Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is making a bold promise: if elected president, he will legalize marijuana in all 50 states on his first day in office. “We will end the destructive war on drugs,” the 2020 Democratic candidate said at rally days before this week’s Iowa caucus. “On my... Read more
Health Canada readies next steps for ‘cannabis health products’
(Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series on retailing trends in the hemp industry. To read the previous installment, click here.) Canada’s federal health regulator is reviewing the potential market for cannabis health products that would not require physician oversight, a review that attracted strong interest from hemp... Read more
WeedMD Announces Leadership Change and Appoints New CEO as Company Accelerates Growth Initiatives Angelo Tsebelis, currently President of WeedMD, is appointed Chief Executive Officer TORONTO, Feb. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WeedMD Inc. (TSX-V:WMD) (OTCQX:WDDMF) (FSE:4WE) (“WeedMD” or the “Company”), a federally-licensed producer and distributor of medical-grade cannabis, announced... Read more
Minnesota legalized medical cannabis nearly six years ago.  Over the years, there have been several unsuccessful efforts to do the same for adult-use cannabis, and it appears that this year will be no different. In January 2020, the leader of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) announced they were drafting a... Read more
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) unveiled a plan on Monday to aimed at expanding the number of banks and credit unions that work with the marijuana industry. At a press conference announcing the new “Roadmap to Cannabis Banking & Financial Services,” Polis was joined by state regulators and Rep.... Read more
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) unveiled a plan on Monday to aimed at expanding the number of banks and credit unions that work with the marijuana industry. At a press conference announcing the new “Roadmap to Cannabis Banking & Financial Services,” Polis was joined by state regulators and Rep.... Read more
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) unveiled a plan on Monday to aimed at expanding the number of banks and credit unions that work with the marijuana industry. At a press conference announcing the new “Roadmap to Cannabis Banking & Financial Services,” Polis was joined by state regulators and Rep.... Read more
It should come as no surprise that Missouri cannabis activists see the ballot measure as the quickest route to legalization of recreational marijuana. Voters gave the state its legal medicinal system in 2018, with a total of 66 percent voting to allow patient access to the green.  They may... Read more
Licensed cannabis dispensaries in Illinois rang up more than $1 million in cannabis sales per day in January, totaling nearly $40 million in the first month of legal recreational pot. Sales of cannabis for use by adults began January 1 after Illinois became the 11th state in the nation... Read more
A group of Italian researchers, led by Professor Giuseppe Cannazza of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UniMore), has discovered a new cannabinoid more than 30 times more potent than THC. Upon discovery, they named it tetrohydrocannabiforol (Δ9-THCP) and isolated it along with a corresponding cannabidiol (CBD) homolog... Read more
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