The streamlined processes for medical marijuana applications in Australia’s most populous state is starting to produce positive results, although patient access remains “appalling” across the country, according to at least one elected official.
Data shared with Marijuana Business Daily by the New South Wales health regulator shows that 322 applications for medical marijuana have been approved since the state made it easier for doctors to prescribe cannabis in March.
The Canadian government will take a closer look at a deal that could give global liquor giant Constellation Brands control over Canadian cannabis leader Canopy Growth, but analysts doubt the pending transaction will be held up for any significant amount of time. “We...
Global liquor giant Constellation Brands plans to significantly increase its ownership in Canopy Growth by investing an industry-record 5 billion Canadian dollars ($3.8 billion) to make the marijuana titan its exclusive global MJ partner.
Ontario’s new retail framework for recreational cannabis will start with online-only sales when legalization takes effect Oct. 17, with a network of privately owned stores expected to be in place by April 1.
One of the biggest cannabis companies in the U.S. by revenue announced a partnership and supply deal with one of Canada’s top licensed producers.
The House of Representatives in the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) – a U.S. commonwealth in the Pacific – approved a bill to legalize and regulate cannabis for medical and recreational use.
Two of Canada’s largest cannabis companies - Aphria and Aurora - are working to establish networks of adult-use retail stores across the country in advance of the recreational marijuana market launch in October. Alberta-based Aurora Cannabis...
Italy signaled its intention to loosen the military’s grip on the cultivation of medical marijuana, significantly ramp up production and make MMJ “available in all pharmacies” across the country.
Reports that some Canadian cannabis professionals have been turned away from the U.S. and received lifetime bans due are having a chilling effect across the industry.
Six months after Bermuda's Parliament decriminalized small amounts of cannabis, a government official indicated the island nation might further liberalize marijuana use. Michael Weeks, minister of social development, said the cabinet is set to take up a discussion...
Molson Coors Brewing Co. is teaming up with a cannabis company in Canada as beer companies look to fend off competition from North America’s growing marijuana market.
Already big business in areas of the U.S., marijuana tourism could become a lucrative business sector in Canada when recreational sales begin.
