Ecuador is not the first country that comes to mind when one thinks about cannabis reform, either regionally or internationally. However, the country is clearly moving into the global medical cannabis market in an organized way. This week, on Tuesday, AYA Natural and Medical Products of Ecuador became the... Read more
Tilray Brands Announces Proposed Agreement for Strategic Alliance With Hexo Corp. Tilray to Acquire Hexo Corp.’s Senior Secured Convertible Notes Commercial and financial alliance would bring together Canada’s top two cannabis market share leaders to strengthen operational efficiencies and product innovation to benefit consumers, shareholders, and the cannabis industry... Read more
On Friday, Maryland’s House of Delegates approved two bills designed to legalize recreational marijuana. Under the measures, Maryland voters will decide if marijuana should be legalized, leaving lawmakers to then draft the details for regulating a commercial cannabis industry. “We’re at the beginning of an important process where we... Read more
Medical cannabis businesses in Oklahoma have about three months to get in line with the state’s “seed-to-sale” tracking system after a lawsuit that had delayed its implementation finally reached a settlement late last week. The Oklahoman reported that attorneys who had filed a lawsuit regarding the constitutionality of the... Read more
The NCAA said last week that it is relaxing its policy for cannabis testing among collegiate athletes in the United States, while also recommending that it ease penalties for a positive test. The decision came after a meeting on February 22 and 23 of the NCAA’s Committee on Competitive... Read more
Seventy-four percent of New Hampshire survey participants share that they support recreational cannabis legalization, and 68 percent approve of a specific cannabis bill that would place the New Hampshire Liquor Commission in charge of regulating sales. A recent poll was released on February 25 by the Granite State Poll... Read more
Ten community colleges in Arizona have recently received $31 million in funds from recreational cannabis taxes, the Associated Press reports. Arizona’s recreational cannabis law states that one-third of the 16 percent excise tax will be set aside for community colleges every year. Each college may use the funds to... Read more
Exclusive Interview with Planet 13 Co-CEOs Robert Groesbeck and Larry Scheffler Robert Groesbeck and Larry Scheffler, co-CEOs of cannabis company Planet 13 (CSE: PLTH) (OTCQX: PLNHF), last checked in with New Cannabis Ventures in September 2021. They discussed taking the company’s superstore model across the country. Since then, they have... Read more
Planet 13 Completes Acquisition of Next Green Wave Vertically Integrating in California LAS VEGAS, NV / ACCESSWIRE / March 2, 2022 / Planet 13 Holdings Inc. (“Planet 13” or the “Company”) (CSE:PLTH)(OTCQX:PLNHF) and Next Green Wave Holdings Inc. (“Next Green Wave” or “NGW”) are pleased to announce the completion... Read more
March 1 may not go down in history as a revolutionary date in France—like, say, the July standbys such as Bastille or Independence Day—but it will still stand as a significant one in the world of cannabis. The French government has finally seen the light and announced that medical... Read more
