South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem last week signed a number of bills dealing with the state’s fledgling medical cannabis program that voters approved at the ballot in 2020. Noem’s office said Friday that the first-term Republican had “signed six medical cannabis and hemp bills into law,” and that implementing... Read more
The Republic of Rwanda has quite a few interesting features. It is located just a few degrees south of the equator. Bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is a highly elevated piece of sovereign real estate, picturesquely located where the Great African... Read more
U.S. House Reps. Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina, and Barbara Lee, a Democrat from California, introduced a resolution on Friday “instructing the United Nations to deschedule cannabis from Schedule 1 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, and treat cannabis as a commodity similar to... Read more
New York’s Cayuga Nation Native American tribe is preparing to launch an adult-use cannabis cultivation enterprise, months before state-licensed recreational pot retailers begin serving customers. Under the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) passed by lawmakers last year, possession of cannabis became legal for adults in September. But regulators... Read more
Cannabis farmers in California are burdened with high taxes, but Sonoma County farmers will have some relief at the local level by slashing cultivation taxes nearly in half. The County of Sonoma Board of Supervisors announced in a March 17 press release that they recently agreed to amend the... Read more
Nova Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2021 Results Fourth quarter sales growth of 176% year-over year and 23% from the third quarter of 2021 with all legacy Nova branded stores now converted to Value Buds EDMONTON, AB, March 21, 2022 /CNW/ – Nova Cannabis Inc. (the “Company” or “Nova”) (TSX:... Read more
Navigate the fast-moving cannabis sector with 420 Investor, a premium service that sends real-time alerts and explanations of the news below and much more. Summary Canadian Cannabis sales slipped in January from December levels, which were revised lower. 420 Investor model portfolios have returned 0% to -1.5% year-to-date, while the Global... Read more
A doctor in Florida who was accused by the state of failing to conduct adequate evaluations of patients before ordering them medical cannabis prescriptions was cleared by a judge on Wednesday. The Tampa Bay Times reported that an administrative judge ruled that Joseph Dorn, a Tallahassee physician, “didn’t do... Read more
A whirlwind of conspiracy stretching across several states indicates a plot to alter elections and illegally obtain cannabis licenses in Nevada and other locations. According to an indictment, which was unsealed for the public by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York on March 14,... Read more
New Jersey began accepting applications on Tuesday from individuals hoping to get in on the ground floor of the state’s coming recreational cannabis industry. By day’s end, state regulators had attracted plenty of interest. NJ.com reported that the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission said that by 4 p.m. on... Read more
