John Fetterman, who is currently a U.S. Senate candidate wants to hold President Joe Biden accountable for one of his most important campaign promises—cannabis reform. Fetterman, a big cannabis advocate, claims that if he is elected to the Senate, he will keep pushing for cannabis reform. But before then,... Read more
Nick Kyrgios tasted victory, and caught a whiff of marijuana, in his second round match at the US Open on Wednesday. Kyrgios, the 23rd-seeded Australian, outlasted the unranked Benjamin Bonzi in four sets to advance in the final tennis grand slam of the year, held annually in New York... Read more
Former Charlotte Hornets forward Montrezl Harrell pleaded guilty to a single count of misdemeanor marijuana possession on Wednesday, avoiding felony charges in the case that began with a traffic stop in Kentucky. Under the terms of the plea deal, Harrell was given a 30-day conditional jail term, probated for... Read more
Rodrigo Ventocilla Ventosilla, 32, a Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) graduate student from Peru, died on August 11 while under police custody at a hospital in Denpasar, Indonesia under what the family calls suspicious circumstances. Ventosilla, a trans man, was arrested for possession of cannabis while traveling to Bali to... Read more
Glass House Brands Closes Initial Tranche of Non-Brokered Private Placement of Equity Securities LONG BEACH, Calif. and TORONTO, Sept. 1, 2022 /CNW/ – Glass House Brands Inc. (“Glass House” or the “Company”) (NEO: GLAS.A.U) (NEO: GLAS.WT.U) (OTCQX: GLASF) (OTCQX: GHBWF), one of the fastest-growing, vertically-integrated cannabis companies in the U.S., today announced the... Read more
As we described in an earlier article, the Global Cannabis Stock Index fell very slightly in August after a larger gain in July. The index pulled back 1.3% after rallying 4.3% in June. It is still down 53.7% in 2022. In this exclusive article we will summarize the performance of the... Read more
A vote to legalize marijuana in Arkansas is a “vote to support our police,” according to a new ad from a campaign seeking to promote its cannabis initiative that will appear on the November ballot. The measure from Responsible Growth Arkansas is still under review by the state Supreme... Read more
Another series of California marijuana bills—including one to ensuring that medical cannabis patients across the state have access to delivery services—are heading to the governor following last-minute votes in the legislature ahead of Wednesday’s end-of-session deadline. In the past several weeks, about a dozen cannabis reform bills crossed the... Read more
The international community is stepping up pressure on Mexico to follow through with its plans to legalize and regulate marijuana, the country’s Senate president says. And while top Mexican lawmakers have taken steps to craft and debate cannabis reform proposals for the past few years without sending any piece... Read more
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to settle a dispute surrounding a recreational cannabis initiative that could appear on the state’s ballot this year, giving hope to activists that the proposal may still qualify. Last week, the prospects for the initiative appeared grim. Although the Oklahoma secretary of... Read more
