMJ for PTSD Study
Wed / Mar 29th
Johns Hopkins University has dropped out of a study exploring whether cannabis can help relieve post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, according… Read More
Ballot Initiative Petitions to Legalize MMJ & Adult-Use Filed in South Dakota
Wed / Mar 29th
Petitions have been filed with South Dakota’s Secretary of State that would legalize both medical and adult cannabis use in… Read More
Utah Gov. Signs MMJ Research Bill
Tue / Mar 28th
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, a Republican, has signed a bill that allows research into the benefits and risks of medical… Read More
Oklahoma Supreme Court Restores MMJ Ballot Initiative Title
Tue / Mar 28th
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has thrown out a rewrite of the title of a ballot measure to legalize medical cannabis… Read More
Colorado Ag Dept. Could Begin Hemp-as-Feed Research if Gov. Signs Bill
Tue / Mar 28th
The Colorado Department of Agriculture will soon begin researching the use of hemp in livestock feed if Gov. John Hickenlooper… Read More
Illinois Health Department Reject Petitions Adding Intractable Pain, Autism, to MMJ List
Tue / Mar 28th
The Illinois Department of Public Health has rejected petitions to add intractable pain and autism spectrum disorder to the list… Read More