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Vanuatu takes first steps to legalize medical marijuana

Vanuatu, an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, plans to introduce legislation later this year or next spring to launch an “ethical” medical cannabis industry. The Council of Ministers –…

News October 26
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New York medical cannabis delivery expands, and liquor stores lobby to sell MJ

New York's cannabis industry is changing quickly with the expansion of home medical marijuana delivery, and now there's also news that liquor stores are aiming to enter the MJ space.

News October 26
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Week in Review: Arizona AG ditches anti-hashish stance, MMJ gains in NJ-PA & CA updates proposed cannabis rules

Arizona’s attorney general abandons his bid to make medical cannabis hashish illegal, New Jersey and Pennsylvania report sizable gains in their MMJ patient populations, and California releases its latest draft…

News October 26
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Marijuana tech firm Metrc gets $50M with help from Snoop Dogg, Tiger Global

Metrc, which operates cannabis seed-to-sale tracking systems in 11 states and Washington DC, raised $50 million to expand its operations with the help of two notable marijuana investors. The funding…

News October 25
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Alaska regulators weigh increase in license fees for cannabis businesses

Alaska regulators are mulling a hike in marijuana business license fees to bankroll the work needed to regulate the state’s cannabis industry. The Alaska Journal of Commerce reported the state’s Marijuana…

News October 25
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Poland approves Aurora Cannabis as medical marijuana supplier

Alberta-based Aurora Cannabis said it received the green light to ship medical marijuana to Poland, making the Canadian company "the first nongovernment-run business" to win approval to supply medical marijuana…

News October 25
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Marijuana company 4Front completes $31 million raise to fund acquisitions, expansion

Multistate cannabis operator 4Front Holdings, which plans to go public in Canada, raised $31 million in a private placement of equity securities – more than double the initial offering of…

News October 25
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Upstart Ohio medical cannabis firm raises CA$85 million to expand footprint

A young cannabis company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, raised 85 million Canadian dollars ($65 million) that it will use to expand its operations. Green Growth Brands – whose CEO, Peter Horvath,…

News October 25
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‘Horrifying’ marijuana sales in British Columbia a wake-up call for regulators

British Columbia’s dismal cannabis sales in the opening hours of legalization should be seen by provincial and federal regulators as a sign to do more to entice illicit players to…

News October 25
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