Canada’s Cannabis Edibles Market Launches Tomorrow
Mon / Dec 16th
Cannabis-infused edible products go on sale tomorrow throughout Canada, except for in three provinces — Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta — where the edibles rollout has been delayed.
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Mon / Dec 16th
Cannabis-infused edible products go on sale tomorrow throughout Canada, except for in three provinces — Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta — where the edibles rollout has been delayed.
Fri / Nov 22nd
Quebec officials announced the province will delay its cannabis edibles roll-out until January 1 as officials finalize rules and suppliers make the proper adjustments.
Thu / Nov 21st
Ontario officials will move forward with a plan to let private businesses store and distribute cannabis products — a right currently reserved only for province-run stores.
Mon / Nov 18th
The Nevada Bar warned in 2017 that attorneys working with cannabis companies could face discipline but, three years later, no disciplinary actions have been taken against lawyers who advise and invest in the cannabis space.
Fri / Nov 15th
Detroit has joined the 79% of Michigan municipalities to opt-out of the adult-use cannabis industry, in return forfeiting their share of the state’s 10% excise tax imposed on adult-use sales.
Thu / Nov 14th OPINION
The vaping-related pulmonary illness crisis sweeping the nation is a perfect example of how cannabis prohibition directly hurts Americans, and why legalization and regulation is the safest way forward.
Fri / Nov 1st
A top CDC official suggested that cannabis vaporizer regulations could go a long way to protect consumers from the ongoing, vape-linked lung disease crisis.
Tue / Oct 29th
The USDA has released draft rules for the federal hemp industry and should soon be able to launch its review process for individual states’ hemp programs.
Mon / Oct 28th
In an effort to boost regional cannabis policy collaboration among New England states, Maine has adopted the same cannabis product warning labels as Massachusetts.
Tue / Oct 22nd
Georgia’s medical cannabis program appears to be stalling as the governor and legislative leaders have not yet appointed a commission overseeing the program’s expansion.
Mon / Oct 7th
California cannabis and hemp operator Kushy Punch was raided by state officials last week, who said the company was distributing cannabis on the unregulated marketplace. Kushy Punch’s CEO said the allegations are “completely false.”
Mon / Oct 7th
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board granted a two-month extension to the state’s long-troubled seed-to-sale traceability system Leaf Data Systems, provided by MJ Freeway.
Tue / Oct 1st
Connecticut health officials have recommended adding chronic pain and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome as qualifying conditions for the state’s medical cannabis program.
Thu / Sep 26th PODCAST
Meg Sanders is co-founder of the Canna Provisions Group — a boutique dispensary in Lee, Massachusetts — and co-owner of the successful MiNDFUL dispensary brand in Colorado.
Thu / Sep 26th
The latest round of medical cannabis reforms in Massachusetts has done away with the $50 annual patient registration fee.
Tue / Sep 24th
New Hampshire lawmakers have blocked a governor veto against medical cannabis expansions in the state; the veto would have cemented the state’s three-month waiting period before approved cannabis patients could access their medicine.
Fri / Sep 20th
The SAFE Banking Act, which would normalize banking for the cannabis industry, is expected to receive a House vote next week.
Tue / Sep 17th
Draft rules for the federal hemp industry have been submitted by the USDA to the White House Office of Management and Budget; the rules should be released publicly within “a matter of weeks.”
Fri / Sep 13th
Cannabis regulators in Massachusetts will soon require extra ingredient details on cannabis vape cartridges, extracts, and concentrates amid the breakout of a deadly, vape-linked pulmonary illness.
Thu / Sep 12th
Illinois regulators have named the 26 companies selected to provide health and safety training for the state’s upcoming adult-use cannabis dispensaries.
Thu / Sep 12th
The executive director of Maryland’s Medical Cannabis Commission has resigned as regulators are in the process of awarding 14 new cultivation and processing licenses with the goal of increasing the industry’s diversity.
Tue / Sep 3rd
Oklahoma’s new medical cannabis regulations include seed-to-sale tracking requirements and clarifications for gun-owning patients.
Fri / Aug 16th
Washington state Ag Department officials recently clarified that hemp-derived CBD is not allowed as a food additive.
Tue / Aug 13th
Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois has signed legislation expanding the state’s medical cannabis program, including one bill that makes the program — which was set to expire next year — permanent.
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