PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Cannabis Trade Federation (CTF) announced that former Congressman Carlos Curbelo, who served as the U.S. representative for Florida’s 26th congressional district from 2015 to 2019, has joined the organization’s Executive Team as a strategic advisor. “During my time in Congress, I worked closely... Read more

February 20, 2019 07:00 AM Eastern Standard Time CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cresco Labs (CSE:CL) (OTC:CRLBF) (“Cresco” or “the Company”), one of the largest vertically integrated multistate cannabis operators in the United States, today announced the opening of the Hope Heal Health Dispensary (HHH) in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Cresco Labs... Read more

Fourth-generation Oakland native Tucky Blunt grew up around weed. His grandmother used it. So did his parents and his friends. Blunt (yes, that’s his real last name) started selling to friends in the neighborhood when he was 16. He was usually careful, buying in bulk from a trusted supplier and... Read more

If there’s one thing that united Democrats and Republicans in the Reagan era (besides their unfortunate fixation with perms), it was their near universal hatred of weed. Everybody was a cop back then. Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate for president in 1984, called for another “War on Drugs” — all drugs. Ronald Reagan,... Read more

PRESS RELEASE FEBRUARY 20, 2019 New York – NY  Ilera Healthcare is looking to two pharmaceutical industry veterans to lead it into the future of cannabis science and medicine. Pennsylvania’s premiere medical cannabis cultivation and dispensary has tapped former Chief Operating Officer Dr. Oludare “Dare” Odumosu, as its new... Read more

As more and more states legalize marijuana, American companies are racing to establish multi-state cannabis empires. It is still illegal under federal law, so exchanges like the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq aren’t an option for these outfits. Seven of the multi-state chains have raised war chests and... Read more