You’re reading a copy of this week’s edition of the New Cannabis Ventures weekly newsletter, which we have been publishing since October 2015. The newsletter includes unique insight to help our readers stay ahead of the curve as well as links to the week’s most important news. Friends, Canadian... Read more
Poll: Southwest North Dakota voters waning on recreational marijuana support
A marijuana legalization measure will appear on the ballot this November, and a southwest North Dakota readers poll conducted throughout the month of July indicates that support for legalizing recreational marijuana on the Western Edge has waned since the measure was last on the ballot. The poll asked readers,... Read more
Afroman recently shared that his home in Ohio was raided on Aug. 21 by the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. Although he was in Chicago at the time of the raid, his neighbors told him about what was going on. He also shared multiple security footage videos on Instagram showing... Read more
Two lawsuits filed in Michigan earlier this year challenged the recreational cannabis ordinance in Detroit. However, the lawsuits have now been ruled on, and the city can proceed with recreational cannabis license applications. One lawsuit was originally filed by House of Dank (which owns four dispensaries) in May, and... Read more
Pennsylvania offers a one-time pardon application for select lower-level marijuana convictions
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman announced a joint effort Thursday to pardon many people convicted with non-violent marijuana offenses. The large-scale project, called the Pennsylvania Marijuana Pardon Project, will allow people with select convictions to submit an application online for an official pardon from the state. The website will... Read more
Nick Kyrgios tasted victory, and caught a whiff of marijuana, in his second round match at the US Open on Wednesday. Kyrgios, the 23rd-seeded Australian, outlasted the unranked Benjamin Bonzi in four sets to advance in the final tennis grand slam of the year, held annually in New York... Read more
CULTA is Mining the Maryland Medical Market
CULTA is a Bethesda, Maryland-based vertically integrated cannabis company founded by Mackie Barch and Matt Bickel to achieve a specific goal. Per the company, the pair “vowed in 2017 to create a Maryland-based, craft cannabis brand that focuses on product quality.” To that end, the CULTA of 2022 has... Read more
Marijuana Patients Say Florida’s New Dose Limits Stifle Treatment
Nearly six years after the legalization of medical marijuana in Florida, the state has imposed strict dosage limits for cannabis patients. As of August 29, a new Florida Department of Health rule caps patients’ dosage across all major categories of medicinal marijuana, including a 350 mg daily limit on... Read more
Michigan police say faulty marijuana tests could impact more than 3,250 cases
Michigan state police say tests intended to detect THC in blood aren’t working, and haven’t for years. Several thousand criminal cases may be impacted by the revelation. The agency has halted further blood toxicology testing for THC until a third-party, accredited lab can be hired, or the problem is... Read more
Glass House Brands Closes Initial Tranche of Non-Brokered Private Placement of Equity Securities LONG BEACH, Calif. and TORONTO, Sept. 1, 2022 /CNW/ – Glass House Brands Inc. (“Glass House” or the “Company”) (NEO: GLAS.A.U) (NEO: GLAS.WT.U) (OTCQX: GLASF) (OTCQX: GHBWF), one of the fastest-growing, vertically-integrated cannabis companies in the U.S., today announced the... Read more
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