SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As Utah prepares to launch its medical marijuana program next year, residents who want to use the drug in the meantime are encountering skeptical doctors and the quandary of where to get the plant. A law passed by the Utah Legislature in December 2018... Read more
Last night, the Kansas City city council was supposed to vote on a marijuana decriminalization proposal. However, the council made some unexpected changes during the meeting, sidelining the proposal and passing a very different piece of legislation instead. The move angered many marijuana advocates in the city. Committee Unexpectedly... Read more
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Colleges are becoming a battleground in the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws as students who use medical pot challenge decades-old campus drug policies. In states where medical marijuana is legal, students disciplined for using it are taking their schools to court. College officials... Read more
Portland, Oregon took a big step towards properly funding its social equity in cannabis program on Wednesday. Its city council earmarked $631,000 in grants to go to the grant program that has been established to ensure that people who have been negatively impacted by the war on drugs have... Read more
Recently, the City of West Hollywood, California unveiled the nation’s premier cannabis restaurant, Lowell Cafe. Now, it appears as if the pot-friendly SoCal city is about to have another weed eatery. Scheduled to open in Spring, 2020, Aeon Botanika will be a 7,000 square foot one-stop-wellness-shop with not just... Read more
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont unveiled a plan to legalize cannabis and expunge convictions for marijuana offenses on Thursday, releasing a blueprint of his plan at exactly 4:20 in the afternoon. Sanders said in a statement about the plan that it is time for the nation... Read more
Acreage Holdings and GreenAcreage Announce $70+ Million Sale-Leaseback Transactions NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acreage Holdings, Inc. (“Acreage Holdings” or “Acreage”) (CSE: ACRG.U) (OTCQX: ACRGF) (FSE: 0VZ) and GreenAcreage Real Estate Corp. (“GreenAcreage”), an independent real estate investment trust, today announced the closing of a series... Read more
Zenabis Announces Rights Offering to Raise Up To $20.8 Million Founding Shareholders and Insiders Commit to Strong Participation VANCOUVER, Oct. 24, 2019 /CNW/ – Zenabis Global Inc. (TSX:ZENA) (“Zenabis” or the “Company”) announces that it will be offering rights (the “Rights Offering”) to holders of its common shares (“Common... Read more
HEXO Corp aligns its operations with its 2020 expectations, reduces cost structure GATINEAU, Quebec, Oct. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HEXO Corp (“HEXO” or the “Company”) (TSX:HEXO; NYSE:HEXO) announced today it has taken steps to reduce its workforce. The Company is rightsizing its operations to adjust to a changing... Read more
HEXO Corp announces $70 million private placement of convertible debentures led by Directors, CEO, and long-term shareholders; reschedules FY 2019 earnings call GATINEAU, Quebec, Oct. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HEXO Corp (“HEXO” or the “Company”) (TSX:HEXO; NYSE:HEXO) today announced that it has entered into subscription agreements with a... Read more
