PRESS RELEASE ST.PETERSBURG, FL / ACCESSWIRE / May 21, 2020 / Multiple government agencies have cooperated to allow MMJ International Holdings to import cannabis extracts to the United States, for use in potential therapies the company is developing for clinical trials in Huntington’s disease and multiple sclerosis. The cannabis... Read more
State lawmakers want Oklahoma to be among the first in the U.S. to implement a marijuana breathalyzer test. Through a spending bill, they’re directing the Department of Public Safety to spend $300,000 on testing units made by Oakland, California–based Hound Labs, which are expected to be available late this year. Rep.... Read more
Ohio’s medical marijuana industry had its best two months yet in March and April, which industry officials say is a result of the new coronavirus and recent changes to the program. Sales reached $12.9 million during four weeks in March and $14.2 million over four weeks in April, according... Read more
An attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to declare illegal a policy in Lebanon County courts that prohibits people on probation from using medical marijuana. The argument, on behalf of three probationers there, comes about nine months after Lebanon... Read more
Because Maine allows the medical use of marijuana by students, the federal government is cutting off $3.3 million in already approved funding to support mental health programs for youngsters. It isn’t clear whether the new federal policy may impact other grants received by the state. The state won a... Read more
With recreational marijuana stores closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of medical marijuana patients has increased by the thousands in Massachusetts. Between the halt of adult-use sales since March 24 and additional medical marijuana patients who may not return to the recreational market, the state is poised to see an impact on... Read more
Israel gave approval on Wednesday for exports of medical cannabis, paving the way for sales abroad that may produce hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. Companies interested in exporting cannabis goods abroad will be required to apply for a licence from Israel’s health ministry once the order takes... Read more
At least one industry in Michigan has largely been left unscathed by the coronavirus pandemic. Recreational marijuana operations have mushroomed, while weekly sales of recreational marijuana in Michigan from March 9 onward have risen significantly. Recreational pot sales in the nine weeks since March 9 now make up roughly 60%... Read more
Colorado became the first state in the nation to legalize recreational cannabis back in 2012. Eight years later, during a historic pandemic that has confined much of the public to their homes, Colorado is on schedule to be the last state to allow for widespread legal marijuana delivery. This... Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has not materially hurt cannabis producer Tilray Inc.’s ability to sell pot to medical patients and recreational customers, the company said late Monday as it reported a wider-than-expected net loss. Shares of Tilray TLRY, +3.85% fell 1.9% in the extended session after closing up 3.9% to close at $8.08... Read more
