U.S, April 30, 2020 (MERRYJANE) As part of the Golden State’s expungement program to remove low-level, nonviolent weed offenses from residents’ criminal records, Santa Clara County just cleared over 11,000 convictions, affecting more than 9,000 individuals.
Santa Clara County in California...
CANADA, September 4, 2019, (PROACTIVE INVESTORS) - The Prohibition Partners report predicts growth in Canada – estimated at 33% annually – will likely be much slower than in the US.
The consultancy suggests sales of medicinal cannabis will dwarf the recreational market in North America.
New findings from a research report...
AUSTRALIAN, January 21, 2020 (HEMPGAZETTE) There’s a lot of activity on the Australian cannabusiness scene, but what is happening at the patient end of things? Statistics from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) indicate significant growth in approvals, but it wouldn’t even be touching the sides of potential...
U.S, March 17, 2020 (ANALYTICALCANNABIS) Microbiological contaminants, such as Salmonella, shiga toxin-producing E. coli, and Aspergillus, can often go unidentified or misidentified in cannabis samples if vetted testing methods aren’t used. And as many medical cannabis users live with compromised immune systems, any microorganism that goes undetected could prove fatal....
U.S, April 27, 2020 (ANALYTICALCANNABIS) Choosing the right cannabis or hemp extraction method can be complicated. Prices can vary widely, different processes require different levels of expertise to operate, and not all ground facilities will be suitable to handle some of the more hazardous solvents that are...
VANCOUVER, May 25, 2020 - PRESS RELEASE - (CANNABISBUSINESSTIMES) Village Farms International, Inc. has announced that its majority-owned joint venture for large-scale, low-cost, high-quality cannabis production, Pure Sunfarms, has received from Health Canada its cannabis cultivation sales license based on an initial production area within its...
UNITED STATES, August 05, 2019 (MEDICAL NEWS TODAY) - Researchers have known about the pain relieving potential of cannabis for decades, but they have had to wait until now to determine how the plant creates such effective substances. Their findings may help provide a solution to the opioid crisis.
People...
U.S, March 23, 2020 (CANNABISBUSINESSTIMES) The DEA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend its regulations to comply with the requirements of the Controlled Substances Act in an effort to move forward with cannabis cultivation for research purposes.
The Drug Enforcement...
U.S, April 6, 2020 (ANALYTICALCANNABIS) The number of American adolescents who vape cannabis or use cannabis edibles has increased in recent years, while the number smoking cannabis has declined, say the authors of a new research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics.
The accessibility of...
U.S, February 5, 2020 (MARIJUANABUSINESS) With capital constraints a growing factor in the marijuana industry, U.S. cannabis companies facing financial pressure are increasingly eyeing Canadian bankruptcy protection as a possible solution to their problems.
“It’s a growing trend,” said Zachary Kobrin, special counsel of government affairs at...