CANADA, February 23, 2020 (CANNABISNOW) With half a billion people under lockdown, the coronavirus outbreak in China is virtually certain to take a grave impact on the Asian superpower’s economy with ripples across the planet. And the cannabis industry is, like so many global concerns, dependent...
U.S, October 1, 2019 (CANNABISNOW) - In the past few years, legal cannabis has emerged as a booming global industry, despite the fact that it remains prohibited both by U.S. federal law and the UN Single Convention treaty from 1961. This is a growing contradiction on the world stage, and...
U.S, March 16, 2020 (ANALYTICALCANNABIS) Any cannabis lab analyst that has a unique method for quantifying cannabinoids in edible chocolate has been invited to submit their technique to AOAC International.
The independent lab standards organization will then review the methods for AOAC’s first action...
U.S, May 19, 2020 (MERRYJANE) After Governor Charlie Baker mandated that recreational dispensaries close due to COVID-19, the state is finally reopening access to adult-use cannabis via roadside pick-up.
Massachusetts’ adult-use cannabis dispensaries will re-open for curbside pick-up orders next week, after two months of mandatory...
U.S, April 23,2020 (CANNABISBUSINESSTIMES) Customers stocked up throughout the week leading up to the celebratory day, spreading purchases across a longer time frame.
April 20 is a major sales day for cannabis business across the U.S. and elsewhere. And while...
TORONTO, October 11, 2019 – FSD Pharma Inc. (CSE: HUGE) (OTCQB: FSDDF) (FRA: 0K9) (“FSD” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of former U.S. congressman Stephen Buyer to the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company also announced that it will complete a consolidation of its class A multiple...
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...
UNITED STATES, August 02, 2019 (NBC News) - It becomes the third state in the nation after New York and Illinois to allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana instead of opioids for pain relief.
As the nation grapples with an opioid crisis that kills more than 130 people every day, Colorado...
U.S, June 18, 2020 (MERRYJANE) The bill will expand the availability of social equity cannabis business licenses and allow the governor to mass-pardon every Colorado resident convicted of possessing two ounces of weed or less.
A new Colorado cannabis social equity bill...
U.S, April 3, 2020 (MERRYJANE) Two employees at the Massachusetts marijuana company NETA contracted the coronavirus, and now they’re saying their employer created an unsafe working environment. The company denies the charges, though.
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission announced on Wednesday that...