Former congressman and presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke proposed at the Democratic Party’s presidential debate on Tuesday night that opioids could be replaced with cannabis for some patients. O’Rourke’s suggestion came during a discussion about the nation’s ongoing opioid crisis during Tuesday’s face-off between the 12 leading Democratic candidates. The... Read more
For Canada’s recreational cannabis consumers, a long-awaited day is just on the horizon. On October 17, 2019 one full year after Canada’s world-historic legalization of cannabis went into effect, licensed companies will finally be able to produce and sell edibles and other cannabis derivatives, such as extracts and topicals.... Read more
Weed smokers living in Quebec are about to see much lower prices in the legal market. Starting tomorrow, cannabis company HEXO is rolling out a new line of ultra-affordable flower. Ultimately, the new product line will give Canadians a chance to purchase larger quantities of weed. Additionally, the weed... Read more
The opioid crisis cost the U.S. economy $631 billion from 2015 through last year — and it may keep getting more expensive, according to a study released Tuesday by the Society of Actuaries. The biggest driver of the cost over the four-year period is unrealized lifetime earnings of those... Read more
The Colorado cannabis community will have a chance to show its support for reproductive health services on Thursday, October 17th. A coalition of marijuana businesses are teaming up to host an award ceremony honoring pot brands whose proceeds will go to Planned Parenthood of the Rockies — at what could... Read more
Consumer Legalization One Year Later: Aurora Cannabis Reveals Sneak Peek of Plans for NextGen Cannabis Products EDMONTON, Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – On the one-year anniversary of consumer legalization in Canada, Aurora Cannabis Inc. (“Aurora”) (NYSE | TSX: ACB), the Canadian company defining the future of cannabis worldwide, announced... Read more
Valens Reports Record Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Profitability for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2019 Q3 2019 Revenue of $16.5 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $9.8 million, and Net income of $5.9 million KELOWNA, BC, Oct. 15, 2019 /CNW/ – Valens GroWorks Corp. (TSXV: VGW) (OTC: VGWCF) (the “Company” or... Read more
Less than a month after Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf called on state lawmakers to draft a bill to legalize recreational cannabis, Senators Sharif Street and Daylin Leach have delivered. And what the two Democrat lawmakers are proposing with SB350 could be the most comprehensively progressive marijuana legalization bill to... Read more
After a multiyear effort by advocates, Governor Gavin Newsom announced over the weekend he had signed SB-34, The Dennis Peron and Brownie Mary Act, in support of medical marijuana compassion care programs. The Dennis Peron and Brownie Mary Act, named for San Francisco’s beloved pioneering medical marijuana activists, would... Read more
The FBI is investigating whether public officials in Sacramento, California accepted bribes in return for favorable treatment for applicants for licenses to operate cannabis businesses in the city, according to a report in local media. Three sources with direct knowledge of the probe have told the Sacramento Bee that... Read more
