California lawmakers pass bill to erase old marijuana convictions
CaliforniaUncategorized August 22, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A bill requiring California prosecutors to erase or reduce tens of thousands of marijuana criminal convictions was approved by the state Legislature on Wednesday and now awaits Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature. When voters passed Proposition 64 in 2016 to allow adult use of marijuana, they... Read more
State controller to cannabis industry: Grow up and deal with stoned drivers
CaliforniaUncategorized August 22, 2018
California Controller Betty Yee, injured last month in an auto collision suspected to have been caused by a 25-year-old driver under the influence of marijuana, used sharp language this week to demand that the state’s nascent cannabis industry “step up” and address pot-related traffic accidents. In an interview with... Read more
Authorities: Teen sold weed from her bedroom, with her parents as suppliers
CaliforniaUncategorized August 22, 2018
A teenage girl who sold marijuana out of her bedroom was using her gun-toting parents as her suppliers, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said. On Friday, deputies served a search warrant on the home of Jose Reyes Martinez, 44, and his wife in Delhi, Calif., where they found 80... Read more
Judge says Jurupa Valley can close church that gives out marijuana
CaliforniaUncategorized August 22, 2018
Jurupa Valley now has legal authority to shut down the Vault Church of Open Faith, which distributes marijuana as a religious sacrament despite the city’s ban on dispensaries. Riverside Superior Court Judge Sunshine Sykes granted the lock-out order Wednesday, Aug. 15, allowing the city to close it at any... Read more
Namaste announces supply agreement with Bonify and acquisition of over 14,000 registered users with NamasteMD
Uncategorized August 22, 2018
Namaste Technologies Inc. (TSXV: N) (FRANKFURT: M5BQ) (OTCMKTS: NXTTF) is pleased to announce that the Company has signed a wholesale supply agreement with Manitoba-based ACMPR Licensed producer, Bonify Inc.. Under the terms of the Supply Agreement, Namaste will purchase bulk cannabis products through the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Cannmart Inc.. Bonify... Read more
Maricann Announces Filing of Preliminary Prospectus in connection with Special Warrant Offering
Uncategorized August 22, 2018
Maricann Group Inc. (CSE:MARI, OTCQB:MRRCF, FRANKFURT:75M,) is pleased to announce that it has filed its preliminary prospectus in connection with its previously announced private placement of special warrants for gross proceeds of $37.4 million. As previously disclosed, consistent with the high level of activity in the sector, the Company... Read more
Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) (NYSE: CGC) is pleased to announce that it has received amended licences from Health Canada that increase the size and sophistication of its national footprint. The amended licences include a nearly doubling of growing capacity at its Smiths Falls Campus at 1 Hershey Drive, an... Read more
Coming soon? Last week, California’s industrial hemp bill, SB 1409, received a unanimous passing vote from committee. We last wrote about SB 1409 in March, and the legislation has undergone some changes, warranting a new summary of what has been proposed. Currently, California law regulates the cultivation of industrial... Read more
First FDA-approved drug based on natural cannabis stops seizures that put Yorba Linda girl with epilepsy in a coma
Uncategorized August 21, 2018
Two years ago, Natalie Pembleton was having so many epileptic seizures each day that doctors put her in a drug-induced coma while they scrambled to figure out how to help her. She was hospitalized for months, forcing her parents to pull her out of sixth grade. Her UCLA medical... Read more
Banking giant closes candidate’s account after she expresses support for medical marijuana
FloridaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized August 21, 2018
A Florida politician who has run a pro-medical marijuana campaign said Wells Fargo & Co. closed her account over her ties to the industry, adding that the incident was an example of the challenges legal cannabis businesses face from the U.S. financial system. Nikki Fried, a Democrat running for... Read more
