CBD Market Could Hit $3 Billion by 2021
Tue / Dec 13th
According to some cannabis industry experts, the U.S. CBD market could reach between $2.1 billion and $3 billion by 2021,… Read More
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Nevada Cannabis Lab Earns International Regulatory Accreditation
Tue / Dec 13th
As Nevada begins its transition to an adult-use market, 374 Labs, a licensed Sparks, Nevada-based cannabis testing laboratory, has become… Read More
Maryland MMJ Commission Makes Dispensary License Recommendations
Tue / Dec 13th
Maryland’s Medical Cannabis Commission has recommended 102 companies to operate dispensaries in the state according to a Baltimore Business Journal… Read More
Canadian MMJ Producer Sued by Investment Firm
Tue / Dec 13th
Jacob Securities, a defunct Toronto investment broker, is suing THC BioMed Intl. Ltd., a publicly traded Kelowna, British Columbia medical… Read More
Michigan Sheriffs Using Some MMJ Fee Funds for Dispensary Raids
Tue / Dec 13th
Fees raised via Michigan’s medical cannabis patients are being used to fund cannabis industry enforcement efforts in Detroit, according to… Read More
Arkansas MMJ Commission Names Members; First Meeting Today
Mon / Dec 12th
Top lawmakers in Arkansas have appointed the five-member Medical Marijuana Commission ahead of their first meeting today, NPR station KUAR… Read More
Humboldt County Growers’ Strain Named Emerald Cup’s Top Flower
Mon / Dec 12th
Zkittles, a flower strain from Humboldt County growers The Dookie Brothers, took home the top prize at this year’s Emerald… Read More
Health Canada: Registered MMJ Users Tripled Since 2015
Mon / Dec 12th
The number of Canadians approved for medical cannabis use has tripled during the last year, according to Sept. 30 numbers… Read More
Colombian President Denounces War on Drugs During Nobel Prize Speech
Mon / Dec 12th
During his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said that zero-tolerance drug policies might be “even… Read More
Judge Rules Montana Dispensaries are Back in Business Immediately
Fri / Dec 9th
A Montana District Court Judge has ruled that a clerical error on November’s ballot initiative to reinstate the previous medical… Read More
Vermont Gov. Could Pardon Thousands Convicted of State Cannabis Possession Crimes
Fri / Dec 9th
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin will consider pardoning Vermont convictions of cannabis possession up to one ounce, which has been decriminalized… Read More
New York Makes More Changes to MMJ Program; Defines ‘Chronic Pain’
Fri / Dec 9th
In efforts to expand the state’s medical cannabis program, New York’s Department of Health has announced they are allowing registered… Read More
DEA Threat Assessment Survey Blames Media for Difficulty Enforcing Cannabis Laws
Fri / Dec 9th
In their latest Threat Assessment, an annual survey of U.S. law enforcement agencies, the DEA claims that the “abundance of… Read More
German City Takes Next Step in Cannabis Legalization Plans
Thu / Dec 8th
The City Council of the western German city of Düsseldorf met with psychology, economics, and crime experts yesterday as part… Read More
Colorado Gov. Pushing for Homegrown Cannabis Reforms
Thu / Dec 8th
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is proposing bans on group recreational grows, and calling for new paperwork requirements for individual medical… Read More
Canadian Cannabis Company with U.S. Holdings Goes Public
Thu / Dec 8th
CannaRoyalty, a Canadian company with 15 canna-business holdings in the U.S., is public today on the Canadian Securities Exchange using… Read More
Israel Ministers Propose MMJ Exportation Plan
Thu / Dec 8th
Lawmakers in Israel are likely to recommend that the nation should start exporting medical cannabis soon, saying the industry would… Read More
Humboldt County Farmers Launching Craft Cannabis Brand at Emerald Cup
Wed / Dec 7th
Cannabis farmers in Humboldt County, California have formed a collective to create Humboldt’s Finest, a craft cannabis brand, the alliance… Read More
Washington Business Association to Provide Financial Support for Low Income MMJ Patients
Wed / Dec 7th
The Washington Cannabusiness Association is launching a program to help low-income patients pay for their medicinal cannabis, the News Tribune reports.… Read More
Cannabis Museum Opening Friday in Uruguay
Wed / Dec 7th
Latin America’s first cannabis museum is opening in Uruguay’s capital city of Montevideo this Friday as a vehicle to showcase… Read More
CSU-Pueblo Launches Institute of Cannabis Research
Wed / Dec 7th
Colorado State University-Pueblo’s Institute of Cannabis Research is now operational, according to a Colorado Public Radio report. The institute is… Read More
Comprehensive MMJ Bill Introduced in Texas Legislature
Tue / Dec 6th
Democratic Texas State Senator José Menéndez has filed a medical cannabis bill that would allow Texans with debilitating medical conditions… Read More
New Over the Counter CBD Product Uses Nanotech Delivery System
Tue / Dec 6th
A product which employs nanotechnology to deliver oral CBD products is set to begin over the counter U.S. sales, according… Read More
Cannabis Investment Firm Buys Denver’s Organix
Tue / Dec 6th
Cannabis industry investment firm iAnthus Capital Holdings has purchased Denver, Colorado-based Organix LLC in a $4.375 million deal that will… Read More