It’s not uncommon for cannabis businesses to end up the target of property crimes. Typically, that takes the form of retail shops being broken into and robbed. But a cannabis business owner in Denver, Colorado says his company was the target of something much different: arson. The Dab Space... Read more
It’s no secret that energy-hungry indoor grows have a heavy environmental cost. In Canada, it is estimated that cannabis cultivation ate up the same amount of energy as 1.7 million homes — and that figure comes from 2017, before the country’s federal legalization of marijuana. At least one company... Read more
Cresco Labs and Origin House Announce Amendment to Arrangement Agreement and Non-brokered Financing CHICAGO & TORONTO, November 3, 2019–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cresco Labs Inc. (“Cresco Labs”– CSE: CL, OTCQX: CRLBF) and CannaRoyalty Corp. d/b/a Origin House (“Origin House”– CSE: OH, OTCQX: ORHOF) today announced that, in connection with the previously announced... Read more
Doctors at Henry Ford Health System say they just completed the first-ever double lung transplant on a patient suffering from vaping-related lung injuries. While the operation is a breakthrough, many health experts are also using it to warn the public about the potential dangers of vaping. Recently, the U.S.... Read more
Cannabis-based medical treatments will soon be available within the National Health Service in both England and Wales following a landmark decision this week. In the guidelines published Monday, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence outlined the circumstances under which such treatment would be appropriate, including childhood epilepsy,... Read more
Rock icon Neil Young said on Friday that his bid to become a U.S. citizen is in jeopardy because he was honest with immigration authorities about his cannabis use. Young is a Canadian citizen but has lived in the United States for decades. In a statement posted to his... Read more
One of the 17 states that has yet to legalize recreational or medicinal marijuana is the site of some of the most Drug Enforcement Administration raids in the country. Last year, DEA officials seized and destroyed 418,076 cannabis plants in Kentucky. But where Kentucky really stood out was the... Read more
At 12:01 p.m. on November 12, Massachusetts’ emergency ban on medical cannabis vaping products expired. But in its place, the state’s Cannabis Control Commission immediately instituted a quarantine of all medical marijuana vaping devices and products, with the exception of devices that vape flower. Officials with the Cannabis Control... Read more
Tilray, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results Revenue Increased 409% to $51.1 (C$67.8) Million in the Third Quarter of 2019 Compared to the Prior Year Period International Medical Revenue Grew More Than Five-Fold Compared to the Prior Year Period NANAIMO, British Columbia, November 12, 2019–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tilray, Inc. (“Tilray”... Read more
Innovative Industrial Properties Acquires Pennsylvania Property and Enters Into Long-Term Lease with Green Thumb Industries (GTI) IIP Expands Portfolio to Over 2.9 Million Square Feet in 13 States SAN DIEGO, November 12, 2019–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (IIP), the first and only real estate company on the New York... Read more
