UNITED STATES, July 23, 2019 (MARIJUANA BUSINESS DAILY) - The GOP-controlled U.S. Senate will hold its first marijuana hearing Tuesday on the challenges that state-lawful marijuana companies confront when seeking banking services, but it’s unlikely the chamber would approve major reform anytime soon.
“I remain pessimistic unless and until somebody signals to me that...
U.S, May 4, 2020 (ANALYTICAL CANNBIS) Popular culture has created an enduring trope of the ‘forgetful stoner’ character, one who is mellowed out to the point of confusion and forgetfulness. But are these tropes actually supported by science?
Cannabis is complex. There 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...
U.S, (Analytical cannabis) June 17. The cannabis high can be difficult to quantify. Traces of THC and its metabolites can stay in the body for many days, meaning that the roadside saliva tests designed to check for cannabis intoxication can really only check whether a person has used...
U.S, July 10, 2020 (MERRYJANE) The task force, created in partnership with Bernie Sanders, does advocate for decriminalizing pot and mass-expungement, but not legalizing adult-use cannabis — only medical marijuana.
Two-thirds of Americans want to put an end to cannabis prohibition, according to Newsweek. Even so,...
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...
In early 2019, the leadership at FSD Pharma Inc. (CSE: HUGE, OTCQB: FSDDD, Forum) realized that the nascent cannabis industry in Canada is heading into a supply gut and a major shortfall in sales.
The medical research and development Company terminated its joint venture agreement with Auxly Cannabis Group Inc. (TSX-V: XLY), which was a controversial move, but...
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, 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, JULY 08, 2019 (BATTLE CREEK ENQUIRER) - Apart from the bold marijuana leaf posters, it's hard to tell at first that Great Lakes Holistics is a medical marijuana dispensary.
Patients are greeted like they are at a doctor's office. They sign in, hand over their ID and medical...