U.K, October 15, 2019 (OPENACCESSGOVERNMENT) - The world is reassessing medical cannabis. Today, over twenty countries across the globe have legalised the medical use of cannabis, with more recognising the potential benefits for the thousands of patients campaigning for access.
Governments are playing a game of tug of war with...
A handful of states could pass significant medical marijuana reforms this year, providing for additional licensing opportunities and potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in new sales for existing operators and ancillary services.
Here’s a summary of five key states to watch:
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...
MEX, April 2, 2020 (CANNABISBUSINESS) Senators in Mexico asked the Supreme Court March 27 to extend an April 30 deadline for lawmakers to draft a bill to legalize and regulate cannabis for medical, adult and industrial uses, according to a Cannabis Wire report. Mexico-senate-asks-supreme-court-to-extend-deasline-for-cannabis-legalization
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U.S, September 24, 2019 (MARIJUANA BUSSINES DAILY)- Illinois’ medical marijuana program is experiencing its most significant and sustained period of growth yet, nearly three years after sales began in the state.
From August 2018 to August 2019, patient counts in the state nearly doubled, from approximately 44,000 to more than...
UNITED STATES, September 09, 2019 (HEMP INDUSTRY DAILY)- An agriculture biotech company that markets high-fiber wheat said it is expanding its hemp subsidiary with a $10 million stock offering.
Arcadia Biosciences of Davis, California, plans to use the money to research hemp genetics in Imperial County, California, according to a news release.
The company’s...
U.S, February 24, 2020 (GREENENTREPRENEUR) The unlicensed market is still thriving in cannabis-legal states. Here are some tips on how to avoid unlicensed products and stores.
California loves its cannabis. As one of the largest markets in the world, the state sold more than $3...
U.S, April 21, 2020 (MERRYJANE) With help from Mayor London Breed, rapper E-40, and as many barricades as the city could gather, San Francisco kept stoners at home and out of parks during yesterday’s 4/20 celebration.
All over the globe, this year’s annual 4/20...
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...
AUSRALIA, May 13, 2020 (HEMPGAZETTE) Australia’s Little Green Pharma Ltd (ASX:LGP) announced on Monday it had been granted a new Manufacture Permit for its manufacturing facility by the Office of Drug Control (ODC).
The permit enables in-house extraction once LGP’s next crop is...