The top cannabis regulator in Michigan said Tuesday that the state is planning to “expose” businesses operating in the legal marijuana market that have engaged in illicit practices and sold illegal products. The Detroit News reported that Brian Hanna, the acting director of the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency, told... Read more
German legislators have officially presented plans for the country to decriminalize cannabis sales and possession. According to Health Minister Karl Lauterbach who spoke at a press conference in Berlin on Oct. 26, the legalization proposal will next be sent to the European Union (EU) Executive Commission to ensure that... Read more
Turning Point Brands Announces Third Quarter 2022 Results Net Sales for Q3 2022 Zig-Zag and Stoker’s Products Increased 17.7 Percent Year-Over-Year LOUISVILLE, Ky.-October 26, 2022-(BUSINESS WIRE)–Turning Point Brands, Inc. (“TPB” or “the Company”) (NYSE: TPB), a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded consumer products, including alternative smoking accessories and... Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO), recently citing one of their fresh, dark-timeline COVID-19 pandemic stats, alerted the world that there’s been a shocking/not-shocking 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression in adults across the world. A number which, frankly, begins to feel light when taking into context the... Read more
A Russian court on Tuesday denied Brittney Griner’s appeal, upholding the American basketball star’s nine-year prison sentence on drug charges. Griner received the sentence in August, and has been in Russian custody since she was arrested at a Moscow airport in February. “We are very disappointed,” Griner’s lawyers said... Read more
More Arizonans with federal convictions for marijuana possession will benefit from the pardons recently announced by President Joseph Biden than past offenders from nearly every other state, according to a report from azcentral. An analysis from the United States Sentencing Commission found that more than 1,450 people from Arizona... Read more
Pardons are still a hot topic after President Joe Biden announced on Oct. 6 that he would be pardoning citizens who have federal convictions for cannabis, and asked that state governors do the same to provide relief for people in their regions. However, Indiana Gov. Holcomb recently stated that... Read more
Canopy Growth to Fast Track Entry into the U.S. Cannabis Market Creation of U.S. holding company and exchangeable share structure designed to enable Canopy USA to trigger full ownership of U.S. cannabis investments and capitalize on market opportunity projected to be over $50B1 by 2026 Floating Share Arrangement Agreement facilitates acquisition of 100%... Read more
Exclusive Interview with CEA Industries Chairman and CEO Tony McDonald Controlled environment agriculture company CEA Industries (NASDAQ: CEAD) is broadening its product line and looking to serve both cannabis and traditional agriculture clients. Chairman and CEO Tony McDonald checked in with New Cannabis Ventures for the first time since... Read more
Upgraded Points, a travel information site, released a data report on Oct. 24 detailing which U.S. states are best and worst for a “canna-cation.” For the top best places, the first three included Colorado cities of Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs; followed by Oakland and San Jose, California; Henderson... Read more
