It is no secret that “Weed Day”—April 20—is also, historically, Adolf Hitler’s birthday.  This is a bit of a historical (bad) joke.  Despite reliance on methamphetamine, morphine, and heroin by the Third Reich, not to mention Hitler’s own personal pharmacopeia of medications, cannabis, as well as R&D on the... Read more
Regulators in British Columbia announced on Tuesday that private cannabis retailers will now be allowed to conduct sales of recreational marijuana online or over the telephone, although customers will still be required to pick up their purchases at the store. The regulations are being modified as a way to... Read more
Last year, in November, Massachusetts quarantined at least 600,000 vape products during the vaping sickness scare. Now, these products can be retested and either sold or recycled into new products, as long as they pass additional testing performed at approved facilities.  According to a press release from the Cannabis... Read more
Portugal’s new hemp guidelines resolve months of oversight uncertainty
Hemp growers in Portugal got some long-awaited clarity on cultivation oversight this week after legislation naming the country’s regulatory bodies for hemp crops took effect. Under guidelines that took effect on Wednesday, the cultivation of EU-certified industrial hemp in Portugal will be regulated by four state agencies: The Agriculture... Read more
5 tips on protecting your hemp crops from diseases
Courtesy of Penn State University For a while now there’s been an incorrect yet popular belief that hemp plants have no diseases and don’t need pesticides or fertilizers. Although that mythology has persisted, horticulturists and farmers with experience growing hemp know the plant is vulnerable to diseases and disorders... Read more
Innovative Industrial Properties Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results Investments Drive 183% Q2 Total Revenues, 322% Q2 Net Income and 263% Q2 AFFO Growth Year-over-Year SAN DIEGO, August 05, 2020–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (IIP), the first and only real estate company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: IIPR)... Read more
Ahead of what’s shaping up to be a contentious campaign season around marijuana in Arizona, Gov. Doug Ducey (R) and other opponents are claiming that legalization would unleash a host of public health hazards on the state. In an official voter guide argument published on Monday against a proposed... Read more
Ahead of what’s shaping up to be a contentious campaign season around marijuana in Arizona, Gov. Doug Ducey (R) and other opponents are claiming that legalization would unleash a host of public health hazards on the state. In an official voter guide argument published on Monday against a proposed... Read more
Ahead of what’s shaping up to be a contentious campaign season around marijuana in Arizona, Gov. Doug Ducey (R) and other opponents are claiming that legalization would unleash a host of public health hazards on the state. In an official voter guide argument published on Monday against a proposed... Read more
An analysis of police arrest data in Albany, New York shows that racial disparity in the enforcement of marijuana laws in Albany continues, despite assurances from the city’s police chief that the issue would be investigated following a report from a civil rights group last year. In April 2019,... Read more
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