PAX Labs Partners With Canadian Licensed Producers Aphria, Aurora, Organigram and Supreme Cannabis TORONTO, June 7, 2019 /CNW/ – PAX Labs, Inc., a leading consumer technology brand in cannabis, is pleased to announce that Aphria Inc. (“Aphria”) (TSX: APHA)(NYSE: APHA), Aurora Cannabis Inc. (“Aurora”) (TSX:ACB)(NYSE:ACB), Organigram Holdings Inc. (“Organigram”)... Read more
Canadian Cannabis Retailer Inner Spirit Holdings Increases Capital Raise to $10 Million
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Inner Spirit Holdings Announces Corporate Spiritleaf Retail Cannabis Stores in Edmonton and Calgary and Exercise of Over-Allotment Option Resulting in a Public Offering for Gross Proceeds of $10 Million CALGARY, June 7, 2019 /CNW/ – Inner Spirit Holdings Ltd. (“Inner Spirit” or the “Company”) (CSE:ISH), a Canadian company establishing... Read more
Cancer Patient in Illinois Sentenced to Four Years in Prison For Marijuana
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On May 31, the Illinois General Assembly voted to make Illinois the 11th state to legalize recreational cannabis. The new law will take effect January 1, 2020. But Thomas J. Franzen, a Stage 4 cancer patient, will watch that historic day pass from behind bars, as he serves out... Read more
Canadian Flight Crews Prohibited From Using Cannabis 28 Days Before Flying
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Canadian flight crews and other airline industry employees are now prohibited from using cannabis for at least 28 days before going on duty, according to a new policy announced Thursday by Transport Canada, the country’s federal transportation system regulator. The new policy goes into effect immediately and applies to... Read more
MedMen to Buy Long Beach Cannabis Retailer for $13 Million
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MedMen Expands Market Share in California with Acquisition of Long Beach Retailer The Company Adds Flagship Location in Southern California’s Third Largest City LOS ANGELES, June 6, 2019 — (Business Wire) — MedMen Enterprises Inc. (“MedMen” or the “Company”) (CSE: MMEN) (OTCQX: MMNFF) announced that it has signed a... Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration held a public hearing on Friday as the agency continues its work to regulate CBD following the legalization of hemp in the 2018 Farm Bill in December. Although the legislation removed hemp and derivatives containing less than 0.3 percent THC, the 2018 Farm... Read more
Oregon to Ban Landlords Rejecting Renters Based on Prior Marijuana Convictions
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Oregon legislators have passed a bill that would prohibit landlords from rejecting prospective tenants based on prior convictions for minor marijuana convictions. The measure, Senate Bill 970, would also ban landlords from considering a housing applicant’s status as a medical marijuana patient when making rental decisions. The bill was... Read more
Customs and Border Protection Seizes $1.4 Million Worth of Marijuana in Texas
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The World Trade Bridge between the United States and Mexico is one of the most secure and fortified ports of entry along the US southern border. But drug traffickers still smuggle the majority of illicit drugs through official ports of entry like the one in Laredo. Sometimes, they get... Read more
Florida County School Board Approves Medical Marijuana Access in Public Schools
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The Palm Beach County School Board voted on Wednesday night to approve a new district policy to allow students to use cannabis medications on campus. Under the new policy, students who are qualified as patients under Florida’s medical marijuana program will have access to low THC cannabis medications at... Read more
Louisiana Coroner Claims Woman Died From “THC Overdose”
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A Louisiana coroner reports that a 39-year-old woman who died in February on her couch in the town of LaPlace could have suffered a marijuana overdose. Though there is some cause for skepticism over the finding, its accuracy would make hers the first reported case of death caused by... Read more