Minnesota Company behind “Death by Gummy Bears” marijuana edibles accused of selling products 50 times more powerful than allowed
The Minnesota pharmaceutical board filed a civil lawsuit this week alleging that a cannabis retailer sold edible products containing more than 50 times the state’s legal limit for THC. The retailer, a business conglomerate called Northland Vapor, was specifically accused of violating Minnesota’s edible cannabinoid laws with marijuana items... Read more
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 6, 2022 – PRESS RELEASE – Trulieve Cannabis Corp., a leading and top-performing cannabis company in the United States, announced the official launch of Khalifa Kush premium medical cannabis products statewide in all Trulieve branded Pennsylvania retail locations starting Dec. 12, 2022. This is an exclusive partnership with multiplatinum selling,... Read more
On Dec. 10, the Emerald Cup Harvest Ball will welcome its first Scratch n Sniff packaging. Humboldt Seed Company (HSC) collaborated with Calaveras County, Calif.-based craft producers One Straw Farm and Burr’s Place to bring the technology to cannabis consumers, said Benjamin Lind, HSC owner and chief science officer. HSC... Read more
WAKEFIELD, Massachusetts, Dec. 7, 2022 – PRESS RELEASE – Curaleaf Holdings, Inc., announced a first-of-its-kind cannabis education partnership for its Grassroots brand with Ganjier, the Cannabis Sommelier Certification Program. Similar to the Sommelier’s role in the wine industry, the Ganjier is trained in the art, science and appreciation of cannabis... Read more
In a new report, Whitney Economics assesses that the total output of cannabis cultivated in the U.S. exceeds 48.8 million pounds. The figure from the 2022 U.S. Cannabis Supply Report includes cannabis in both the legal and illicit markets and covers all product types, such as flower, concentrates and... Read more
In a new report, Whitney Economics assesses that the total output of cannabis cultivated in the U.S. exceeds 48.8 million pounds. The figure from the 2022 U.S. Cannabis Supply Report includes cannabis in both the legal and illicit markets and covers all product types, such as flower, concentrates and... Read more
President Joe Biden is cheering another state-level action to clear marijuana conviction records action following his own presidential pardons, applauding Connecticut for taking action to provide relief to those who’ve been criminalized over cannabis. He similarly voiced approval after Oregon’s governor pardoned tens of thousands of cannabis cases last... Read more
“Court litigation will be necessary to iron out the ambiguities. We can try and fix the issues with new legislation, but the House and Senate are limited in what we can do because Amendment 3 is a constitutional amendment and not just new legislation.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent... Read more
Texas activists are collecting signatures to reverse a move by the Harker Heights City Council to overturn a voter-approved marijuana decriminalization ballot initiative. Meanwhile, lawmakers in another Texas city, Killeen, voted to enact a similar local decriminalization initiative—but they removed a key provision. Harker Heights was one of five... Read more
Utah Synthetic: Lezli Engelking and FOCUS for the Audit (Part Two)
In Part 1 of this two-part look at Utah’s ongoing struggle with synthetic cannabinoids, Christine Stenquist of TRUCE, a Utah-based patient advocacy group, outlined the roots of the situation, the reasons why the issue is coming to a head, and the challenges she and others face getting the state... Read more
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