VANCOUVER, Aug. 2, 2019 /CNW/ – PRESS RELEASE – InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing a proprietary biosynthesis platform technology for the manufacturing of pharmaceutical-grade cannabinoids as well as an R&D pipeline of medications targeting diseases with high unmet medical needs, has announced the appointment of Bruce S.... Read more
Since Colorado legalized recreational marijuana, the amount of opioid prescriptions for pain fell significantly compared to two states where access to cannabis for adult-use is still illegal, a new study finds. While a robust body of research has demonstrated a link between legal access to medical marijuana and lower... Read more
A working group appointed by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) to explore options for legalizing marijuana early in 2020 has scheduled its first hearing for August 14. The Governor’s Working Group On Cannabis Legalization announced the meeting on Friday, releasing comprehensive information about what will be discussed... Read more
A coalition of more than 100 marijuana businesses and industry associations sent a letter to congressional leadership on Thursday, pressing them to ensure that any cannabis reform legislation include provisions promoting social equity in the industry. The letter describes the evolution in public opinion around marijuana policy, the mass... Read more
Michigan officials issued a set of heavily anticipated emergency rules for the recreational marijuana market this week that will define how the commercial sale of the now-legal drug will operate. The rule set comes more than six months after 57 percent of Michigan voters chose to legalize marijuana and... Read more
My name is LZ Granderson and I smoke pot. Not in a wishy-washy/Clintonesque “I didn’t inhale” sort of way, but rather in a depending-on-what-time-you-are-reading-this-I-could-be-high-right-now sort of way. Because I’m a black man of a certain age with a head full of locs, this proclamation could easily be met with... Read more
It’s been nearly eight months since Michigan’s marijuana legalization law took effect and the first retail sales are still months away. Michiganders will have to wait until at least November to know if they’ll be able to buy marijuana at a store in time for Christmas — or wait... Read more
The chief financial officer of HighTimes Holding, owner of counterculture pot magazine High Times, has jumped ship after just three months — in the midst of a rocky IPO process. Neil Watanabe, who was also the company’s chief operating officer, resigned on July 19 “to pursue other business opportunities,”... Read more
The CBD market is exploding, prompting companies to use bold and creative marketing moves to differentiate themselves in the sea of products beginning to flood the market. But what happens when a company’s eagerness to convey the supposed revolutionary effectiveness of its CBD products leads it to make cure-all,... Read more
