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AG Jeff Sessions demurs on federal marijuana crackdown

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday declined to say whether the Department of Justice is planning any sort of cannabis crackdown or prosecution of state-licensed marijuana businesses and instead…

News October 27
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Week in Review: Massachusetts’ MMJ upgrades, WA tracking issues & possible Rhode Island expansion

Massachusetts aims to improve its medical marijuana program, Washington state cannabis companies could find themselves without a traceability system, and Rhode Island may try to expand its MMJ footprint. Here’s…

News October 27

Maryland clears two medical cannabis firms to open for business

Maryland medical marijuana regulators have approved licenses for two cannabis businesses that were under investigation for potential conflicts of interest. The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission (MMCC) – which found no…

News October 26

Colorado biotech firm hires UC Davis to research hemp

A Colorado agricultural biotech that specializes in marijuana is paying a major California agricultural research university at least $150,000 to study the hemp genome in an effort to reduce the need…

News October 26

Canopy increases global reach into Jamaican medical cannabis market

Canopy Growth signed a strategic partnership with Grow House JA to expand its medical marijuana scope into Jamaica, where construction of a new production facility is already under way. Canopy, traded…

News October 26

3rd Canadian firm wins OK to grow, sell MMJ in Colombia

Another company with strong Canadian ties said it received a license this week to begin the cultivation, distribution and export of medical marijuana in Colombia. CannaVida SAS – based in…

News October 26

Report: European cannabis market could reach $66.8 billion

With twice as many citizens as the United State and Canada combined, Europe could become the world’s largest legal cannabis market over the next five years if every or most…

News October 26

Whoopi Goldberg expands medical marijuana line to Colorado

Comedian Whoopi Goldberg and her cannabis business partner, Maya Elisabeth, have already made a splash in California with their line of infused products intended to treat menstrual cramps. And now,…

News October 26
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Distribution emerging as important cog in California’s marijuana supply chain

By John Schroyer A new niche sector within the larger marijuana industry is developing in California: independent distribution firms that don’t produce their own cannabis products. Such companies – which…

News October 26
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