Secretary of State Anthony Blinken revealed on Wednesday that the United States has offered to release a Russian arms dealer imprisoned in the United States in exchange for the release of WNBA superstar Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, both U.S. citizens currently being held by the Russian government. Blinken... Read more
Starting on August 1, Switzerland’s medical cannabis law will officially launch. This news is the result of the amendment of the Swiss Narcotics Act, which the Federal Assembly (also referred to as the Swiss parliament) nearly a year-and-a-half ago. The medical cannabis ban was lifted by the Federal Council... Read more
Tennessee’s first bar and restaurant to serve THC opened today in the Germantown neighborhood located in Nashville. The restaurant gets away with it as the THC in the products is derived from hemp, making it legal at the federal level, according to the company. Buds & Brews is the... Read more
Tilray Brands, Inc. Reports Record Fiscal Year 2022 Results FY2022 Net Revenue Grew 22% to $628 Million Compared to the Prior Year; On a Constant Currency Basis, Net Revenue Increased by 29% Fourth Quarter Net Revenue Grew 8% to $153 Million Compared to the Prior Year Period; On a... Read more
The Drug Enforcement Administration announced on Friday that it had rescinded a plan to prohibit five psychedelic compounds under federal drug laws, only weeks after the agency scheduled a hearing on the proposed ban. In January, the DEA announced a proposed rule change to place five psychedelic drugs known... Read more
The American basketball star Brittney Griner on Wednesday provided details of her arrest and first moments in Russian custody, testifying that an interpreter provided by authorities left her clueless during hours of questioning. Griner, who was arrested in February at a Moscow airport for carrying cannabis oil in her... Read more
A Senate panel met on Tuesday to consider a bill that would decriminalize cannabis at the federal level, less than a week after the legislation was introduced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and two Democratic colleagues. The bill, the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, was introduced on July... Read more
Ice T and a Playboy Playmate Charis B, founder of The Medicine Woman, are teaming up to open a dispensary in Jersey City, New Jersey, and cleared the first hurdle in doing so. On July 25 The Medicine Woman New Jersey, a proposed dispensary co-owned by Ice T and... Read more
Turning Point Brands Announces Second Quarter 2022 Results Stoker’s continues to gain share with Zig-Zag’s US rolling papers and e-commerce subsegment recording another quarter of double digit growth LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Turning Point Brands, Inc. (“TPB” or “the Company”) (NYSE: TPB), a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded consumer... Read more
Weedmaps is under fire for advertising illegal or unlicensed cannabis retailers on its site in California. Several businesses have filed complaints that claim Weedmaps is working with these businesses despite their lack of legal backing. These complaints were filed last month and in May with the California Department of... Read more
