Cultivators in the United States have been breeding new Cannabis cultivars since the 1960s, seeking to combine or enhance cultivar characteristics such as yield, flavor, aroma, potency, and neurological/physiological effects. Both federal legalization of hemp (i.e., less than 0.3% THC) and increasing state legalization of marijuana have brought about... Read more
Could West Virginia be the latest state to relax its marijuana laws? Democratic lawmakers there are sending signals that they are ready. One such legislator, state Delegate Sammi Brown, said that she intends to re-introduce a version of a bill she offered up in last year’s session that aims... Read more
Judy Schmeling Appointed as Chair of the Canopy Growth Board of Directors and Jim Sabia Appointed to the Board SMITHS FALLS, ON, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) (TSX: WEED) (NYSE: CGC) is pleased to announce that Judy Schmeling has been appointed... Read more
Exclusive Interview with KushCo CEO Nick Kovacevich Ancillary company KushCo Holdings (OTCQX: KSHB) is expanding its core business and focusing on new business divisions to drive its strong revenue projections for 2020. Co-Founder, CEO and Chairman Nick Kovacevich, who last spoke with New Cannabis Ventures in December 2018, checked... Read more
A bill proposed last week by a group of Washington lawmakers would limit the THC content of all non-medical cannabis sold in the state to 10 percent. The legislation, co-sponsored by 22 Democrats in the state House, cited “health professionals and researchers continue to find an association between... Read more
A review of research published this week is leading doctors to warn that the use of cannabis may interact with medications used to treat cardiovascular disease. The review was published online by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology on Monday. Dr. Muthiah Vaduganathan, a cardiologist at the... Read more
Over the weekend, Mexico took its latest step in what has become a seemingly interminable process towards the legalization of adult use cannabis. The country’s Senate published a draft of legislation that would regulate the consumption, production, harvest, packaging, distribution, and other facets of marijuana culture. Marijuana legalization has... Read more
File this one under “a bit too on the nose.” The Oregon Office of Economic Analysis (OEA) offered up a statistical nugget in a report last week that would seem like a corny joke if it weren’t true. In a study published Friday, OEA economist Josh Lehner wrote that... Read more
Arizona hemp farmers may be feeling a bit panicked after the state’s Department of Agriculture’s Plant Services Division published a report stating that 41 percent of the hemp plants they tested had THC levels that were too high. “It’s a high-risk deal,” said head farmer for Arizona Hemp Supply... Read more
New York’s medical cannabis program has developed substantially over the past several years and is now dominated by publicly traded companies. While it appeared that 2019 would be the year that the Big Apple would become the 12th state to legalize the recreational use of cannabis, the Marijuana Regulation... Read more
