Pete Lee is switching to his earbuds when we connect by phone. He’s Ubering from LAX to his apartment in Los Angeles after a stint in his “second home” of New York. Despite the airport traffic, Pete is incredibly happy. And not just because he’s opening for Zooey Deschanel’s... Read more
Vapes, especially portable handheld vapes, have exploded in popularity over recent years. And that includes among teens. As a result, high schools in different parts of the country are starting to take measures to crack down on vaping on school grounds. The most recent example of this comes out... Read more
The year couldn’t end without a holiday retail faux pas from a free-wheeling mega-chain with recurrent issues with third party sellers, now could it? The extremely ugly piece of clothing in question is a red, white, and blue sweater showing Santa Claus sitting at a coffee table with a... Read more
The first ‘provisioning centers’ retailing recreational cannabis in Michigan rang up more than $1.6 million in sales in just the first week of business, according to data from state regulators. With only five shops open the week that legal recreational sales began in the state, adults purchased nearly $1.63... Read more
U.S. hemp sales might exceed $25 million in 2020 and surpass $100 million in 2022, according to new estimates by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). These estimates are some of the figures outlined in Hemp Industry Daily’s new special report, “USDA Hemp Rules: A Handbook for Hemp &... Read more
TerrAscend Announces Proposed US$20 million Non-Brokered Private Placement Indicative Lead Orders of Approximately US$15 million TORONTO, Dec. 10, 2019 /CNW/ – TerrAscend Corp. (CSE:TER) (“TerrAscend” or the “Company”) today announced that the Company intends to complete a non-brokered private placement (the “Private Placement”) to raise approximately US$20 million through the issuance of approximately 10,775,000... Read more
Cannabis edibles company Bhang announced on Wednesday that interim president Jamie Pearson has been promoted to president and CEO of the company. In her new role, Pearson will oversee the firm’s day-to-day management and strategic initiatives. She is replacing CEO Scott Van Rixel, who has stepped down from the... Read more
If you’re out and about in Seattle, Portland, or San Francisco, you’ll probably have more luck scoring a toke than bumming a smoke. That’s according to fresh market research data from Nielsen, which measured the ubiquity of marijuana and nicotine in various United States metropolitan areas. The data, which... Read more
Mississippi voters may see an initiative to legalize medical marijuana on the ballot in November 2020, pending a review of petition signatures that could qualify the measure for the general election. Recently, a group supporting the initiative constitutional amendment, Mississippians for Compassionate Care, delivered petitions with more than 105,000... Read more
