Rapper Snoop Dogg has brought his love of marijuana directly into the industry with a new cannabis product line that includes eight marijuana flower strains, concentrates and edibles. The line, called Leafs by Snoop, was revealed at a private party Monday night in...
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LeafLine Labs Raises Another $2.5M
One of Minnesota's two medical cannabis producers has raised another $2.5 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The raise, by LeafLine Labs, comes on top of $12.4 million the company landed late last year. To date, LeafLine...
Tribe Suspending Marijuana Resort Plans, Destroying Crop
If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. A South Dakota Native American tribe that had announced ambitious plans to open a recreational marijuana resort at its reservation in the eastern part of the state on New Year's Eve has now backtracked, saying it...
Hillary Clinton Calls for Rescheduling Marijuana
The predictions are coming true: Cannabis is beginning to play a larger role in presidential politics. Most recently, Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton staked out a formal position on federal cannabis reform, telling a campaign rally on Saturday that she wants to...
Eight IL Dispensaries to Begin Selling MMJ Monday
After a lengthy wait, eight Illinois medical cannabis dispensaries will begin serving customers on Monday morning, effectively launching the state’s MMJ market.
Privateer CEO: U.S. marijuana legalization coming in 2-3 years
Brendan Kennedy, the CEO of Seattle-based private equity firm Privateer Holdings, predicted at an Ireland tech summit this week that marijuana will be legalized at the federal level in the U.S. in two or three years. There is some discrepancy on the timeline, since...
Week in Review: Florida CBD, Ohio Marijuana Bill & Colorado Edibles Recall
By John Schroyer and Omar Sacirbey Florida experiences another CBD setback, Ohio's marijuana measure could result in a stagnant year for legalization, and two more companies issue edibles recalls in Colorado. Here’s a closer look at several notable developments in the...
Minnesota Panel Opposes Adding Pain to MMJ List
Minnesota's two medical cannabis producers received a dose of bad news this week. A state panel tasked with looking into whether or not intractable pain should be added to the qualifying condition list for MMJ has come out against the idea, according to the...
Wholesale Cannabis Platform Closes $750K Funding Round
A new online cannabis wholesale platform scheduled to launch in the first quarter of next year announced that it has closed a $750,000 round of funding. LeafLink, which is based in New York, raised the cash via a group of angel investors in the state, according to...
Mexican Supreme Court Sides With Marijuana
Cannabis reform efforts just took a big step forward in Mexico, which  eventually could lead to a new market for marijuana entrepreneurs. The Mexican Supreme Court stated in a ruling this week that individuals should have the right to cultivate and distribute cannabis...
Immense Colorado Edibles Recall Tied to Pesticides
Two Colorado companies have issued new recalls involving almost 30,000 edibles after discovering that cannabis trim they purchased earlier in the year was tied to the use of banned pesticides. The recall is the largest in state history involving cannabis edibles,...
Montana Supreme Court to Take Up MMJ Restrictions Again
The Montana State Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday regarding an attempted crackdown on the state’s medical cannabis industry that’s been stalled since 2011 by a lower court judge.


