The legal medical marijuana trade is poised to spread to its fifth world region: Africa. The South African Medical Control Council plans to soon publish "proposed guidelines on cannabis production for medicinal use," according to Independent Online. Parliament member...
A pair of Massachusetts lawmakers have been appointed to apparently rewrite the recreational marijuana legalization law approved by voters last November. The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act is an initiated state statute, instead of an amendment to...
Many industry observers have doubted that California will be able to meet the January deadline for having a cannabis business licensing system up and running, and now a state senator has broached the topic as well. Sen. Holly Mitchell, a Los Angeles Democrat,...
The Congressional Cannabis Caucus officially launched Thursday in Washington DC, with four bipartisan lawmakers asserting that their agenda includes protecting state cannabis laws from federal interference as well as reforming 280E of the tax code and cannabis banking laws.
The first salvo in the recreational marijuana legalization fight for the next election cycle looks set to be fired Thursday in Phoenix. Safer Arizona 2018, a grassroots activism group, plans to file paperwork with the secretary of state's office to place an adult-use...
Americans for Safe Access claimed partial victory over the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration when it announced the federal agency had removed "factually inaccurate information"Â and "damaging misinformation" regarding cannabis from its website. The DEA removed...
By John Schroyer
The number of licensed infused cannabis product manufacturers in Colorado has exploded in recent years, state records show.
The surge reflects Colorado’s lack of business license caps, a resulting oversupply of marijuana, and retailers and growers diversifying into new products to boost margins in one of the nation’s most competitive cannabis markets.
By John Schroyer
Drug Policy Alliance czar Ethan Nadelmann shocked the cannabis community after announcing in late January that he’s stepping down as head of the influential organization.
Many wondered how the longtime drug policy reform advocate could leave during such a tumultuous period for the industry, but he believes the timing is right for all parties.
MassRoots CEO Isaac Dietrich revealed Monday during a shareholder conference call that the Denver-based social media company is exploring a public listing on a Canadian stock exchange. MassRoots currently trades on the over-the-counter market under the ticker symbol...
New York's nearly 13,000 medical cannabis patients apparently aren't enthusiastic about their purchase options at the state's dispensaries. The first New York dispensary opened over a year ago, in January 2016, but only 10,250 patients have made a purchase and just...
Alaska officials raided an unspecified number of recreational cannabis shops and seized "thousands of dollars worth of imported CBD oil," the Alaska Journal reported. A news release from the Alaska Marijuana Control Office confirmed Thursday that "several retail...
The central California hamlet of Hanford, just south of Fresno, may become the state's latest cash-strapped municipality to find refuge in the immense tax benefits from the cannabis industry. Town leaders are reportedly "inching toward" permitting one of the largest...
