A bill that would add protections to employees in California who consume cannabis off the clock is advancing and could head to the Senate floor shortly. The bill would disallow job discrimination from employers, in most cases, based on urine or hair tests that detect only inactive metabolites of... Read more
State officials in New Mexico announced this week that sales of regulated cannabis topped $40 million in July, setting a new record since legal sales of recreational pot began in the state earlier this year. The Cannabis Control Division of the Regulation and Licensing Department noted the figure tops... Read more
GrowGeneration Reports Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results DENVER, August 04, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GrowGeneration Corp. (NASDAQ: GRWG) (“GrowGen” or the “Company”), the largest chain of specialty hydroponic and organic garden centers with 62 locations across 14 states, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. Second Quarter... Read more
Continued progress of premiumization strategy and record quarter from BioSteel accelerating path to profitability SMITHS FALLS, ON, August 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) (TSX: WEED) (NASDAQ: CGC) today announces its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2022. All financial... Read more
In a pair of new interviews, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is getting more specific about the path forward for marijuana reform this Congress, explicitly acknowledging plans to advance “SAFE Banking Plus” legislation that combines financial fixes for the cannabis industry with other, more justice-focused incremental policy changes—which he predicts... Read more
American basketball player Brittney Griner was been sentenced on Thursday to nine years in Russian prison after being found guilty of possessing cannabis vape cartridges. The case has captured international attention, placed pressure on the White House to secure her release and prompted calls from advocates and lawmakers to... Read more
The governor of Arkansas is rallying state law enforcement to “stand firm” in opposition to a marijuana legalization ballot initiative that may appear on the November ballot, depending of the outcome of a forthcoming legal challenge. Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R), who previously headed the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),... Read more
The California Senate took new strides in the effort to control the steep increase in drug overdose deaths this week with the passage of legislation to authorize safe consumption sites in the state. The measure, Senate Bill 57 from Democratic Senator Scott Wiener, was passed by the Senate on... Read more
A Russian court on Thursday found American basketball star Brittney Griner guilty of drug charges and sentenced her to nine years in prison, the culmination of a trial that has stirred tensions between Moscow and the United States. Griner, who has been detained since February, appeared in the courtroom... Read more
