A study by Washington State University researchers found that cannabis dispensaries tend to be located in lower income neighborhoods. Though it did not offer definitive answers about the causes of this correlation, its results are leading some local Washington policymakers to question current zoning laws that affect where marijuana... Read more
Cannabis regulators in Massachusetts have modified a ban on marijuana vape products that will allow businesses to begin selling newly manufactured goods as soon as retailers can get them on the shelf. However, vape products manufactured before December 12 will remain under a quarantine imposed by the Massachusetts Cannabis... Read more
More funds available for the critical production ramp-up towards generating positive operating cash flow Interest only payments significantly reduce cash outflow Simpler capital structure TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2019 /CNW/ – The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (the “Company” or “TGOD”) (TSX: TGOD) (US: TGODF), a leading producer of premium certified organic cannabis, is... Read more
For more than a decade, the Wisconsin Legislature has been where marijuana reform bills go to die. But a new bill to legalize some forms of medical marijuana, introduced by a pair of Republican lawmakers instead of the usual cohort of Democrats, may fare differently. At the very least,... Read more
In less than a month, millions of Illinois adults will be able to buy marijuana legally for the first time. But before that, the state is doing right by those who got busted in the previous era. Kim Foxx, the state’s attorney for Cook County, Illinois (where Chicago is... Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — The bust was a bust, and it could end up costing New York City some serious green. A day after prosecutors dropped criminal charges in a case spotlighting confusion over hemp, marijuana and conflicting laws, the Brooklyn brothers caught in the chaos took the first... Read more
Government officials effectively launched Peru’s medical marijuana program last week with the publication of regulations for the production and distribution of medicinal cannabis. Although some rules to implement the South American nation’s 2017 law legalizing medical marijuana had been issued by decree earlier this year, they did not include... Read more
Still reeling from the sudden death of a young pitcher, Major League Baseball and its players’ union have agreed to a policy under which players will be tested for opioids and cocaine. The policy, which was announced Thursday, comes a little more than five months after the Los Angeles... Read more
Canopy Growth Introduces First & Free – A Line of Branded Hemp-Derived CBD Products to the U.S. Market Canopy Growth’s first line of CBD products are available for purchase through e-commerce platform available at www.firstandfree.com DENVER, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Canopy Growth Corporation, USA, LLC (TSX: WEED) (NYSE:... Read more
Cresco Labs Announces Receipt of US$50 Million in Additional Non-Dilutive Funding from GreenAcreage for Sale-and-Leaseback of Lincoln IL Cultivation Facility Agreement further solidifies the Company’s balance sheet – enables the continued expansion of Cresco’s national footprint and its leading position in Illinois ahead of adult-use market launch CHICAGO–December 12,... Read more
