Medical marijuana patients in Ohio will no longer be stymied by frustrating limits on the amount of cannabis they can receive, thanks to new rules ushered in this week by the state’s board of pharmacy. Patients in the state are restricted to a 90-day supply, which under the new... Read more
Authorities in Las Vegas this week seized thousands of marijuana plants valued at millions of dollars in what was a record bust for the jurisdiction. The city’s metropolitan police said that officers found 5,700 plants worth an estimated $8.6 million in a raid on Wednesday of an old warehouse.... Read more
The Public Cannabis Company Revenue & Income Tracker, managed by New Cannabis Ventures, ranks the top revenue producing cannabis stocks that generate industry sales of more than US$7.5 million per quarter (C$10.5 million). This data-driven, fact-based tracker will continually update based on new financial filings so that readers can stay... Read more
Celebrations for the cannabis community’s high holiday will be absent from San Francisco’s “Hippie Hill” this year after the city’s mayor declared the area off-limits for 4/20. Mayor London Breed announced the April 20 closure of the area of Golden Gate Park also known as Robin Williams Meadow at... Read more
British customs officials in France discovered more than 30 pounds of cocaine in a shipment of protective face masks bound for the United Kingdom, government officials reported on Tuesday. The attempt to smuggle cocaine hidden among boxes of personal protective equipment comes in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus... Read more
Canopy Growth Announces Changes to Global Operations to Drive Strategic Focus These actions will further align global supply and demand and streamline operations Company continues to expect to incur approximately C$700-800MM pre-tax charge in Q4 Fiscal 2020 SMITHS FALLS, ON, April 16, 2020 /CNW/ – Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy... Read more
An Australian medical cannabis company is trumpeting the results of a clinical trial for its insomnia treatment. Zelira Therapeutics said last week that it received the final report for its proprietary cannabis formulation known as ZTL-101, and that its findings “represent a world-first clinical” validation of the treatment as... Read more
Medical marijuana dispensaries in the nation’s capital will now be able to make home deliveries and allow customers to pick up their orders curbside under emergency regulations adopted to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The temporary rules were announced on Monday by Mayor Muriel Bowser and... Read more
Rural pharmacies in Illinois are receiving financial support from cannabis taxes earmarked for the state’s ‘rainy day fund,’ officials announced recently. Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza announced last month that nearly $1 million would be released to critical access pharmacies providing essential services to rural communities during the ongoing... Read more
Plant seizures were up in 2019, but marijuana-related arrests were down. That’s the takeaway from the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Statistical Report released this week. The DEA said it confiscated a little more than four million cannabis plants last year, which according to NORML, was up... Read more
