NY awards more conditional adult-use marijuana permits, tweaks hemp rules
New York regulators approved conditional recreational marijuana licenses for 19 cultivators and 10 processors and adopted new rules for medical cannabis home growers.
Marijuana MSO Vireo Health sues Minnesota over new edibles law
Marijuana multistate company Vireo Health, one of two licensed medical cannabis operators in Minnesota, filed a lawsuit against the state alleging that a new law allowing hemp-derived edibles sales unfairly discriminate against MJ-derived edibles makers.
Cannabis testing should focus on finished products and actual use
Marijuana and hemp regulatory bodies across the United States are shortsighted in their contaminant-testing requirements for cannabis and cannabis-derived products.
The expectation is that contaminants will be identified, quantified and effectively removed from the supply chain if the contamination is significant or exceeds specification levels.
Idaho outlawing pet CBD products starting Nov. 1
The sale of pet CBD and other hemp-derived products in Idaho will be prohibited on Nov. 1.
Wyld CBD parent accuses Martha Stewart CBD of copyright infringement
Oregon-based Northwest Natural Goods alleges in a lawsuit that Canopy Growth’s Martha Stewart CBD product line intentionally copied Northwest’s Wyld CBD brand packaging and marketing designs.
California advises marijuana operators to conserve energy amid heat wave
California is asking legal marijuana businesses for the third straight day to voluntarily shut off lights and major power sources as excessive energy use during a heat wave threatens the state’s power grid.
Flora Growth subsidiary Just Brands acquires No Cap Hemp Co.
Florida-based Just Brands, a subsidiary of Toronto’s Flora Growth Corp., acquired all of No Cap Hemp Co.’s assets.
