What the Heck is Happening with Global Cannabis Policy Anyway?
Marijuana Industry News December 6, 2018 0
By Lezli Engelking, Founder/CEO FOCUS Founded in 1945, the United Nations is an international organization committed to maintaining international peace and security; developing friendly relations among nations; promoting social progress, better living standards, and human rights. There are three major international drug control treaties (also called conventions) that work together to form global... Read more
Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America
Marijuana Industry News December 6, 2018 0
By Allen St. Pierre Part of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to bring about the ongoing and inescapable socio-political changes underway first... Read more
Medical marijuana bill passes in Utah after compromise gains support from Mormon church
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaUtah December 6, 2018 0
Utah has passed sweeping changes to a new voter-approved medical-marijuana ballot measure under a planned compromise that secured support of the influential Mormon church but sparked a backlash from advocates. Supporters of the compromise cheered the vote, saying it would help suffering patients while creating safeguards against broader recreational use. “I believe... Read more
Denver officials want to clear some 10,000 low-level marijuana convictions, following in Boulder County’s footsteps
ColoradoMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana December 6, 2018 0
Denver officials are planning to clear thousands of marijuana convictions prosecuted before its use became legal in the state. Colorado was among the first states to broadly allow the use and sale of marijuana by adults, but cities elsewhere have led the way on automatic expungement of past misdemeanor... Read more
Medical marijuana in Utah: You can use it, but you can’t buy it
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaUtah December 6, 2018 0
Utah patients can use medical marijuana legally after a compromise agreement was signed into law, but they likely won’t be able to buy it legally until at least 2020, officials said Tuesday. The state will need time to first build up a database to start issuing patients medical-cannabis cards,... Read more
Will Hemp-Derived CBD Be Fully Legal with Passage of the 2018 Farm Bill? Not Quite…
CaliforniaCBDHempMarijuana Industry News December 6, 2018 0
By Ian Stewart, Wilson Elser Public interest in the potential health benefits of CBD (cannabidiol) is responsible for a whole new market segment of health and wellness foods and supplements that features CBD as an ingredient. CBD is one of more than 100 cannabinoids in the cannabis plant, but... Read more
Pennsylvania to consider adding anxiety, other conditions for medical marijuana treatment
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaPennsylvania December 5, 2018 0
Pennsylvania could soon make more conditions eligible for medical marijuana treatment. The state Medical Marijuana Advisory Board in November approved a new process for amending and expanding the state’s list of 21 serious conditions for which patients may use cannabis as treatment, Department of Health spokesman Nate Wardle said.... Read more
Ohio medical marijuana Patient and Caregiver Registry is open today
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaOhio December 4, 2018 0
Ohio’s medical marijuana Patient and Caregiver Registry went live Monday, as state officials anticipate product will soon be for sale in dispensaries. The registry is for physicians who have state approval to recommend medical marijuana for patients with any of 21 qualifying ailments, such as cancer, Multiple sclerosis or post-traumatic stress disorder.... Read more
2019 Trend Predictions From The Outside In
CBDMarijuana Industry News December 4, 2018 0
Tis the season again. No, not Danksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas-light-untangling*, or any other holiday traditions. Trend predictions – issued from all corners – mark the end of the calendar as well. From toys, to fashion, to paint colors, forecasts of hot trends plenty of play this time of year. In the... Read more
New Legislation Could Solve the Cannabis Industry’s Banking Problem
Marijuana Industry News December 4, 2018 0
One of the biggest obstacles that businesses operating in the cannabis industry face is finding a bank that will work with them. Even ancillary marijuana businesses and people and businesses associated with the marijuana industry have banking problems. To date, there isn’t a perfect solution. While some startups are... Read more
