Canada’s cannabis law review on schedule for spring release
A panel of experts scrutinizing Canada’s federal Cannabis Act is on schedule to release its review and recommendations this spring, the country’s national regulator told MJBizDaily. Cannabis industry officials will be watching closely for recommendations related...
New Mexico marijuana manufacturer Vana gets grant from state
The government of New Mexico has provided marijuana processor and manufacturer Vana with a $90,000 grant. The grant to the family-owned company is the first disbursement to a cannabis business through the state’s Local Economic Development Act fund, which is...
Cannabis incubators can improve equity and grow business, operators say
A new batch of cannabis incubator and apprenticeship programs are offering resources and hands-on experience to small marijuana brands and trainees to improve equity and carve out roles for people impacted by the war on drugs. In return, operators hope to reap the...
California marijuana grower fined nearly $2 million for environmental violations
A marijuana grower in Northern California agreed to pay $1.7 million in penalties to various state agencies for environmental violations. The settlement, approved by a Humboldt County Superior Court judge, levied record penalties against Joshua Sweet and his...
Hemp nonprofits call on key House committee to weigh in on FDA regulation
A group of nonprofit and supplement organizations sent a letter pleading for the House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee to discuss U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation of hemp products such as those containing CBD. A total of 32...
Marijuana doesn’t enjoy free-trade protections, New York judge rules
A federal judge has rejected the latest effort by out-of-state applicants to stop New York state from licensing adult-use cannabis stores, ruling in part that constitutional free-trade protections don’t apply to federally illegal marijuana. After the resolution of...
Akanda signs nonbinding deal to sell Portuguese cannabis firm for $2 million
International medical cannabis company Akanda Corp. has entered into an amended nonbinding letter of intent to sell RPK Biopharma Unipessoal, its Portuguese subsidiary, to Somai Pharmaceuticals. London-based Akanda said its original deal with Somai has been amended to...
California marijuana company Blüm shuts Unrivaled grow facility
California marijuana company Blüm Holdings has closed the last cultivation facility owned by its Unrivaled Brands subsidiary as it shifts to focus on cannabis retail and brands after a corporate reorganization. Blüm said in a Monday news release it was concentrating...
Israel’s new rules might spur growth in medical cannabis industry
New rules implemented in January by Israel’s Ministry of Health to ease the path for physicians approving medical cannabis – along with further regulatory changes later this year – are expected to spur growth in the nation’s industry, local...
Michigan marijuana company buys 11 stores from in-state competitor
Stash Ventures, a vertically integrated marijuana company in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, acquired 11 stores from Cloud Cannabis Co. in Troy. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. ADVERTISEMENT Under the deal, which closed in January, Stash takes over...
Malta’s first adult-use ‘cannabis club’ begins recruitment, sales
Malta’s first adult-use “cannabis club” is fully operational, a little more than two years after the European Union country adopted a law that liberalized its marijuana rules. The Maltese cannabis association, KDD Society, said more than 150 members...Featured
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