More than a thousand marijuana-related convictions dating back as far as 1969 may soon be thrown out in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeff Rosell announced Thursday he has petitioned local courts to reduce, dismiss and seal a total of 1,169 marijuana cases involving 1,085 defendants.... Read more
Liberty Health Sciences Announces Record Revenue Increase in Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results; 401% Growth Combined revenue for the year ended is $50 million * All references to dollar values refer to Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated. TORONTO, June 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Liberty Health Sciences Inc. (CSE: LHS)... Read more
Los Angeles moved Wednesday to reboot its once-promising legal marijuana market, giving initial approval to changes large and small to expand licensing and get more assistance to operators who endured the consequences of the nation’s war on drugs. Broad legal sales kicked off in California in 2018, and at... Read more
Medical cannabis dispensaries can begin delivering products to their patients at home, a long-awaited move that intends to ease patient access and allow them to stay away from dispensaries to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The state Department of Health announced Thursday it has issued a waiver that... Read more
After a lot of community blowback about not being inclusive enough and a failed attempt at social equity last year, The Los Angeles City Council may adopt new cannabis licensing and social equity plans that would overhaul the existing licensing system. This new proposal comes from the Department of... Read more
By Ian A. Stewart Cannabis and CBD companies must prepare for increased liability under California’s notorious Proposition 65 statute. THC has been added to the list of chemicals for which Prop 65 warnings are required. The statute now identifies THC as a chemical that may cause reproductive harm and... Read more
While the city of Denver, and the state of Colorado as a whole, has been on the forefront of recreational and medical cannabis, Denver just issued the first official research and development license this past Tuesday. Med Pharm, the group granted the license, will be looking at how cannabis... Read more
Maine’s largest chain of medical marijuana dispensaries has filed a lawsuit against the City of Portland over an ordinance governing licenses for recreational cannabis businesses that gives preferential treatment to state residents. The suit was filed in federal court on June 15 by Wellness Connection of Maine, which plans... Read more
Cannabis businesses in Michigan must now go through a new application and resource process via the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency as of today. In a press release, the agency explained that the new rules are there to “implement, administer and enforce appropriate standards for marijuana businesses and associated equipment... Read more
A group of Montana cannabis activists said on Friday that it had collected enough signatures for two proposed ballot measures that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the state to qualify for the November election. The group, New Approach Montana, submitted petitions for the two initiative proposals... Read more
