A congressman from Maryland who threatened to derail a Washington, D.C. initiative to decriminalize magic mushrooms and other psychedelics has withdrawn the attempt, although he says the opposition may be renewed if the measure is approved at the polls in November. Last week, Maryland Republican Rep. Andy Harris said... Read more
The Good Ole Hemp farm in St. Cloud, Minnesota. (Photo courtesy of Josh Helberg, owner of Good Ole Hemp) Federal agriculture officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture signed off on hemp production plans for two states and a U.S. territory this week. Minnesota, which has been a hemp... Read more
Exclusive Interview with TILT Holdings CEO Mark Scatterday A little over a year ago, Mark Scatterday stepped into the CEO position at TILT Holdings (CSE: TILT) (OTCQB: TLLTF). Since then, he has worked to stabilize the company and build a strong foundation for growth. Scatterday spoke with New Cannabis... Read more
As a group of terminally ill patients in Canada awaits word from the minister of health on whether they can legally access psychedelic mushrooms for end-of-life care, their team of clinicians has tacked on an additional request: The therapists want to be able to dose themselves, too. The group... Read more
It’s always been a point of contention in Hawaii that edibles aren’t part of the state’s medical offerings, despite the fact that the state has an established medical market. But, as of last Friday, the state legislature has officially passed a bill that allows edibles to be sold at... Read more
A New Mexico medical cannabis provider has filed a suit in state district court that seeks to invalidate regulations recently adopted by the state Department of Health. The new rules governing aspects of the department’s Medical Cannabis Program such as lab testing, facilities standards, and product labeling went into... Read more
The list of pesticides approved for use on cannabis and cannabis products in Colorado has officially been updated by state regulators. Now, AG PAA, Mite-Phite ZM, Fortify Miticide, and VaRx Brand MaxRx have been added to the list of approved pesticides that growers in the state can use. The... Read more
New data from the journal of Advances in Therapy shows that more people now than in the past are using cannabis to treat and cope with chronic pain—and that those who are using it as treatment report favorable results. The study, which came from Harvard Medical School, looked at... Read more
National hemp groups are organizing a campaign to establish a checkoff program – a sometimes-acrimonious system designed to raise money for industry research and promotion by taxing those who profit from the plant. Checkoffs exist for nearly a dozen U.S. commodities, and in the case of the dairy industry,... Read more
